I have a task
for you: try getting out of your hostels between 5:am to 6:30am. It seems the
University of Lagos students have started paying attention to health issues or making
friends with students from the department of human kinetic and health education
(HKHE). The increase in
the number of students who jog in the morning has skyrocketed to an abysmal
level.
Recently, it has
gone beyond students who want to burn fat alone. Students who are not even 'obese'
so to say have realised the need to keep fit. "I feel it
is imperative to keep fit, whether you are fat or not. That is the reason why I
am exercising." says one of the joggers.
The whole school
is usually bubbling with sporting activities as early as 5: am. You cannot miss
students panting as they jog from their hostels to DLI and back on campus.
Exercise is an
activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to kip fit (Arcus
dictionary). Exercise helps prevent weight gain or maintain weight loss. When
you engage in physical activities, you burn calories. It helps combat health
conditions and diseases; it improves the mood, and boosts energy among other
things (mayo clinic staff)
The knowledge of
this, with the craze for "six packs and abs" in men and "flat
tummy" for the ladies are the major reasons why UNILAG students have
suddenly gone sport conscious.
Students now
partake in sporting activities at the University’s Sport Centre, and Aerobics
lessons in their various halls of residence which I heard was a compulsory class
assignment for all HKHE students to organize aerobics every Saturday till the
end of the semester.
Alyssa Shaffer
said "as you work out, your lungs are getting stronger, your motivation is
at its peak, you are protecting yourself against cold and flu, and you are
blasting calories." Alyssa Shaffer is an award-winning writer and editor, specializing in health, fitness, and nutrition.
You do not need
to register at a gym, or do anything gruesome. All you need is a "leggings
and tank-top" for females, and a "short and t-shirt" for the
males. With that you can join UNILAG students as they burn calories and stay
fit.
ADEYEMO ESTHER TEMITOPE
200 level, MASS COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT.
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