What We Are Doing Today: Team Body Project

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Updated 04 April 2020
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What We Are Doing Today: Team Body Project

  • This program is especially needed now that everyone is stuck at home and boredom-eating has become a habit

Quarantined or not, buying the three-month Team Body Project program was the best investment I ever made.
Frustrated with how unfit I had become, I looked up home workout videos on YouTube. The Team Body Project workout videos are led by fit couple Alex and Daniel, who are both great instructors and fun exercise companions.
What caught my attention was how professional the workouts were, unlike the thousands of other videos on YouTube where painfully optimistic people jumped around to music so loud it drowned out all other sounds.
A team works out behind the instructors, and we can clearly see them struggle and sweat, helping us feel less lonely as we too follow the program.
I ended up buying their online three-month program, which gives you unlimited access to all of their workouts. From very beginner levels to more advanced ones, they have something for everyone, whether you are just starting your journey or simply wish to maintain your fitness.
This program is especially needed now that everyone is stuck at home and boredom-eating has become a habit. The prices are very reasonable and are nowhere near the cost of going to an actual gym. All you need is an exercise mat, dumbbells, an hour from your day and determination. Maybe as a community, we can come out of this quarantine fit and healthy.


Jeddah students get closer look at electric motorsport

Updated 24 January 2026
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Jeddah students get closer look at electric motorsport

  • A PIF-linked initiative highlights technical and engineering careers behind electric racing events

JEDDAH: Students from local and international schools in Jeddah were introduced to STEM-related career pathways in electric motorsport this week, as part of an education program linked to the UIM E1 World Championship held on the Red Sea.

The sessions formed part of Driving Force Presented by the Public Investment Fund, an initiative run by Formula E and its electric racing series partners, to familiarize students aged eight to 18 with science, technology, engineering and mathematics through electric racing and sustainability-focused industries.

The sessions for students formed part of Driving Force Presented by the Public Investment Fund, an initiative run by Formula E and its electric racing series partners. (Supplied)

The programme took place alongside the 2026 E1 Jeddah GP and included workshops, school visits and trackside access designed to show how engineering, data, broadcast technology and event operations function within professional motorsport.

According to organisers, the initiative reached more than 60,000 students globally in 2025, with further expansion planned this year. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• The program took place alongside the 2026 E1 Jeddah GP and included workshops, school visits and trackside access.

• Students learned about E1 races and their technical and environmental dimensions and discussed the engineering and marine aspects of electric boats.

• According to organisers, the initiative reached more than 60,000 students globally in 2025, with further expansion planned this year. 

John Williams, managing director at E1, told Arab News: “The PIF is absolutely vital to everything we do here at the E1. They were crucial initial investment partner since the start of the championship and they continue to support us in a number of ways and more specifically around the Driving Force program.”

The sessions for students formed part of Driving Force Presented by the Public Investment Fund, an initiative run by Formula E and its electric racing series partners. (Supplied)

Elaborating more on the program, he said: “What we are doing is presenting and showing these students the available careers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as well as careers in sports, not only pilots but also engineers and mechanics.”

Williams added that the main key to the program was bringing a new generation to the mechanism of sport.

“We are introducing to these exciting new technologies around the race but it could be our technology on the boat or our broadcast products, as well as how to manage the event its self. There are a range of opportunities to show it to the children in addition to enjoying the excitement of the race and meeting the pilots.”

The program’s Jeddah activities began at King Abdulaziz University’s faculty of maritime studies, where students took part in a hands-on workshop focused on STEM careers in the motorsport and sustainability areas conducted by technology experts and famous water pilots such as Dani Clos, Emma Kimilainen and Patricia Pita.

Students learned about E1 races and their technical and environmental dimensions and discussed the engineering and marine aspects of electric boats.

They also enjoyed exclusive behind-the-scenes access at the E1 Jeddah GP, pilot meet-and-greets, and front-row seats to watch the RaceBird boats in action.