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Health and wellbeing

Catch your breath

Do you just have a cough, or is that tickle in your throat the sign of something more serious? Abu Dhabi Week looks at asthma sufferers in the capital Abu Dhabi-based teenager Ali Al Shamsi dribbled the ball down the …

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Batter up!

The capital’s residents will soon be able to shoot one out of the park with the start of the new Abu Dhabi Softball League season. Beginning on Tuesday 24th September, the co-ed recreational slow-pitch league is open to adults 18 …

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‘Weird’ workouts

The Abu Dhabi Week team tried out the latest fitness crazes available in the capital We’ve reviewed Xtend Barre exercise class before – a combination of ballet and pilates. If you throw a stick into the mix you’ve got Xtend Barre …

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Sunrise to Sunset

Abu Dhabi Week finds out more about the Holy Month of Ramadan A wizened muezzin, wrinkled from age and with white tufts of hair tucked behind his ears, slowly makes his way up a winding staircase to reach an open-faced …

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Cool it, people!

Last summer’s temperatures hit 48 degrees, so with the weather heating up, Abu Dhabi Week spoke to some experts to find out the best ways to keep your cool Where to go The obvious choices for keeping cool are the pools …

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Spelling out the problem

With an estimated ten percent of the global population suffering from dyslexia, Abu Dhabi Week went along to one facility in the capital that offers support for adults with learning difficulties A FRIEND of Abu Dhabi Week was recently diagnosed …

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