With less than two weeks to go in the GetFitArabia Corporate Step Challenge, the pace is building as the finish line draws ever closer.
The two teams from Al Fara'a General Contracting are still well out in front in first and second places, with the Step Pounders on 4.2 million steps and the Steppers close behind on 3.5m. The National's team has taken 2.9m steps to overtake JB Challengers, who have 2.8m steps, and recapture third place. Semco Tigers are in fifth place on 2.3m steps.
The 46 teams, each made up of five people, are attempting to take at least 60,000 steps a day. That’s 12,000 steps per person, which is a little more than 9km, roughly equivalent to the length of Abu Dhabi Corniche.
The 230 people participating in the month-long walking challenge have been given fitness-tracker wristbands that monitor how many steps they take each day.
The challenge has been organised by Duplays adult sport and social club. Each team that hits the 60,000 mark collectively enters a virtual draw that day for a chance to win shopping vouchers worth Dh10,000. There is also an individual lottery for those who hit 12,000 steps and another for the top 10 teams with the most number of average daily steps.
• Check out Arts&Life every Wednesday for the latest list of the top 10 teams in the GetFitArabia Corporate Step Challenge. For updates on the latest positions, visit gfarabia.com/live/throwdown#/teams
