The event officially kicks off Active Abu Dhabi’s year-long calendar of health and fitness events in the emirate.
Abu Dhabi: Active Abu Dhabi, an initiative created in partnership with Emirates Foundation and PureHealth, kicks off its first event – “First Steps”, a 14-Day Walk Challenge at Umm Al Emarat Park in Abu Dhabi from 18 March 2024. This follows the official launch of Active Abu Dhabi, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs.
The 14-day challenge is open to the general public and people of all fitness levels are encouraged to join. The challenge area will be open from 4 – 11pm daily from 18-31 March. Active Abu Dhabi’s “First Steps” Walk Challenge includes a 6,000-step daily challenge, 3,000 of which are achievable at Umm Al Emarat Park’s 1.2km walking route.
The Walk Challenge comes with optional add on daily challenges that will give participants the opportunity to elevate their walking journey.
Add on challenges are available at the Active Abu Dhabi Information Desk on site. Participants are also encouraged to download PURA, PureHealth’s comprehensive, personalised AI-enabled longevity app which will provide participants with holistic support as they embark on their health and well-being journeys.
“First Steps” is Active Abu Dhabi’s inaugural health and movement event, kicking off a year-long programme of fitness activities.
About PureHealth:
By advancing the science of longevity, PureHealth is introducing the healthcare of the future from the UAE to the rest of the world. PureHealth is the UAE’s largest integrated healthcare platform, with an ecosystem that challenges lifespans and reimagines health spans. With 25+ hospitals, 100+ clinics, multiple diagnostic centers, health insurance solutions, pharmacies, health tech, procurement, investments and more, its groundbreaking innovations at the forefront of healthcare, as the company is on a mission to unlock time for humankind.
Pure Health’s network of healthcare facilities across Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates comprises:
- SEHA – Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – One of the largest healthcare networks of hospitals and clinics in the UAE
- Daman – The National Health Insurance Company, the UAE’s leading health insurer
- The Medical Office – Overseeing Sheikh Khalifa Hospitals and healthcare facilities established under the initiatives of H.H. The President of the UAE
- Rafed – The UAE’s largest healthcare Group Purchasing Organization
- PureLab – Managing and operating the largest network of laboratories in the region
- Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center – Specialist healthcare center focused on cell therapy and regenerative medicine
- One Health – Sales, service support, and engineering network that provides end-to-end medical solutions to a base of over 300 healthcare service providers
- The Life Corner – Abu Dhabi’s first holistic pharmacy, serving the health and wellness establishment.
- Circle Health Group –The largest independent operators of hospitals in the UK
