The first international fitness convention will be held in Irkutsk at Baikal Arena, bringing together fitness enthusiasts, professionals, and sports specialists.

Regional representative of the Russian Fitness Aerobics Federation Ekaterina Cheremnykh and manager of the regional branch of the Russian Fitness Aerobics Federation Tatyana Yazovskaya took part in the press conference.
The event will be held at the Baikal-Arena sports complex.
Ekaterina Cheremnykh said that the event will bring together fitness enthusiasts and professionals, as well as specialists in the field of physical culture and sports. The event is aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, encouraging the public to take up physical exercise, and raising the professional level of fitness instructors.
- The convention will consist of several stages: a ceremonial opening, master classes by convention guests, a seminar for fitness instructors, and a children's fitness marathon for schoolchildren aged 7 to 12. The fitness marathon will consist of four programs: fitness, dance, strength training, and yoga, - Ekaterina Cheremnykh noted.
It is expected that fitness enthusiasts and professionals from Irkutsk, Angarsk, Ulan-Ude, and Bratsk will take part in the first international fitness convention.
The number of direct participants in the event will range from 300 to 500 people; the number of participants in the children's fitness marathon will exceed 200; the number of spectators will be around 400 people.
Ekaterina Cheremnykh noted that the event is unique in that the master classes and training seminars will be presented by the best foreign and Russian specialists from the World Class fitness club chain and the Russian Fitness Aerobics Federation. Specialists from Moscow and Italy will attend the event.
Similar sports events are held every year in Moscow and Novosibirsk. The Irkutsk organizers of the first international fitness convention also plan to make it an annual event.
The event will take place at the Baikal-Arena sports complex from 10:00 to 19:00. Registration for participation is open until November 18 by phone at 72-34-70. Admission for spectators, participants in the children's marathon, and parents is free. For other participants, the ticket price until November 11 is 2,000 rubles; after November 11, it is 2,500 rubles.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region