By Saheed Afolabi
An observation by ECHONEWS has shown that the number of joggers at the grassroots in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area (LGA) has drastically reduced compared to their number within the first two months into the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria.
It was gathered that some people who joined in the jogging exercise have relaxed and withdrawn especially the elderly ones.
The reason for their withdrawal was linked to the fact that some of them have resumed to their jobs..
Findings by ECHONEWS also revealed that those who actively jog mostly in Oshodi-Isolo are within the age bracket of 20-40 years.
Though people above the age of 40 also jog, they are very few in number.
According to experts, jogging is the best form of exercise which works round the body and is recommended for everybody. It works for loss of weight, strengthens the body muscles, improves cardiovascular fitness, helps maintain a healthy weight and builds strong bones.
However, despite its benefits to human health, many people have not keyed into the exercise.
Speaking with ECHONEWS, Mr. Shola, a resident of Ago Palace Way, Okota who is in his cities, said he jogs occasionally to avert any kind of illness as he grows older.
He testified that most of the times while jogging he noticed that youths within the ages of 20 to 40 years jogged most as he hardly came across people of his age.
He said: “I jog occasionally to avert illness. Though I am in my fifties, I have noticed that the youths jog most. Maybe because of their youthful exuberance or strength because I hardly come across people of my age jogging.”
He noted that those jogging were students who engaged in the exercise to get themselves occupied as they were not allowed to resume in schools.
“This place as you can see is dominated by the youths who always come out in their numbers to jog compared to the elderly ones who come out once in a while to exercise their body and stretch their stiff muscles,” another resident of Ajao Estate, Tayo said.
