Flip Out Dubai has launched five new fitness classes, including Flip N' Fit for burning calories and fat, toning muscles and increasing cardiovascular ability. Courtesy Flip Out Dubai
Flip Out Dubai has launched five new fitness classes, including Flip N' Fit for burning calories and fat, toning muscles and increasing cardiovascular ability. Courtesy Flip Out Dubai

UAE’s trampoline parks offer new fitness classes and longer sessions



The UAE’s trampoline parks have several new offers to entice the bouncer in you.

• Flip Out Dubai has launched five new fitness classes aimed at all ages and experience levels. The classes include Flip N' Fit, which focus on burning calories and fat, toning muscles and increasing cardiovascular ability. There's also Trampoline Parkour for beginners and intermediates, Wallrunning, in which participants learn how to run vertical walls, Little Ninjas for those aged 4 to 12 years, and Mums n' Bubs, which focuses on movement-led body-weight training and yoga to boost energy levels, lose weight, build core strength and increase strength in the knees, pelvis, back and neck. Class times and more information are available at www.flipout.ae.

• Bounce, meanwhile, is doubling the length of its after-school sessions from one hours to two. The sessions are available from Sunday to Wednesday and cost Dh80. For information, visit bounce.ae.

The biog

Name: Dr Lalia Al Helaly 

Education: PhD in Sociology from Cairo

Favourite authors: Elif Shafaq and Nizar Qabbani.

Favourite music: classical Arabic music such as Um Khalthoum and Abdul Wahab,

She loves the beach and advises her clients to go for meditation.

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ESSENTIALS

The flights 
Fly Etihad or Emirates from the UAE to Moscow from 2,763 return per person return including taxes. 
Where to stay 
Trips on the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian cost from US$16,995 (Dh62,414) per person, based on two sharing.

How to protect yourself when air quality drops

Install an air filter in your home.

Close your windows and turn on the AC.

Shower or bath after being outside.

Wear a face mask.

Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.

If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.

Abaya trends

The utilitarian robe held dear by Arab women is undergoing a change that reveals it as an elegant and graceful garment available in a range of colours and fabrics, while retaining its traditional appeal.

Our family matters legal consultant

Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.


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