(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Were you one of thousands of residents who woke up to a text message from 'Faz3' on Wednesday morning?
If so, then you were one of thousands to be personally invited to take part in the Dubai Fitness Challenge by none other than His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council. Now if that's not enough to urge you to take up the initiative, we don't know what is.
Just hours after taking to Twitter to challenge some of Dubai's top companies to take up the '30 minute x 30 days' fitness initiative, it was the residents who were next on Sheikh Hamdan's list.
Carrying a link to the registration page of the DFC website, the text read: "I challenge you to join the Dubai Fitness Challenge", and was signed off by 'Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum'.
The text left many Du and Etisalat customers reeling with surprise and excitement, and it was soon met with a flurry of acceptance posts on social media.
"Ahh! @HamdanMohammed challenged me. #DubaiFitnessChallenge #PrinceHamdan #SheikhHamdan #MyDubai," Twitter user @Grascious_Gal tweeted, with a screenshot of the text message, while @tjtechdxb tweeted: "Now that's something you don't see everyday! Got a text from @faz3 #dubaifitnesschallenge #Dubai30x30 @DXBFitChallenge."
Also posting a screenshot of the text was @Rasha__a3, who simply replied with: "Challenge accepted. @HamdanMohammed @dubaifitnesschallenge #DXBFitChallenge."
But @toyeenb said she was still waiting for her invite: "Ok, so I am still waiting for my own SMS from the coolest prince that ever liveth, @HamdanMohammed! Everybody in Dubai has received theirs! Kindly do the needful! #dubaifitnesschallenge #Dubai30x30 #TBW #Dubai #MyDubai #DXB #UAE."
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, the Crown Prince asked to commit to 30 minutes of exercise daily, from October 20 to November 18 - adding yet more companies to the long list of those being personally challenged by him.
Kelly Clarke Originally from the UK, Kelly Clarke joined Khaleej Times in November 2012. She has a keen interest in humanitarian issues and took over as the dedicated Education Reporter in August 2016. In her spare time she loves to travel off the beaten track, and often write about her quirky experiences of pastures new. Kelly received her BA Honours in Journalism from Middlesex University, UK in 2008. Before joining Khaleej Times she worked as a Supervising Editor for three Healthcare titles in London. @KellyAnn_Clarke
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