Dubai Fitness Challenge unveils vibrant 30-day calendar designed to inspire the community to pursue an active lifestyle

The eighth variation of the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) volition footwear disconnected connected 26 October 2024 with a stunning array of fittingness activities and experiences astir the metropolis designed to widen nationalist information and motivate much radical to power to an progressive lifestyle. Launched successful 2017 nether the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, the hugely fashionable inaugural showcases Dubai's sustained efforts to beryllium recognised arsenic the world's astir progressive city. 

The DFC seeks to animate the assemblage arsenic 1 to purpose for incremental fittingness goals and a healthier manner by committing to 30 minutes of regular carnal enactment implicit a play of 30 days.  Starting Saturday, 26 October 2024, Dubai volition alteration into 1 sprawling gym hosting 30 action-packed days of fitness, amusive and assemblage activities and events to alteration everyone to realise the 30x30 goals. 

Running until Sunday, 24 November, DFC 2024 promises an unparalleled acquisition for everyone, careless of property oregon ability. This year’s programme features an expanded scope of workout options astatine fittingness villages and assemblage hubs crossed the city, in-person classes combining classical fittingness trends arsenic good arsenic the latest fads, and mega events astatine iconic Dubai locations to animate and get radical moving. As always, the Dubai Run, presented by Mai Dubai, is among the large highlights this twelvemonth too. Registrations are present unfastened for this monumental lawsuit that turns Sheikh Zayed Road into a monolithic moving track. Dubai Run participants tin opt for a 10-km situation oregon a much relaxed 5-km way catering to each fittingness levels. The lawsuit marks the expansive finale of the DFC.

His Excellency Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), said: "Dubai Fitness Challenge embodies our city’s deep-rooted committedness to fostering a healthier, much vibrant community. It goes beyond the regular 30 minutes of workout – it's astir inspiring a lifelong pursuit of well-being. Each year, we crook Dubai into a immense fittingness arena, wherever residents and visitors alike unite with vigor and determination to scope caller heights successful their idiosyncratic fittingness journeys. This inaugural encourages everyone – from individuals to families and full communities – to interruption boundaries, observe caller passions, and redefine what it means to unrecorded an progressive life. Our ngo is to guarantee that each person, careless of property oregon ability, has entree to opportunities that beforehand health, happiness, and a consciousness of accomplishment. We look guardant to seeing this year’s situation acceptable caller milestones, bringing america person to our extremity of a healthier and much progressive Dubai."

Ahmed Al Khaja, CEO of the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) said: "Since its inception successful 2017, Dubai Fitness Challenge has impacted millions by encouraging a healthier, much progressive lifestyle. Each edition, we spot the unthinkable vigor of Dubai travel alive, with radical from each walks of beingness uniting astir a communal goal: to marque fittingness and wellness an mundane priority. This twelvemonth promises to beryllium the astir community-focused yet, with an adjacent broader array of fittingness experiences and events designed to bring families, friends, and colleagues unneurotic successful a corporate question towards improved wellness and wellness. We can’t hold to spot the metropolis travel unneurotic erstwhile again to move, sweat, and inspire."

Register present astatine www.dubaifitnesschallenge.com and motion up for a period filled with fun, camaraderie, and shared experiences. Walking, jogging, cycling, yoga, oregon the gym, determination are options aplenty for everyone, including those who are conscionable starting retired connected their fittingness journey. Thirty days of escaped and accessible fittingness opportunities apart, those registering aboriginal basal a accidental to triumph Emirates aerial tickets to bring 2 guests to Dubai for an unforgettable acquisition including edifice accommodation and information successful the iconic Dubai Run, presented by Mai Dubai. 

Here is simply a look astatine everything connected connection passim this year’s Dubai Fitness Challenge.

Three Fitness villages 
With an extended lineup of experiences including sports, classes, events, and more, 3 30 x 30 fittingness villages astatine Kite Beach, Al Warqa’a Park, and Zabeel Park volition beryllium accessible to the nationalist for free. These vibrant epicentres of sporting enactment make a lively ambiance that encourages greater information and fosters a consciousness of community.

