Christmas Run and Christmas Fitness Festival All Set

The Christmas Run and Christmas Fitness Festival, organized by JCI Cebu-Mactan Channel, Inc., in partnership with Anytime Fitness, are now all set this weekend. On December 6, hundreds of runners are expected to convene at Cebu Business Park to officially open the fitness festival happening on December 7 to 9 at the Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu.

Around 500 runners have already registered for the run, and around 100 fitness enthusiasts are expected to join the fitness festival.

“Christmas Run” and “Christmas Fitness Festival” promise to make sports, fitness, and wellness available to everyone by showcasing a large expo of different products and services, multi-sport events, fun group exercise activities, and other spectacular performances for the entire four (4) days. The registration sites for the Christmas Run and Christmas Fitness Festival are at the Active Zone of Ayala Center Cebu; Anytime Fitness tent at Escario; Skechers, Level 2 of Ayala Center Cebu; and University of Cebu (UC) Main and Maritime Education Training Center (METC).

“Being healthy and fit should be timeless. The Holiday Season should not be an excuse. That’s why our partnership with Anytime Fitness is on point. Fitness should be aimed for anytime.” says Idyll Liza Peroramas, 2015 President of JCI Cebu-Mactan Channel, Inc.

Anytime Fitness – Escario Branch, directed by Luke Guanlao, is the newest gym in Cebu that fits anyone’s busy lifestyle any time, any day. It’s a 24/7 gym which offers a wide variety of fitness classes and trainings.

Christmas Run

The categories for the run are 3 KM which is pegged at P350; 6 KM at P450; and 12 KM at P550. All categories shall receive a running shirt, Santa hat, Anytime Fitness bandana, freebies from sponsors – Skechers, Epson, and International Pharmaceutical Incorporated (IPI).

Champions (first place) from all categories shall receive a pair of Skechers shoes.

The Top 5 male and Top 5 female runners from all categories shall also receive certificates of recognition and freebies from Red Bull. The registration will close on December 6, 4:00AM, an hour before the gun start of the run.

Christmas Fitness Festival

Anytime Fitness offers a free class for anyone who will avail of the fitness festival shirt (P250). Available classes are Zumba, Punchfit, Functional 50, Body Beats, and Yoga. Crossfit Pintados and Flow Genesis Parkour and Fitness Studio will also hold their classes during the festival. Both gyms will collaborate with Anytime Fitness for some group competitions and challenges.

 For A Cause

“The Christmas Run and Christmas Fitness Festival do not just promote a healthy and positive lifestyle. The best part is, proceeds of these events will go to the Read To Lead literacy program of JCI Cebu-Mactan Channel benefiting the Special Education (SpEd) department of Lahug Elementary School,” says Ethel Grace Escaňo, the overall project chairperson of the two events. “You get to help the underprivileged children while taking care of yourself,” Escaňo adds.

Read To Lead is one of the multi-awarded flagship programs of JCI Cebu-Mactan Channel, Inc. It involves donating reading comprehension books and sending out a team of volunteers to tutor the children every week.

“In 2016, we aim to expand our department beneficiaries within Lahug Elementary School. And if we raise more funds and get more supporters, we hope to launch this program to other schools, too,” Peroramas remarks.