GoYAS Turns Pink To Help In The Fight Against Breast Cancer With 'Circuits On The Circuit' Event

GoYAS, Yas Marina Circuit’s female-only weekly community health and fitness initiative, will turn pink at its next session to raise money and drive awareness of breast cancer with its ‘Circuits on the Circuit’ special.

Next Wednesday, 22ndOctober, ‘Circuits on the Circuit’ – a special initiative from Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, in association with Family Development Foundation and Activelife by Daman – will be hosted at Yas Marina Circuit during GoYAS. More than 700 ladies will be put through their paces to raise money for this worthy cause, which will be held on the grass in front of Yas Racing School and will see a giant pink ribbon erected in front of four exercise stations.

Participants will visit the four stations in turn and must complete 15 different exercises at 20-second intervals at each station before moving to the next. For every station completed, Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, Daman and Yas Marina Circuit will donate 25 AED (or 100 AED if all four stations are completed) to breast cancer charity.

In addition to this fantastic health initiative the regular offering of running, walking or cycling on the track at GoYAS, women will also be offered free breast screening tests and educational information about female health at the ‘Circuits on the Circuit’ event.

“GoYAS provides an arena for Emirati women to come and exercise and at the same time learn more about important issues surrounding women’s health,” says Raysa Al Ketbi, Operational Manager at Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy. “Many women’s cancers can be avoided or minimised if detected early and so the importance of these events cannot be underestimated. We are delighted to be supporting such a worthy cause and doing our part in the fight against this disease that affects so many women worldwide.”

‘Circuits on the Circuit’ is the latest in a series of women’s health initiatives from Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, hosted by GoYAS. Last month saw the UAE’s first Globeathon event to raise awareness of, and ultimately increase early detection, of gynaecological cancers. The success of Globeathon means that many more life-saving initiatives will be rolled out at GoYAS in the coming months.

Andrew Phillips, Director – Marketing & Customer Experience at Daman, says: “At Daman, we fully support efforts to improve women’s health in the UAE and ‘Circuits on the Circuit’ is an educational, yet fun event that we are delighted to get behind 100 per cent. There is no better cause than driving awareness and raising funds to combat this global killer. We look forward to supporting many more worthy public health initiatives with our valued partners.”

GoYAS has been running for the past 18 months under the patronage of Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy and has generated a strong UAE National female following, with 90 per cent of attendees being UAE Nationals. Held every Wednesday between 6pm – 9pm, entry is free but requires registration for membership on the Yas Marina Circuit website: www.yasmarinacircuit.com. Group fitness activities are also available including boot-camp, Pilates, Zumba and Yoga although these will not be on offer at ‘Circuit’s on the Circuit’ on 22nd October.

“Once more, Yas Marina Circuit is very proud to be hosting an event that could prevent the loss of life. GoYas is firmly established at the heart of women’s health and fitness in the UAE and we are always looking to add value to any woman that attends. With ‘Circuits on the Circuit’, we are certainly doing that and we look forward to unveiling many more events in the future.” Nick McElwee, Director of Sales and Marketing at Yas Marina Circuit.

Emirate:  Abu Dhabi

Date: Oct 16, 2014

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