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SMS from Sheikh Hamdan surprises UAE residents

  DUBAI – A single SMS from Dubai's crown prince surprised UAE residents on Wednesday. "I challenge you to join Dubai Fitness Challenge," Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum said in the text message, which includes a link to the Dubai Fitness Challenge website. The user appeared as Faz3, the name that Sheikh Hamdan uses on his popular Instagram account. The SMS spurred excited responses from residents.   The Dubai Fitness Challenge kicks off at Safa Park with a weekend carnival of events on October 20. The challenge encourages people to take up 30 minutes of exercise for 30 days until November 18. The month-long initiative aims to make Dubai the "most active city in the world" with more than 1,500 fitness activities that people can join for free. On October 20 and 21 at Safa Park, activities and events include appearances by former England football captain Rio Ferdinand and local celebrities, as well as performances by La Perle and XDubai’s Skydive team.

Day 1

1:30pm – Body Combat by Les Mills 2:20pm – Yoga Flex by Gold’s Gym 3:00pm – Kris Fade presents XDubai Stunt 3:00pm – La Perle Slackline Show 4pm – Rob ‘The Killer’ Edmond, Star of TV’s Biggest Loser 4:30pm – Rio Ferdinand – Ex-England Footballer 5pm – Football Freestylers Show 5:15pm – Sharmila Dance 6:10pm – Gold’s Gym Kids Fitness 6:40pm – NRG Xyloband Boxing 8:10pm – Bollywood Dance 8:40pm – Rob ‘The Killer’ Edmond, Star of TV’s Biggest Loser

Day 2

1:15pm – Super Fast Fat Loss – Rob ‘The Killer’ Edmond, Star of TV’s The Biggest Loser 2pm – Body Combat 2:30pm – Gold’s Gym Kid Fitness 3pm – La Perle Slackline Show 3:45pm – Sheikha Al Qassmi, Red Bull Athlete 4pm – Fun & Fit with Rob ‘The Killer’ Edmond, Star of TV’s The Biggest Loser 4:45pm – Emirates Football League Cheerleading Show 5:15pm – Gold’s Gym present Zumba Fusion 6pm – Football Freestylers Show 6:30pm – Rio Ferdinand – Ex-England Footballer For a full list of events, go here: https://www.dubaifitnesschallenge.com/ BM/Expat 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