Arada unit wins UAE’s top fitness industry awards

Arada unit wins UAE’s top fitness industry awards

UAE - Wellfit, a leading fitness operator and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sharjah developer Arada, has won six top awards at the UAE’s biggest related recognition ceremony, the 2023 Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) Industry Awards.

With a 75,000 sq ft area, Wellfit is the largest indoor fitness and multi-sports area in the UAE. Its first large-scale fitness centre was opened at Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) in 2021.

Wellfit team picked up the Member Experience of the Year and Best Use of Technology awards at the event held recently in Address Sky View Hotel, Dubai, said the statement from the group.

Also the Superclub of the Year, the highest category of the awards for fitness centres with over 3,000 members, was bagged by Wellfit flagship branch at JVC.

It also clinched the Fitness Event of the Year award for the Tour de Wellfit program, which saw Wellfit members replicate the 2022 Tour de France route in daily studio classes, it stated.

In addition, the JVC branch's Pamela Pereira was named the Female Personal Trainer of the Year, while Nikesh Naik walked away with the best General Manager of the Year honour.

CEO Dimitri Koutsoubakis said: "These awards place Wellfit squarely at the forefront of fitness operators