Independence fitness festival 👉Energise your path to wellness - an outdoor fitness

Independence fitness festival is a grand fitness event that is usually organised yearly by the current president of the Association of Fitness, health wellness instructors of Akwaibom State (AFHWI).

I have was opportuned to witness this event 2 years ago, last year and this year. This is usually very grand. But no one has been as grand as the just concluded. The announcement was even made on one of the radio stations to create more awareness. It was a free program that was sponsored by Ibom Air..

The organiser has always been communicating me ever since I declared my intention to join the body. Even when I hadn't joined, he sent me the announcement banner inviting my group and I to attend. He equally asked me to help him post that announcement on my social media platforms which I did.

I prepared my group for the occasion by informing them and telling them how it usually looks like. They loved the idea and indicated interest to attend. I also planned to attend.

Since it was to be held on a day that we planned to have our end of the month event, we then decided to go for that event to mark our end of month.

28th September was the event day and the time was scheduled to be 6:30 am. We got there by 7am as a group and we still were able to meet up.

	picture taken at airport road before our departure
Picture taken across the road upon our arrival
	Front view of the hall
taken inside the hall before the programs began

The event took place at adjacent Emerald event center at 4 lane Uyo.
Upon arrival, a headline coach met me and assigned me a program during his session. I was to help demonstrate to a section of the attendees the program he will give us. He was to perform first immediately after the warmup session.

When it was his time, he divided the attendees in 4, and I manned one group. He showed us the program. We used a Tabata music. The idea behind using 4 of us as instructed was so that after 2 10 minutes Tabata music, we will switch to another group with the same problem such that by the end of his session, we must have covered all 4 groups with our different programs. That really was awesome!

I was approached because I had been introduced as having joined the fitness body. That means that they now recognise me. That's good. I love it.

After his session, we had several other instructors perform in succession until the last one of them that were the headline instructors including the one that convened the program and my former coach.

I was opportuned to meet several friends who are in this fitness field together with me. The program afforded me the opportunity to interact with them and for them to get to know that I have taken this fitness to up. They encouraged me to keep up my efforts and promised to visit me someday.

The above pictures are just few of the many action pictures that we took while the event was on. We were really energised to wellness.

The event included a free medical check. I was checked for HIV status and it was negative.

As I and my group were about leaving the vanue, I was informed that the fitness instructors will be having their end of the month meeting at the same vanue. The president himself told me to be present at the meeting since I have joined them. I stayed back and allowed my group to go home.

Though I was very tired and hungry, I had to wait and join the meeting. At the meeting, the president opened up the meeting with a short prayer. Then a brief introduction was made and an opening speech from him. The secretary introduced the bylaw which they just enacted but yet to be ready to the members. They promised to send copies to members before adoption in the next meeting.

They convened a 5 men committee for this year's dinner and award night. I attended last year's party. This year will be more grand the way I am perceiving it.

Then. They spoke on other matters before the president introduced me to the other members and told them that I had fulfilled all requirements and that I am now a member. They all welcomed me officially and I was asked to give my WhatsApp number to the one who will add me to their group.

I also filled a membership form and affixed my passport.

The pictures above were taken by me during the meeting. You can see the present standing at the middle to address the group.

I have been added to the group as a member after I gave out my number for that purpose.

I left the vanue alone when the meeting was over to attend a traditional marriage after getting home, freshening up and eating my food.

It was an awesome day for me and I really enjoyed it. It feels good to belong to this fitness body. I am now on my journey for more recognition as a fitness trainer and instructor.