Over 1.1M people took part in this year's #DubaiFitnessChallenge

The Dubai Fitness Challenge 2019 was a massive success – with a whopping 1.1million people taking part.

Launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council in 2017, this year’s challenge broke all records as 1,108,890 residents and visitors pulled on their trainers, gym shorts and yoga pants for the challenge. The festival aims to make Dubai the most active city in the world, and this year fitness fans pulled out all the stops over the 30 days of Dubai Fitness Challenge.

More than 13,000 fitness and wellness activities were offered across loads of disciplines during Dubai Fitness Challenge from Pilates to boxing, weight lifting to running. More than 285,000 people attended the free all-month Fitness Villages at Dubai Festival City Mall and Kite Beach, and more than 30,000 visited the 11 Fitness Hubs across the city.