Registration is open for the "Dubai Fitness Challenge"... the activities are free of charge in 3 villages and 14 fitness centers
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The Dubai Fitness Challenge has announced the opening of registration for its fifth session, which will be held from the 29th of this month to the 27th of November 2021, which includes a variety of events, fitness classes, and free sports activities that are held in several locations in the city. The "Dubai Fitness Challenge" directly contributes to supporting efforts to make Dubai the best city to live, work and visit in the world, through a variety of outdoor activities this year, which encourages participants to do 30 minutes of exercise per day for 30 days, in compliance with the goals The initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, in 2017, to encourage Dubai residents and visitors to engage in sports activities and adhere to a healthy lifestyle over a period of 30 days.
All participants of all ages and fitness levels will be able to enjoy free sports activities in three fitness villages in: Kite Beach, Expo 2020 Dubai, and Mushrif Park, in addition to 14 fitness centers in residential and commercial complexes scattered around. The city, in addition to many distinctive sporting events, and more than 5,000 live and virtual sports classes. The "Dubai Running Challenge" and the "Dubai Cycling Challenge", which will be held on Sheikh Zayed Road, will return to providing families the opportunity to participate alongside runners, amateur and professional cyclists.
Ahmed Al Khaja, CEO of the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, stressed that the fifth edition of the “Dubai Fitness Challenge” is taking place at an ideal time, especially with the increasing interest in maintaining health, while the improvement in the weather in Dubai encourages the practice of outdoor sports to become one of the preferred activities. For many, in the company of family, friends and colleagues.
Saeed Hareb, Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council, said: “The Dubai Fitness Challenge aims to promote health and fitness in the city, and has become one of the most anticipated events on the annual calendar of events in Dubai, and its organization with the participation of different age groups is evidence of the importance it attaches. Dubai for the welfare of citizens, residents and visitors, and attention to their physical and mental health, especially with its success in increasing the level of interest in sports among adults and children, men and women, including people of determination.
He explained: "The Dubai Fitness Challenge contributes to motivating everyone, including children, to engage in sports activities, as more than 620,000 students from more than 600 schools in the UAE participated during the activities of the past year, and in general, the 2020 edition witnessed the participation of more than 1.5 One million people, including more than 20,000 people, joined the Dubai Cycling Challenge, while the number of participants in the Dubai Running Challenge exceeded 100,000 people of all ages, abilities and fitness levels, and for the first time in the history of the initiative, more than 200 virtual activities were organized within the activities of the Dubai Challenge fitness".
The “Your Guide to the Challenge” section of the Challenge website offers a comprehensive view of exercise programmes, health and fitness videos, recipes, podcasts, virtual classes, articles on staying fit and much more.
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