Plan your week with wellness in mind, with four health and fitness-focused activities or sessions to try in the UAE.
From taking on a fitness challenge with a triathlon, to gym classes with friends, parenting programmes and breast cancer screening initiatives, here are four wellness focused things you could be doing this week:
Register for the Dubai Women’s Triathlon
Registrations for the fourth Dubai Women’s Triathlon, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, November 27, opened this week. Organised by the Women and Sports Committee, part of the Dubai Sports Council, in co-operation with Dubai Ladies Club, this year’s event is open to everyone above the age of 15.
Participants can choose from three categories. The Super Sprint features a 400-metre swim, 10-kilometre bike ride and 2.5km run for beginners. The Sprint includes a 750-metre swim, 20km bike ride and 5km run for more experienced athletes. And the Olympic Distance requires participants to complete a 1.5km swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run. The swim part of the race will take place at the Dubai Ladies Club, the bike ride along Jumeirah Beach Road, and the run along the Dubai Canal.
Tickets from Dh145. All money raised will be donated to Al Jalila Foundation.
Register at www.dubaisc.ae until Friday, November 20, or while slots are available
Attend an online parenting programme at Thrive Wellbeing Centre
Thrive Wellbeing Centre has launched Peaceful Parenting, a four-week programme that is open to current and future parents, and is conducted by child specialist Dr Ola Pykhtina.
The course will guide parents on the best way to support their children and help them meet their full potential in a way that will help mum and dad enjoy the parenting journey.
The course will be delivered in the form of a presentation full of tips, strategies and everyday activities that can be done with children. The sessions will also provide parents with individual feedback.
The four-hour course starts on Saturday, October 31, at 9am, and is priced at Dh1,600 for one or both parents. Register at www.thrive.ae
Take part in ladies’ night with a fitness twist at Bare DXB
Recognising that it's always more fun to exercise with friends, boutique fitness studio Bare DXB kick-starts its Girls Night (Work) Out – which requires you to "swap your pub crawl for your bear crawl" – every Wednesday at 5.30pm.
Women registering for the Dh120 class can bring a friend, and enjoy two-for-one protein shakes. The hour-long session will feature a high-intensity routine that concentrates on the lower body (a sure-fire way to torch those calories).
More information is available at www.bare.fitness
Complimentary breast cancer screening for Abu Dhabi residents
Women residing in Saadiyat Beach Villa, Saadiyat Beach Residences, Al Bandar, Al Muneera, Al Zeina, Al Raha Gardens, Al Rayyana, Ansam, Sun and Sky Towers, Gate and Arc Towers, Alghadeer, Sas Al Nakhl and Khalidiya Residential Village (managed by property group Provis) can take advantage of free breast cancer screening this month.
The service will be provided by the capital’s Burjeel Hospital, which requires residents to show their email from Provis. A survivor and advocate of breast cancer awareness will also be leading virtual motivational webinars as part of the Provis Talks live series on the company’s Facebook page.
Who has been sanctioned?
Daniella Weiss and Nachala
Described as 'the grandmother of the settler movement', she has encouraged the expansion of settlements for decades. The 79 year old leads radical settler movement Nachala, whose aim is for Israel to annex Gaza and the occupied West Bank, where it helps settlers built outposts.
Harel Libi & Libi Construction and Infrastructure
Libi has been involved in threatening and perpetuating acts of aggression and violence against Palestinians. His firm has provided logistical and financial support for the establishment of illegal outposts.
Zohar Sabah
Runs a settler outpost named Zohar’s Farm and has previously faced charges of violence against Palestinians. He was indicted by Israel’s State Attorney’s Office in September for allegedly participating in a violent attack against Palestinians and activists in the West Bank village of Muarrajat.
Coco’s Farm and Neria’s Farm
These are illegal outposts in the West Bank, which are at the vanguard of the settler movement. According to the UK, they are associated with people who have been involved in enabling, inciting, promoting or providing support for activities that amount to “serious abuse”.
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Dates for the diary
To mark Bodytree’s 10th anniversary, the coming season will be filled with celebratory activities:
- September 21 Anyone interested in becoming a certified yoga instructor can sign up for a 250-hour course in Yoga Teacher Training with Jacquelene Sadek. It begins on September 21 and will take place over the course of six weekends.
- October 18 to 21 International yoga instructor, Yogi Nora, will be visiting Bodytree and offering classes.
- October 26 to November 4 International pilates instructor Courtney Miller will be on hand at the studio, offering classes.
- November 9 Bodytree is hosting a party to celebrate turning 10, and everyone is invited. Expect a day full of free classes on the grounds of the studio.
- December 11 Yogeswari, an advanced certified Jivamukti teacher, will be visiting the studio.
- February 2, 2018 Bodytree will host its 4th annual yoga market.
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