Dubai's central Sheikh Zayed Road is covered not by cars, but by blue-clad runners as thousands take part in Dubai Run 2025. The run is one of the flagship events of the ninth edition of the Dubai Fitness Challenge, which aims to get people in the United Arab Emirates to exercise for 30 minutes a day for 30 days. The country has a high rate of obesity. According to a study published in March 2025 by The Lancet medical journal, the rate of overweight and obese adult UAE residents could rise from