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• Fitness First members and Professional Athletes took part in the annual Fitness First ‘Ultimate’
X-Training Challenge on 20th and 21st November at Ibn Battuta Mall;
• With three categories of involvement; Professional, Amateur and Teams – Fitness First - the world’s largest health and fitness chain - raised funds for the charity - All As One;
• The athletes all excelled raising the bar for both the amateur and professional league.
Fitness First held their 2nd community fitness challenge at Ibn Battuta Mall on the 20th and 21st of November - the club’s annual X-Training Challenge.
With three categories of entry – Professional (Invitation Only), Amateur and Teams – the fitness challenge incorporated individuals and teams going simultaneously head-to-head through the grueling 12 station course, which incorporated cardio, strength and well known circuit based exercises to push the body to its limits.
Winners of the amateur competition are as follows:
Men:
1) Jozef Huirbanic 17.41
2) Robert Krizanovic 18.17
3) Qasim Syed 18.25
Woman:
1) Janet Dolan 20.04
2) Sandra Mallin 25.44
3) Dalia Wassef 26.00
Winners of the professional competition are as follows:
Men:
1) Darren Robson 19.43
2) Simon Fogarty 23.02
3) Adrian Hayes 23.43
Woman:
1) Clare Venn 22.52
2) Angelica Horvatic 24.24
3) Elly Rivett 26.33
Fitness First is proud to be associated with such strong competitors and commends all participants on their amiable efforts for this great cause. All funds raised from this cross training event are going to their chosen charity, All As One.
“All the participants showed great endurance and perseverance which is inspiring to others who enjoy fitness and cross training. Much congratulations goes out to the winners of both the amateur and professional leagues.” says Gary Melhuish, Fitness First Area Business Manager who developed the X-Training Challenge way back in 1994.
Cross Training blends a series of different activities into one workout, which comes with a raft of fitness benefits,” continues Gary. “The variation offers satisfying results and can be a better option for developing all round balanced fitness, so we’re keen to encourage this type of exercise – both in and out of Fitness First clubs – so this way, we’re bringing fitness to the community.”
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