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Memphis357:
Gym culture for Lagos na farming ground for prostitution, oloshoism and hook up culture

saintruky:
The rate at which everyone dey pursue 6packs nor be here o

Memphis357:
Gym culture for Lagos na farming ground for prostitution, oloshoism and hook up culture

Counterigbolies:
just say people around u

I rather have 6 houses n 6 cars

nex:
Wasn't quite sure if there were threads on fitness, gym, running, dieting, and healthy living on Nairaland, especially comparing how it is done in Nigeria to what happens across the rest of Africa, so I thought to start one.

Lately, the gym culture has been booming globally, and it may have been one of the positive consequences of the COVID 19 Lockdown, as well as the general health consciousness of Gen Z and also the BBL maintenance and customer acquisition trend among the baddies. Some people even see the gym and exercising as another avenue to create social media content, but this all goes a long way in making a lot of us more conscious of our fitness, wellness, and health.

One of the challenges I have noticed personally in Nigeria is the high cost of access to fitness centres and gyms, some of which may cost about the equivalent of workers' monthly minimum wage just to subscribe for a month. I would like to find out if it is a similar story in other parts of Africa, and find ways to disrupt this high cost of gym and fitness access.

Another aspect I'm trying to gain more clarity on is what percentage of Nigerians are actually embracing this fitness culture, because Nigeria is a very well populated country with almost 250,000,000 people, so a mere 10% fitfam enthusiasts may seem like quite a lot in a country with a few good gyms, and a few good roads to walk, run, or cycle on. Many say that Senegal is the fitness capital of Africa, and I hope to visit someday.

Finally, for now, I'm interested in knowing what can be done to increase the number of people proactively living fit and active lives. Not just being satisfied with seeing people who have been warned by their doctors to keep fit due to the risk of dying early, or the ladies trying to keep their Brazilian Butt Lifts in shape, I'm obsessed with how we can convert more people to start getting active just because they know it's the best way to live life.

If you have any additions, submissions, or suggestions, please share. I'm about to go for a walk in the rain.

dfrost:
The problem is that we start late in everything we want to do.

I started pushups at age 15. Till today, no matter what I eat, my tummy never moves away from the flat size. It's called discipline over time, something an average Nigerian doesn't possess.

Memphis357:
Gym culture for Lagos na farming ground for prostitution, oloshoism and hook up culture

dfrost:
The problem is that we start late in everything we want to do.

I started pushups at age 15. Till today, no matter what I eat, my tummy never moves away from the flat size. It's called discipline over time, something an average Nigerian doesn't possess.

Memphis357:
Gym culture for Lagos na farming ground for prostitution, oloshoism and hook up culture

Memphis357:
Gym culture for Lagos na farming ground for prostitution, oloshoism and hook up culture

waxxydude:
and apparently you have none, does that mean you’re a failure? And one thing people like you don’t know is, your unnecessary hate towards the culture is lowkey what keeps it trending more.