A headquarters in Al Muroor, and a club close to it
Abu Dhabi Police's website gives the location of its General Headquarters in Al Muroor, Abu Dhabi. This page is for the people who work there, uniformed and civilian, and it says nothing about the force's roles, rules or rosters. RPM is a separate business with no arrangement with Abu Dhabi Police.
The club itself is on Level 4 of AD HUB Sports Complex in Al Manhal, and the route box rates the trip from the headquarters a short drive, so for most people here the question is energy and timing rather than distance. For the general checks first, read RPM's single club, sized up from a week at a police headquarters.
Fitness for physical work, in general terms
Physical jobs in uniform tend to draw on a handful of qualities, whatever the role. A gym programme can build general capacity in each one. It cannot tell you what your employer requires, so take any current standard from your own chain of command.
| Quality | Why a physical job draws on it | How it is trained at RPM |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Lifting, carrying and pushing, often without a warm-up | The squat rack, plate-loaded machines and dumbbells, with loads that rise slowly |
| Aerobic base | Long shifts on your feet, and recovering between demanding moments | Steady work on treadmills, cross-trainers, the upright bike or spin bikes |
| Repeated hard efforts | Short bursts with little rest between them | Sled pushes on the turf lane, battle ropes and kettlebells |
| Trunk and carrying strength | Holding good posture under load, or wearing kit for long periods | Carries with kettlebells or dumbbells, plus slow core work |
| Mobility | Hours seated in a vehicle or at a desk, then sudden movement | Mobility drills at the start of every session |
If your role has a formal fitness assessment, bring its current requirements to a coach, who can plan towards a date. RPM does not set, run or mark any assessment.
Fitness boxing also takes place in the Mixed section's functional area, with bag work, pad work and conditioning. It is conditioning, not tactical or self-defence training for police work, and sparring is something to ask about rather than assume.
Shift weeks: where the hard sessions go
Shift patterns differ from unit to unit, so this stays general. Four rules cover most patterns:
- Sleep comes first after a night shift. A short drive makes a session straight after nights tempting, but it comes out of the sleep you need before the next one.
- The hardest session of the week belongs on a rested day, which is often the second day off rather than the first.
- During a run of shifts, a short session keeps the habit alive: a warm-up, one main lift and a spell of steady cardio.
- When the pattern changes, rebuild the week from the new rota.
A coach can place the heavy sessions where your shifts leave room for them. If you book personal training, bring the rota to the first session and ask how the plan bends when it changes.
| Days | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday to Thursday | 06:00–23:00 |
| Friday | 09:00–22:00 |
Hours can change, for example during Ramadan. Confirm with the team before a late or early visit.
Check the table against your own start and finish times. When a shift ends after closing, the next window is after you have slept. Coming straight from work, the mapped route finishes on Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Street (Airport Road) into AD HUB, with free on-site parking and a lift up to Level 4.
Civilian staff: an office day close to the club
Not everyone at a headquarters works shifts. For civilian staff on office hours, a short drive opens up slots that a longer trip would close:
- Before work, if your start time allows, with office clothes in the car and the grooming hub's hairdryers and products afterwards.
- At lunch, on days with a full break, keeping the session short and decided in advance.
- After work, the steadiest slot of the three, above all on evenings without meetings.
If people in your department want to train together, any arrangement would be made between your employer and RPM, not through this page. Corporate arrangements are shaped for one organisation at a time, with the details confirmed on enquiry.
Women on the staff, and the Ladies section
Women officers and staff who prefer to train among women can use the Ladies section, a women-only area with its own strength and cardio equipment and the Pilates studio. Female coaches on the roster work there, including the combat and self-defence coach, whose sessions in that section cover general fitness and boxing.
Ask what a session includes, and confirm that your tier covers the Ladies section.
Sources
Questions, answered.
Is RPM connected with Abu Dhabi Police?
No. RPM is an independent club with one location, on Level 4 of AD HUB Sports Complex in Al Manhal, and it has no arrangement with the force. The route box shows the mapped trip from the headquarters.
Can a coach prepare me for a particular fitness assessment?
A coach can build a plan towards a standard you bring, with a date to aim for. Get the current requirements from your employer, because RPM does not set or mark any assessment and cannot confirm what one involves.
Can I come to the club in uniform?
Whether you travel in uniform is a matter for your employer's rules. At the club, bring training clothes and change there. Keypad lockers in the changing area hold your bag, and it is worth asking whether towels are provided.
Is there sparring in the boxing sessions?
Not as a rule. Fitness boxing at RPM means bag work, pad work and conditioning, so ask the team whether anything beyond that is possible before you plan around it.
Is the recovery suite worth using after a hard week of shifts?
It can round off a day off: the recovery suite has a Finnish sauna, an aroma steam room and an ice bath. It does not replace sleep, and heat and cold do not suit everyone, so see your doctor first if you are pregnant or have a heart condition. Ask whether your tier includes it.