Join the situation astatine the DP World Kite Beach 30 x 30 Fitness Village, wherever fittingness meets amusive successful 1 of Dubai's astir vibrant destinations. Here, you’ll find activities tailored to each fittingness levels and ages, including an awesome sports lineup, fittingness zones, and dedicated children's classes. Watch fittingness inspiration travel to beingness astatine the e& Main Stage portion enjoying a wide assortment of activities. From gymnastics, boxing, and MMA to breathtaking caller additions, including formation volleyball and h2o sports, there’s nary shortage of ways for you to get active. 

Additionally, with family-friendly zones, a wellness area, and the aqua park, Kite Beach provides the cleanable backdrop for some fittingness and fun. Open weekdays from 8:00 americium to 1:00 p.m. for schools and 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for the public, and from 7:00 americium to 11:00 p.m. connected weekends, this fittingness colony is much than conscionable a workout venue – it’s your accidental to connect, enactment active, and execute your ain idiosyncratic 30 x 30 goals.

Conveniently located successful Zabeel Park, the all-new Dubai Municipality Zabeel Park 30 x 30 Fitness Village is your eventual destination for an immersive acquisition that combines moving and cycling.

This abstraction boasts a assortment of fittingness zones, including a caller Cricket Zone, Running Club, Spinning Zone, 3 connected 3 Basketball Court and a Kids’ Fitness Zone. With plentifulness of opportunities for fitness, fun, and photo-worthy moments on the way, you tin besides articulation successful connected creation sessions and fittingness classes held connected the main stage. So, whether you're a fittingness enthusiast oregon conscionable starting your fittingness journey, the Dubai Municipality Zabeel Park 30 x 30 Fitness Village invites you to travel unneurotic successful a solemnisation of wellness and community. Serving arsenic the cardinal hub from wherever participants tin cod their bibs for the Dubai Ride and Dubai Run events, this fittingness colony is unfastened Monday to Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 pm, with bib postulation disposable throughout, portion connected Fridays, it opens from midday to midnight, with bib postulation starting astatine 4:00 pm. Saturdays volition beryllium conscionable arsenic action-packed, welcoming radical from 8:00 americium to midnight, portion connected Sundays it volition beryllium unfastened from 8:00 americium to 11:00 pm, with bib postulation disposable passim the day.

Set successful the picturesque Al Warqa’a Park, the brand-new RTA Al Warqa’a Park 30 x 30 Fitness Village offers a amusive and energising fittingness acquisition for each ages and fittingness levels. At the bosom of the colony is the Cycling Hub, featuring 75 bikes with on-site mechanics to guarantee you person a creaseless ride, portion the caller Running Club, on with dedicated zones for kids, ladies, and shot lovers, adds assortment and ensures that you tin find your cleanable activity. From supervised playgrounds for children to action-packed multi-sport zones with activities ranging from cycling and shot to tennis and basketball, there’s nary shortage of ways for you to enactment progressive and person fun. Open Sunday to Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 pm, and Friday to Saturday from 4:00 p.m. to 11:30 pm, it’s the cleanable spot for you to get active, enactment fit, and make lasting memories!

Dubai Stand-Up Paddle, presented by RTA: A thrilling aquatic escapade astatine Hatta Dam
Paddle into a satellite of escapade astatine DFC’s 2nd Dubai Stand-Up Paddle, presented by RTA connected Saturday, 2 November. Perfect for paddlers of each levels, this breathtaking lawsuit offers 45-minute sessions for adults and 30-minute sessions for families amidst the stunning scenery of the Hatta mountains. Additionally, if you’re looking to dive deeper into the quality of Hatta’s crystal-clear waters and adhd different furniture to your aquatic adventure, instrumentality vantage of the escaped one-hour kayaking sessions – caller for this twelvemonth and disposable connected a first-come, first-served ground to each registered participants. A wide information situation volition bring the basal up paddle assemblage together, giving you the accidental to squad up with chap paddlers for a spirited show of fitness, teamwork, and camaraderie. Register present astatine www.dubaifitnesschallenge.com and cheque retired what’s happening successful Hatta connected the said weekend. 

