Around 200 people participated in a 10km colour run in celebration of 10-years of FitLife Tonga, a popular community gym that provides exercise programs for the people of Tonga. The competitive run, jog and walk started at 5:30am on Vuna Road, Nuku'alofa on Saturday, 3 September.

Fitness instructors, Tavake Fangupo and his wife Rose run their gym at Fakafanua Centre Building in Ma’ufanga, that started in 2012.

“FitLife Tonga is a non-profit organization and every year we have up to 400-500 people attending and experiencing the boot camp program. In the last 10-years, the organisation would have had around 5,000 people participating in our programs from all ages,” said Tavake.

"Our boot camp program incorporates a mixture of cardiovascular and strength exercises, to motivate our people out of their comfort zone."

The six-weeks program is designed to challenge mindsets and encourage people from all walks of life to parlcipate.

Tavake said that he could see the healthier lifestyle changes individuals had made, as well as better nutrition awareness, “and the importance of daily exercise throughout our community."

“We have also been blessed with many volunteers throughout the years and we thank them for standing by us and supporting our programs.” He also thanked the program's many sponsors from the business community.