Cebu hosts Gentxt aerobics marathon

In a move to reinforce its tag as the country’s sports mecca, Cebu City hosts the Globe Gentxt Invasion competitive/sports aerobics marathon on Saturday at the Cebu City Sports Center.

Registration starts at 2 p.m. but the competition will run from 3-6 p.m.

The aerobics marathon has two categories featuring both able-bodied and physically fit students and professionals in Cebu. Competition will have three stages of low impact aerobics, hip hop/street dance and taebo/kickboxing for the male and female divisions.

Team trio competition is open to students only.

Ley Fernandez, Philippine International Competitive Aerobics Federation (PICAF) secretary-general, will supervise the event together with PICAF national coach and athletes Lenlen Espiritu, Toots Ensomo and Jill Ann Roy.

A high intensity exhibition number by the RP aerobics team will highlight the opening ceremony.

Cash prizes and trophies will be up for grabs in the event staged by Globe Gentxt to make Filipino youth and professionals active participants in nation-building.

For inquiries, call either CCJC fitness coordinator Teresa Legaspi at (032) 2548567 or Ramon Eusebio at (0917) 2545742.