PICTURES FROM THE 2014 EDITION OF SHAPE UP NAIJA FITNESS CARNIVAL ORGANIZED BY FABILA'S FITNESS CLUB

It was a health and fitness affair on Saturday December 13, 2014 as Fabila’s Fitness Club staged the first Fitness Carnival “Shape Up Naija” in Lagos, Nigeria. Guests arrived as early as 7:30am at the GET Arena, Victoria Island, fully kitted in their active wears. The event was what many of the guests termed “a buffet of workouts” as it featured various workout sessions from a number of talented fitness professionals from different facets of the Nigerian fitness industry. The event showcased for the first time in Nigeria, Zumba Sentao presented by Fabila, a fun high intensity workout where participants used chairs as their workout partners. Also present on the day were exhibitors who offered guests products and services ranging from fresh fruit juices, salads, beauty products, and healthy snacks. Guests also enjoyed free health screenings provided by Medplus Pharmacy, Path Care Laboratories and Eden Lifestyle Nigeria. In addition, a few lucky guests went home with prizes won from fitness competitions and raffle draws held on the day.

Fabila’s Fitness Club would like to specially thank its sponsors Zesty Juices, Avivar Wellness Centre, Main Events, Eden Lifestyle Nigeria, Shedams Fitness Clinic, Zone Fitness Club, Body by Ponz, Bodylanguage Studio, Fuzion Fitness and I Am Fadd Fitness.

Fabila

Ponle of Body by Ponz

Slim of Bodylanguage Studio displaying the art of Capoeira

Esta of Zone Fitness Club Nigeria

2014 Presenters: Tayo Badejo, Trisha Maja, Slim, Fabila, Ponle, Maje Ayida, Esta, Seyi Shedams

Fabila, Slim, Korra and Maje Ayida

Give Away Fruit Hampers courtesy So Fresh Neighborhood Market Nigeria

Winner Jump Rope Competition

Skin Care Session with Leslie Okoye of Cookie Skin

Maje Ayida and Fabila

Boot Camp Session with Ponle

Raffle Draw Winners

Zumba Session with Fabila

Avivar Wellness Centre

Happy Healthy Food Nigeria

Hairven

Hale & Hearty Pharmacy

Reel Fruits

Savvy & Chic Hair Beauty Hub

Zesty Juices

Free Health Screenings courtesy Path Care Laboratories

More Winners

Zumba Sentao session with Fabila

Fabila introducing Zumba Sentao

Zumba Sentao with Fabila

Stretch session with Seyi Shedams

Seyi Shedams concept developer "The Fastest Shedder" TV series

Tayo Badejo of I AM FADD Fitness

Trisha Maja of Fuzion Fitness Nigeria

Esta of Zone Fitness

Seyi Shedams and Fabila

Dabs (Savvy & Chic), Fabila and Leslie Okoye

NUTRITIONAL/HEALTH BENEFITS OF PLANTAINS

P lantains are widely eaten in West Africa. Plantains are similar to bananas but larger in size. While bananas are termed fruits, plantains are vegetables. Bananas are mostly eating raw, while plantains are usually cooked before consumption. Plantains can be eaten unripe, ripen or over-ripe. When unripe, plantains are usually green in colour, when ripen, they turn yellow. In Nigeria, for example, unripe plantains are usually used to cook plantain porridge, ripe plantains are mostly fried and used as a supplement to main dishes like rice and beans. Over-ripe plantains are used to make snacks like plantain fritters.

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF ZOBO/SORREL DRINK

z obo/sorrel was a must have during family gatherings. As children, we loved drinking it, not only because of how nice it tasted, but also because it coloured our lips and tongues red. Zobo (Nigerian) or Sorrel (Jamaican) is a red coloured drink made from a flower called Hibiscus sabdariffa. The sorrel plant contains a wide range of vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, calcium, niacin, riboflavin and a group of compounds called flavonoids. Flavanoids not only gives the sorrel plant its deep red colour, but, are also rich in antioxidants which rids the body of toxins. The sorrel plant also contains nutraceleuticals, which are said to be helpful to the health. Nutraceleuticals can help prevent and treat several diseases including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF LIME AND HONEY

L ime and Honey are two must haves in my house. I use honey as a substitute for white sugar. I remember a friend of mine visited me once and she wanted to drink garri (drinking garri is local to Nigerians, i.e. eating dried cassava with cold water as opposed to hot water), she was astonished when I told her to use honey to sweeten her garri. I'm not a tea person, but my parents are, and a cup of tea for them is not complete without limes.

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