It was fun and excitement as an array of fitness enthusiasts including notable former footballers took part in the second edition of the Complete Sports Celebrity Workout at the Ikoyi Recreational Park, Lagos on Saturday, 30 September 2023.
Among the top sports personalities that graced the fitness event are 1994 AFCON winner and two-time World Cup star (USA 1994, France 1998), Peter Rufai; silver medal winner at 1990 AFCON and Cup Winners’ Cup champion with BCC Lions in 1990 Moses Kpakor as well as Lobi Stars Assistant Coach and National Institute for Sports teacher, Jeremiah Kuhwa, who won laurels as a player with Lobi Stars, including the 1999 Nigerian top flight league.
Other dignitaries at the event included the Vice Chairman of Complete Communications Limited (CCL) Pastor (Mrs) Esther Ojeagbase and some fitness professionals.
Participants were put through functional fitness, aerobics, spinning, Tabata and yoga by the fitness experts.
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Three of the participants: Emmanuel Oshin, who is into video marketing; Ivy Osayi, a fashion designer and Esther Ilori, a student of the University of Lagos won Infinix Hot 30 android phone each courtesy of Infinix the Complete Sports Celebrity Workout partners. The winners emerged after coming out tops in their respective group tasks.
The participants had the opportunity to undergo free medical checkups provided by another Complete Sports Celebrity Workout partner, Healthtracka, which also made a strong presence at the event to the delight of the fitness fans.
The gleeful participants had a lot to eat and drink and went home with goody bags.
The Vice Chairman of Complete Communications Limited, CCL, Pastor (Mrs) Esther Ojeagbase while speaking at the event, expressed excitement and gratitude to the Complete Sports Celebrity Workout partners: Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, Infinix, Aquafina, Healthtracka, Bodyline Fitness and Monster Energy, as well as the dignitaries and all other participants for being part of the well-attended second edition.
“The Complete Sports Celebrity Workout is the starting of a new era – a beautiful, glorious era – for Complete Sports as a brand. I’m so happy that people are in attendance and they are happy,” Pastor Ojeagbase said.
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“I’m happy that the organisers, the coordinators, the trainers and the celebrities are here and they are all happy to be here.”
On what the participants stand to gain, she said: ”They will gain physical fitness which is very important. There’s a saying that ‘health is wealth’. So, people here are receiving what they need. In a week we take a lot of things into our body but with a walkout like this, we can take all that out of our system which will make us fit for the following week.
Pastor (Mrs) Ojeagbase highlighted the success of the second edition of Complete Sports Celebrity Workout scaled up with more partners who enthusiastically threw their weight behind it to contribute towards healthier Nigerians.
“I know that the success of this second edition will encourage more sponsors to come in. Sometimes people will want to just sit and watch as things unfold. So seeing the turnout, they will want to be part of the next edition.”
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Rufai, explained the importance of workouts.
“This walkout helps to relax the body. It helps to put the mind, body and soul together. It helps to cleanse up the entire human body. And by the time you are done with the workout, you get to see that you are a new person all together again, in the sense that you become so happy within yourself.”
Rufai gave kudos to the organisers for coming up with the event.
“For the organisers, they’ve done well, it has been worthy in the sense that it has enhanced everybody that has participated and it is a call for more people who were not here. Those who participated will see the difference and the benefits and reach out to their friends.
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“Also, the organisers have created a platform to enhance the human being. So, big kudos to the organisers, they should keep this going.“
On his part, Moses Kpakor said he was honoured to be part of the second Complete Sports Celebrity Workout.
“I feel very honoured to be invited and be part of this occasion. For me, I think it’s a good thing. The founder of Complete Sports, the late Dr. Emmanuel Sunny Ojeagbase, is someone I knew very well when I was playing for BCC Lions and the national team. We were good friends. Today, he is no more but the organisation is continuing to grow stronger and stronger.”
Kpakor hopes to see more former internationals in subsequent editions while giving thumbs up to the fitness experts for a job well done.
“The turnout is massive and I think if the organisers can invite Moses Kpakor, there are Taribo West, Edema Fuludu, Friday Ekpo, and Etim Esin who can be part of this. Aside from football, there are those in other sports who can be part of this.”
Kpakor added: “I was very impressed with the way those fitness experts coordinated the exercise sessions. As a teacher of Physical and Health Education at Benue State University, I know what I’m talking about. The people invited to take charge of the exercise sessions are very vast in exercise science. They are experts and I am very impressed because the right methodology is very important. I look forward to being part of this next time.”
The Chief organiser of Complete Sports Celebrity Workout 2.0, Dr Solomon Ojeagbase, while thanking the partners, fitness fans and guests for gracing the event, assured that the next edition will be more exciting.
“We urge everyone who participated to take the positives from the second Complete Sports Celebrity Workout and look forward to the next edition which will be
even better,” Dr. Ojeagbase said.
“We are very grateful and excited to have well-meaning partners who care about the Nigerians’ healthy lifestyles to organise this event. We salute Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, Infinix, Bodyline Fitness, Monster Energy, Aquafina and Healthtracka for their support and look forward to stronger collaborations.
“We also appreciate our service providers; Melting Moments, Dj Nature, Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, My 5k Store, TO Creative Agency and 2706 Events.”
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