Need an excuse to get motivated? Here it is! Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) is heading to Kite Beach again this weekend for a completely different two-day event featuring over 40 exciting sand and sea activities across 1.5km of sandy beach!

Yes it’s your chance yet again to take part in a megathon of energising events and fitness classes including the fabulous Dubai City Swim Event, POP Pilates, Come and Try Fitness and Children’s Fun & Fitness classes.

And if you haven’t heard of this already, we’re now into the second week of Dubai’s city-wide initiative that aims to make us residents one of the most active cities in the world by encouraging us and our visitors to commit to just 30 minutes of daily activity for 30 days. Is it working? Yes! We’re loving all the activities on offer.

Are you in?

This weekend there’s more in store! Starting at 1pm on Friday 27th October, the Kite Beach event involves everything from paddle boarding, kite surfing and kayaking, to beach cricket, Ultimate Frisbee and Beach Bootcamp, this first-of-its-kind festival of fitness showcases the very best sporting activities Dubai’s beautiful beaches have to offer.

One of the weekend’s highlights will be Dubai City Swim*. Starting at 8am on 28th October, this annual fitness event is suitable for novice to advanced swimmers who can safely enjoy a more adventurous swim accompanied by expert kayakers every stroke of the way. Participants are encouraged to grab their swimsuit and sign up for this amazing event, while those not so keen on swimming can still cheer on the action from the shore of the beach.

There will also be a ton of activities on the Kite Beach main stage. You can join in the Come and Try Fitness Zone include beach soccer, beach volleyball, beach cricket, Frescobol, paddle boarding, kayaking, kite surfing, paragliding and Beach Bootcamp classes.

The Children’s Fun and Fitness Zone will be amazing too and includes bubble soccer, a climbing wall, trampolines, a range of inflatables and a ball pond in addition to beach soccer, volleyball, cricket, Ultimate Frisbee and a kite surfing class especially for kids class run by DUKITE. Also inspiring kids to get more active will be Les Mills’ Born to Move classes that are designed to instil in young people a lifelong love of physical activity.

As Dubai takes up the challenge, we’re all encouraged to make a positive step towards a healthy lifestyle – Running right the way through to 18th November 2017, the Challenge encompasses all forms of activity – from beach cricket, cycling and football to paddle boarding, team sports, walking and yoga and everything in between.

All ages and fitness levels are encouraged to participate – so grab your kids, your bestie, your husband or just drag yourself out of bed and join in the action (You can even track your performance on the Dubai Fitness Challenge app). For more information on what’s happening where visit: www.dubaifitnesschallenge.com 

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