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Fitness
Dubai
Sheikh Zayed Road to shut for 5 hours as Dubai Ride takes over city
RTA confirms Sheikh Zayed Road will be closed for cycling event in Dubai
Fitness
UK fitness giant inks deal to buy UAE gym start-up brand
JD Sports Gyms, part of the FTSE 100 giant JD Sports, buys UAE-founded GymNation
Fitness
Inside the Dubai-based start-up getting people moving
Motion Cycling has its sights set on expansion in France and Saudi Arabia
Adam Zeitsiff
Gold’s Gym splits from master franchisee in UAE and Oman
‘Several Emirati parties’ looking to take over from Al Ahli Holding Group, according to Gold’s Gym CEO Adam Zeitsiff
Bare
Many mid-priced Dubai gyms under pressure, says Bare CEO
Dylan Eiffe says rent is not the main challenge for gyms in Dubai, but ’emotional investors’ have a ‘highly speculative investment attitude’
Cult.fit
Indian fitness brand picks Dubai for first overseas foray
Cure.fit launches first fitness centre in Dubai and plans to expand across the UAE by the end of 2020
Christmas holiday
Health and fitness tips for the holidays
Here’s how to enjoy the holiday season guilt-free, according to trainers at Gym Nation
DIFC Fitness Village
More than 1m people take part in second Dubai Fitness Challenge
The 30-day Dubai Fitness Challenge initiative concludes its second edition with 1,053,102 official participants
Fitness
UAE’s Mubadala invests in top Russian fitness centre brand
Mubadala Investment Company is part of consortium which buys 22.5% stake in Russian Fitness Group
Dubai Fitness App
Dubai extreme athlete passes halfway point in marathon challenge
Dubai Fitness Challenge ambassador Marcus Smith aims to run 30 marathons in 30 days
Dubai
Dubai Fitness Challenge set to kick off on Friday
Dubai Festival City Opening Weekend Carnival marks the start of the 30-day city-wide fitness movement targeting one million participants
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Bounce Middle East
World’s first female-only trampoline park to open in Saudi Arabia
Over 5,000 people registered during a Bounce Middle East recruitment drive in the Saudi capital of Riyadh
Dubai
New dates revealed for Dubai Fitness Challenge 2018
Dubai Fitness Challenge will now return on October 26 and run for 30 days through to November 24, a week later than the initial announcement
CrossFit
Global fitness pioneer CrossFit picks Dubai for first sanctioned event
CrossFit Inc has announced the first-ever CrossFit-sanctioned event in Dubai will take place later this year
Bahrain Investcorp
Saudi fitness brand Leejam reveals big ambitions after listing
Leejam Sports Company becomes the first fitness chain to list on the Saudi Stock Exchange
ClassPass
US fitness app ClassPass to launch in Dubai
Residents will be able to book fitness classes ranging from CrossFit to yoga or boxing through a monthly ClassPass membership