Dubai Fitness Challenge 2025: Everything you need to know
The Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) will return to Dubai for its ninth edition this year, after the official dates were announced.
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.
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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Since its launch, over 13 million people have taken part, so if you're wondering how you can get involved this year, this is everything you need to know.
What is the Dubai Fitness Challenge?
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First launched as the 30×30 challenge in 2017, the initiative was launched to try and 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?
Credit: Dubai Fitness Challenge
On Thursday May 29, a 2025 highlight calendar was shared to make sure you mark all of the biggest events in your diaries.
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.
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.
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.
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 for the series of fitness classes and challenges is not yet open, however you will be able to do so on the Dubai Fitness Challenge website later in the year.
Nov 1-30. dubaifitnesschallenge.com
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