Dubai gears up for 30-day fitness challenge

Residents also received SMS from Sheikh Hamdan today morning.

By Web Report

Published: Fri 26 Oct 2018, 10:30 AM

Last updated: Fri 26 Oct 2018, 5:17 PM

The Dubai Fitness Challenge officially kickstarts today.
The buzz is loud and clear in Dubai as residents woke up to SMS from Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.
"I challenge you to join the Dubai Fitness Challenge," the SMS from Sheikh Hamdan read.
Mobile network providers Du also changed their network names to #ChallengeAccepted on Friday morning.

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- du (@dutweets) October 26, 2018

Other brand and corporate names jumped on the fitness challenge bandwagon:

Ready to take up 30-day Dubai Fitness Challenge? Join us for #Dubai30x30 @DXBFitChallenge ??????????? pic.twitter.com/KPbNMT41CL
- Atlantis The Palm (@ATLANTIS) October 18, 2018

With determination and persistence, we accept the #DubaiFitnessChallenge..@HamdanMohammed @DXBFitChallenge pic.twitter.com/6XAQmoUkQ4
- RTA (@RTA_Dubai) October 19, 2018

Hi @DXBFitChallenge, WE'RE IN! ??#Dubai30x30 #challengeaccepted pic.twitter.com/qw6WlGD5dm
- ENOC (@ENOC) October 25, 2018

We're kicking off @dxbfitchallenge this #weekend! From yoga to dancing - there's surely something planned for everyone! Watch now to know more! See you there. #dubai #festivalcity

Details here:https://t.co/EeS02soLts pic.twitter.com/bDDnTCjhMY
- Festival City Mall (@DFCMall) October 24, 2018

Few residents took to social media to share the update online.

#Du logo changes to #Challengeaccepted #UAE
- Vivek Sachdeva (@say2vivekkk) October 26, 2018

From today, residents across the UAE will be able to benefit from a host of free outdoor activities, fitness sessions and gym classes as the city welcomes the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) for the second year.
For those with a penchant for fitness; and even those without, the goal to dedicate 30 minutes of activity a day for 30 days doesn't require a month-long slog at the gym.
As the Dubai Fitness Challenge makes an energetic comeback today for not only the young in age but also for the young at heart, a number of participants who took part in the challenge last year confess how the 30-day challenge had a transformative effect on their lives and turned from couch potatoes to health freaks.