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Some of them regard us as
their saviour to the ones whose effects are fast, we are like God sent. Even
though, we are not angels but humans and what we do is to help people stay
healthy and in shape.
Huge, fat and big tummy
people working tirelessly on the weight plate and the abdominal bench, some
with head set, sweating profusely and wiping at it with their hand towels.
Men with skinny biceps and triceps, and those
with huge body physique working continuously on the chin up and hyper extension
bench with hope of getting a bulging one.
“Most customers come
because they have tummy fat or weigh excess, why for some they want bulging
muscles” Kayode Adelani, 26, Gym instructor.
Kayode Adelani a graduate
of Physical Health Education in the University of Lagos has been working at
Lotus Fitness and Head about five years ago, while the Gyming centre was
established in 2009.
“Two years ago when I got
here, I looked like a potato sack; I weigh 99kg for the love of God! But now I
weigh 60kg” Mrs Akpan.
Oladipupo Micheal a
health practitioner from St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos Island said physical
exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and
overall health and wellness. Frequent and regular exercise boosts the immune
system and helps prevent heart diseases, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Lotus Fitness and Health
Gyming centre which is located at festival road, Victoria Island Lagos, offers
services like personal training, gym classes, aerobics, cardio and more to
customer.
“We do not just employ
anyone as a gym instructors, they must have done a course like Physical Health
Education in school or go through our intense one year training” Mrs Adeniyi Juliet,
Manager Lotus Fitness and Health.
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Most Nigerians still
regard Exercise as a total waste of time or to some it is even jumping around,
majority do not patronize gyming centres like they do other places.
A passer-by Muhammad
Kareem said he does not even understand what they do in the place, he just keep
seeing people moving around and controlling machines.
People who know the
importance of exercise go as far as having their own gyming equipment’s at
home.
“Some customers demand
for home service which we offer, they just pay more than if it is here at the
centre” Kayode.
Being a gym instructor is
not an easy work, some customers do not follow instructions which mostly lead
to them not seeing results like they would like.
We’ve had a customer who
came here crying and said her husband does not like her again because of her fat;
she kept crying and saying we should help her, said Mrs Adeniyi.
The equipment’s we have
at the gyming centre are the Multi position Bench, Seated Calf Machine, Inner
Thigh Machine Jg-1809, Barbell, Dumbbells and Weight Plates, Ez Curl bar,
Tricep bar, Flat bench, Hyper Extension Bench, Abdominal Bench, Swiss ball,
Weight tree and the Chin up or dipping bars.
“The frequently used equipment’s
are the abdominal bench for abdominal exercise, the hyper extension bench for
working the lower back, hamstring and Glute muscles, chin ups for working the
back, biceps and forearms” said Kayode.
Annually the Gyming
centre creates awareness to people by organizing seminars where customers and
the general public are educated on the importance of exercise by health experts
and educate them on how to stay healthy all the time.
“Coming to Lotus Gyming
Centre feels like home as most of their instructors are very friendly and
helpful” Emeka Igwe.
The centre has different
working schedules for customers depending on when you are available. The centre
offers service even during the weekends for people who cannot make it during
the week days.
“We also have athletes
and models that come to work out at times and that is when we use other
equipment’s like the tricep bar for working the muscles from different angles,
the Ez Curl for working the biceps and triceps among others” Fashino Ayo,
another instructor.
Kayode Adelani who grew
up on the Island said he wanted to help the people there concerning their
health.
“During my university
days, people who hear about the course I was studying will say it is a total
waste of four years” said Kayode.
Gyming instructors might
not get well paid like other professionals in other fields but the satisfaction
comes from knowing you were able to help another.
“The best part of this
job is knowing I was able to help someone” Kayode
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