THE WEEKEND GUIDE
The hottest places to work out at, and our pick of the best events in the UAE.
Time to roll with the punches at FIVE Palm’s Fight Night on November 3. The mixed martial arts contest – part of the Palm Jumeirah hotel’s ‘experience series’ will see 20 MMA, boxing and kickboxing stars fight it out. The first bout will see Moroccan Nordin Ben Moh battle it out with Australian Odin Daniels, while French boxer Daniel Lentie will take on Turkish Gokhan Gedik. Guests who book a luxe sea view room or any suite for three nights or more gets free passes to the event; there’s a Dh600 minimum spend for non-hotel guests; call 04 455 9988. The seventh season of City Football Schools’ training sessions (below) for kids kicks off at three new venues – Zayed Sports City, Emirates Palace and New York University (all in Abu Dhabi). The football training school, which follows the training model of Manchester City Football Club, will coach both boys and girls aged between three and 18 years at weekly sessions and matches from October 29-December 14. Timings vary according to age groups; from Dh1,350; uae.cityfootballschools.com. Pedal your way to fitness at the Cycle For Health UAE event by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi tomorrow. The free event provides bikes and helmets to participants so they can gear up and ride through the Zayed Sports City Stadium. The 1.9km course is open to people of all ages and abilities, and will take riders on a loop through the stadium and along closed-off roads. There’ll be also be a dedicated children’s play area and healthy snack options onsite; visit clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae. The Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open (FBMLO) golf tournament swings into action from November 1-4 at the Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, Abu Dhabi with 126 professional female golfers who’ve participated in the Ladies European Tour – including the likes of American golfer Beth Allen, Cheyenne Woods (Tiger Woods’ niece), Georgia Hall and Melissa Reid (above). The event is free to attend; register at fbmladiesopen.com/tickets.
The Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) is bringing its free fitness events to Kite Beach today and tomorrow – you can plump for sports like paddle boarding, kite surfing, kayaking, beach cricket, Ultimate Frisbee or you can participate in tailored workouts with Parveez Saligh’s Animal Flow classes, Les Mills’ hatha yoga and SH’BAM workouts as well as outdoor salsa and samba dance classes. Loving tapping into YouTube for new workout routines and fads? Social media fitness personality and instructor Cassey Ho who created YouTube fitness channel Blogilates will conduct live sessions of her POP Pilates style. Visit dubaifitnesschallenge.com