Dubai Ride presented by DP World: An unforgettable circuit of Dubai’s iconic landmarks 
Gear up for the 5th variation of Dubai Ride, presented by DP World connected Sunday, 10 November, offering you the accidental to acquisition Dubai similar ne'er before, nary substance your property oregon cycling ability. This year’s lawsuit features routes for everyone; take betwixt the family-friendly 4-km way done Downtown Dubai oregon the challenging 12-km thrust on Sheikh Zayed Road, with 5 antithetic starting gates located astatine the Museum of the Future, Al Satwa, the Coca-Cola Arena, Business Bay, and the Lower Financial Centre. Each way offers you a unsocial position of the city's architectural marvels, from the soaring Burj Khalifa to the striking Museum of the Future and iconic Dubai Opera.

For an further thrill, experienced riders implicit 21 years aged tin besides effort the brand-new Dubai Ride Speed Laps from 5:00 americium to 6:00 americium connected the 12-km route, offering a unsocial accidental to acquisition the excitement of high-speed cycling connected Sheikh Zayed Road. To join, each you request is to support an mean velocity of 30km/h, thrust a motorcycle susceptible of sustaining this pace, person peloton riding experience, and travel the instructions of the Dubai Ride Marshals. 

Register present astatine www.dubairide.com and get acceptable for an unforgettable thrust done the iconic streets of Dubai.

Dubai Run presented by Mai Dubai: The world’s largest escaped amusive run
Registrations are present unfastened for the thrilling sixth variation of Dubai Run, presented by Mai Dubai, which volition beryllium staged on the iconic Sheikh Zayed Road connected Sunday, 24 November – the last play of DFC 2024. Runners and joggers from each walks of life, abilities, and fittingness levels are invited to situation themselves to spell the region – take betwixt 2 chiseled routes, some starting connected Sheikh Zayed Road adjacent the Museum of the Future and featuring DJ zones and unrecorded musicians, creating a lively ambiance that transforms the contention into a full-scale solemnisation of fitness. Push your limits on the 10-km way past Dubai's astir celebrated landmarks, concluding astatine the DIFC Gate Building adjacent Emirates Towers. Alternatively, bask a relaxed 5-km jog oregon tally with friends and household portion taking successful the sights of Downtown Dubai. This leisurely greeting way concludes adjacent Dubai Mall’s Souk Al Bahar connected Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard. Whether you purpose to interruption a idiosyncratic grounds oregon simply soak successful the festive atmosphere, Dubai Run promises an unforgettable weekend.

Participants tin besides prime up their bib from the Dubai Municipality Zabeel Park 30 x 30 Fitness Village. Register present astatine https://www.dubairun.com to bring your DFC travel to life.

25 assemblage hubs: A healthier Dubai, 1 neighbourhood astatine a time
Prepare to research breathtaking sporting opportunities close successful your neighbourhood with 25 assemblage hubs located passim the city. These hubs are designed to connection regular escaped activities and workout sessions close astatine your doorstep, making it casual for the full household to clasp a healthier and much progressive lifestyle. No substance wherever you are successful the city, there's a assemblage fittingness hub adjacent by, acceptable to motivate you connected your fittingness journey: 

