Kasim Sumaina in Abuja
A pupil of the Regent Nursery and Primary School in Abuja, David Danga has recently organised a five kilometers health work aimed at increasing life span and healthy lifestyle of Nigerians through regular exercise of the body.
The five kilometer walk according to Danga, who is equally the head boy of the school, was targeted at addressing health issues.
The jogging exercise which commenced from the school to Kilimanjaro Junction Mariana, Abuja, back to the school playground for further aerobics display and medical checkups had no fewer than 300 participants drawn from parents, health and fitness therapist, teachers, and pupils.
Danga, while speaking to THISDAY on the sidelines of the event, advocated for a National Exercise Day, which according to him, would ameliorate the level of diseases in the country.
He informed that, “many Nigerians don’t really like exercise. So, when they are not exercising, they lose…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
