With temperatures rising this week and news that the first batch of Houbara chicks are hatching at the International fund for Houbara Conservation’s National Avian Research Centre in Sweihan, we started thinking about all the new events and activities emerging across the capital.

Everyone, we’re pleased to say, seems to be out and about at the moment, whether cycling or jogging along the corniche in preparation for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Triathlon or putting pedal to the metal at Yas Marina Circuit’s Train Yas evenings in the run up to the epic 12-hour Cycle Yas event coming up this month.

Enjoy the inspiring story of one our readers Steve Pontifex this week (page 12), who will be taking part in the 12-hour Cycle Yas event.

It’s not just these super-fit few that have been inspired to get out and get active. We welcomed more than 65 participants to our Abu Dhabi Week/Haddins Eight-Week Fitness Challenge event last week. The initial assessment under your belts, it’s now all about making the most of the next eight weeks. We wish you all the very best of luck!

This week’s advice from our buddy Michael Haddin was to use every day activities as an opportunity to burn calories. What better way to zap a few more kilojoules than by dancing your socks off at David Guetta? What a great warm up event for the continuing Yas Island Show Weekends programme that will also see Laidback Luke, Elton John and Madonna on Yas Island before the summer. We’re so excited we can’t sit still!