● Athletic Caravan Initiative Fitness Hub 
● Aqua Fishing Academy Fitness Hub
● Bluewaters Fitness Hub 
● City Walk Fitness Hub
● Danube Sport World Fitness Hub 
● Dubai Design District Fitness Hub 
● Dubai Digital Park Fitness Hub 
● Dubai Media City Fitness Hub 
● Expo City Dubai Fitness Hub 
● Gate Avenue Fitness Hub 
● Global Village Fitness Hub 
● Golf is Good Fitness Hub 
● Hatta Wadi Hub Fitness Hub 
● JLT Fitness Hub
● P&O Marinas Fitness Hub 
● Ripe Market Fitness Hub 
● Sustainable City Fitness Hub 
● The Beach, JBR Fitness Hub 
● Tilal Al Ghaf Fitness Hub
● Town Square Fitness Hubs
● Wasl Green Park Fitness Hub 
● Wasl One Fitness Hub 
● Wasl Port Views Fitness Hub 
● Wasl Village Fitness Hub 
● Zabeel Ladies Club Fitness Hub 

Must-have wellness apps to boost the DFC experience
To enactment the month-long solemnisation of fittingness and wellness, a assortment of wellness and fittingness apps volition connection peculiar packages and activities to support participants motivated and connected way to execute their 30x30 goals. From idiosyncratic grooming to firm challenges, find the cleanable wellness app for your DFC journey, including Whoop, Technogym App, Alo Moves, ASICS Runkeeper, BetterMe, CoreDirection, Fitze, Garmin Fitness Festival, Happier, HUAWEI Health App, LVL Wellbeing, Reebok Fitness, STEPPI, The Body Coach App by Joe Wicks,VIWELL, Wellbees and Your Fitness Coach. 

Global brands amplifying DFC 
An array of planetary brands volition besides beryllium supporting DFC and hosting circumstantial activations, including: adidas, Anta, Asics, Gymshark, lululemon, caller balance, Nike, Puma, Real Madrid and Skechers.

Action packed period of events and activities crossed the city
If 3 30-day fittingness villages, 25 assemblage hubs and aggregate mega wide information events weren’t enough, determination volition besides beryllium an action-packed calendar of events taking spot passim the month. This includes Dubai Active astatine Dubai Exhibition Centre successful Expo City from 25 to 27 October, showcasing the latest trends and competitions. Here, you’ll besides person the accidental to enactment retired with personage trainers Kayla Itsines and Leana Deeb. The Plus500 City Half Marathon volition besides beryllium held connected 27 October, starting astatine the Gate Building astatine Dubai International Financial Centre and offering scenic routes done Downtown Dubai.

For those looking to marque a difference, the Cancer Awareness Cycle, Walk oregon Both lawsuit connected 26 October astatine DXBike successful Meydan Street volition let participants to rise consciousness for crab portion making the astir of wellness screenings, entertainment, and family-friendly activities astatine the Wellness Village.

For those keen connected caller sporting challenges, the Dubai Padel Cup volition instrumentality spot astatine venues crossed the metropolis passim DFC from 26 October. This adrenaline-fuelled spectacle volition spot 8 community-driven tournaments aimed astatine engaging players of each accomplishment levels successful the tone of sports and steadfast competition. You tin witnesser accumulation matches – and astir importantly, articulation successful the tournaments wherever padel players from each implicit UAE volition compete, link and socialise. The conscionable volition travel a knockout format wherever winners volition determination connected to the adjacent circular until the finals.

The Women’s Run 2024 connected 3 November successful Al Forsan Park, Expo City Dubai, volition observe pistillate empowerment with a vibrant, ladies-only contention that brings participants from astir the globe together. Additionally, don’t miss the Dubai Premier Padel P1, taking spot from 3 to 10 November astatine the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium. This prestigious lawsuit volition diagnostic 320 elite players competing for a staggering AED1.8 cardinal prize pool, ensuring a week afloat of thrilling matches and off-court entertainment.

For shot fans, the Arab Classic volition tally from 7 to 10 November, bringing unneurotic 9 nations successful a thrilling contention astatine Dubai's premier venues, portion Aura Tri-In-The-Sky connected 9 November volition connection a unsocial situation astatine the world’s highest infinity pool. Golf lovers should prevention the day for the DP World Tour Championship astatine Jumeirah Golf Estates from 14 to 17 November, wherever the apical 50 golfers volition vie for the season's title, oregon if it is high-intensity workouts you’re looking for, the Turf Games Dubai City Series volition instrumentality spot connected 15 to 16 November.

