The Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) is set to return next month and registration has officially opened.
The event encourages residents to take up 30 minutes of exercise for 30 days from Saturday November 1 until Sunday November 30. The huge annual city-wide fitness challenge is not to be missed.
In 2025, there will be a brand-new flagship event added to the calendar with the introduction of a mass yoga event aptly named Dubai Yoga.
Regular events, Dubai Run, Dubai Ride and Dubai Stand Up Paddle, will all return for this year’s edition of the challenge.
First launched in 2017 by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, Dubai Fitness Challenge aims to get everyone to put their trainers on and work up a sweat.
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More than 2.7 million participants got involved in last year’s event, a 244 percent increase since 2017.
What is the Dubai Fitness Challenge?
First launched as the 30×30 challenge in 2017, the initiative launched with the aim to get Dubai residents committing to 30 minutes of exercise every day for one month.
Since then, it’s grown into a huge city-wide event, with some of Dubai’s largest sporting events also held within the month.
This year, the challenge will even be sporting a brand new logo, to keep up the motivation to make Dubai the best place to visit, live and work in.
What events will be in the 2025 edition?
Designed to get everyone moving, there will be 30 days of free and inclusive fitness events, fitness villages, community hubs and classes, turning Dubai into a city-wide gym.
The month of fitness fun kicks off in Hatta as the obstacle course racing events Spartan and Tough Mudder take over the Wadi Hub at Hatta Resorts on Saturday November 1 and Sunday November 2.
Calling all yoga-lovers, there’s also a brand new event coming to town, Dubai Yoga. Bringing the 30-day challenge to a close, there will be a huge sunset yoga session to promote holistic wellbeing held on Sunday November 30.
Some familiar favourites are also back on the schedule, from the DP World Dubai Ride on Sunday November 2, Dubai Stand-Up Paddle on Saturday November 8 and Sunday November 9.
On Saturday November 15, the fun-filled Music Run Dubai will return for a second year. This is a 5km race featuring speakers blasting festival tunes across the Meydan Racecourse.
Finally, the iconic Dubai Run, which sees participants jog along a section of Sheikh Zayed Road, will be held on Sunday November 23.
How do I sign up?
Registration is completely free and open now. You can sign up here and then use the Find Your Challenge function to find the right event for you.
Nov 1-30. dubaifitnesschallenge.com
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