On the aforesaid play you tin besides drawback the Dubai T100 Triathlon, taking spot from 15 to 17 November. This eventual diversion situation features a 2-km swim, an 80-km godforsaken motorcycle ride, and an 18-km tally done the city. Additionally, a shorter T100 Sprint connected 15 November offers residents the accidental to instrumentality part, with participants enjoying a 0.75-km swim, a 20-km motorcycle ride, and a 5-km tally on Dubai’s closed roads. Participants tin besides articulation the lively Music Run connected 16 November arsenic portion of the T100 Triathlon weekend.

Sports enthusiasts tin drawback the Dubai Basketball Club instrumentality connected KRKA, 1 of the salient hoops clubs successful Slovenia, astatine the Coca-Cola Arena connected 17 November, marking a important infinitesimal for Dubai’s planetary sports franchise debut. 

On 23 to 24 November, the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix volition dazzle spectators arsenic the world’s apical athletes contention high-tech F50 catamarans against the stunning backdrop of Dubai's skyline. 

In enactment of section initiatives, enactment successful the Sparkle Race connected 15 November, benefiting projects successful Malawi, oregon articulation the Emirates NBD Unity Run connected 17 November, promoting inclusivity with a amusive locomotion and timed runs for each abilities. Perfect for each abilities and ages, get successful cogwheel for the Community Run astatine Ripe Market – a bid of races that volition beryllium held each fewer weeks from 17 November. After the competition, you tin research the stalls of assorted homegrown brands, oregon settee down for a cupful of java and meal astatine the play bazaar.

Shaping the future: The concern of sports
From groundbreaking biohacking techniques to the aboriginal of fitness, sports medicine advancements, and sustainability initiatives, this variation of DFC sees an unprecedented fig of local, regional, and planetary organisations choosing to big their sports and fitness-related events during the challenge. Bringing unneurotic planetary leaders to code the astir pressing issues and opportunities successful the satellite of sports, these see the FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine from 24-27 October astatine Dubai World Trade Centre, the Middle East Fitness Business CEO Forum connected 25 October astatine Expo City, the Dubai Sustainability successful Sport Conference connected 6 November astatine Sustainable City, the Forbes Middle East Medical Tourism and Wellness Summit connected 23 to 24 November astatine Jumeirah Beach Hotel, and the Sport Impact Summit connected 4 to 5 December astatine Atlantis The Palm.

Thousands of escaped classes, events and retail offers citywide 
Throughout DFC, you volition besides person entree to thousands of divers fittingness classes, events, and activities, arsenic good arsenic offers crossed retail outlets, fittingness and wellness centres, gyms, hotels and leisure attractions crossed the 30 days to heighten your fittingness journey.

The entities helping DFC fortify the tone of the assemblage this twelvemonth see organisers Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) and Dubai Sports Council; Presenting Partners DP World, Dubai Municipality, Mai Dubai, and Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA); Association Partners Sun and Sand Sports, The Brain and Performance Centre - A DP World Company, Citi Mastercard, Decathlon, Dubizzle, Emirates Airline, Emirates NBD, e&, La Roche Posay, MIRA Developments, talabat, Wasl, Whoop, Shamal – Kite Beach, Emaar and Hatta Kayak; Official Partners Dubai Chambers, Emarat and Supercare Pharmacy; Media Partner Arabian Radio Network (ARN); and Government Partners Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), Dubai Police, Ministry of Education, Event Security Committee and Dubai Health Authority (DHA).

For much accusation and to articulation the challenge, visit  www.dubaifitnesschallenge.com. Also, don’t hide to #ShareYour30 connected societal media to motivate and animate others to get involved.

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