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Fight Covid19 By Exercising Regularly During This Covid 19 Period.

May 23, 2020
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FGN SHOULD,PREACH AND USE SPORTS AS ONE OF THE MEANS TO FIGHT COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

Nigeria Ex international boxers Mazi Ikechukwu Okoronkwo wish to use this platform to call on Federal Government of Nigeria,PTF,NCDC and other relevant agencies to educate the public on the need to exercise regularly during this Covid 19 period.

World Health Organization (WBO) has said many times, of the needs for regular Sports fitness exercise.

Suprisely I have never heard it from Mr President neither PTF nor NCDC on the need of exercise in thier daily press briefing.

Depriving those in rural community from advise on the need and the benefits of regular sports exercise during this period.

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It is important to said that after God and Good food. Exercise is considered to play very important role in enhancement of human immune system.

I do exercise with my family regularly,it have been very helpful in our daily life.

Exercise moderate sugar levels,Blood pressure,help to resist COVID 19 attack among others.

Good level of Exercise help body ability to process,manage and deliver Oxygen.

Which services the airways in Respiratory tract system and also improve human immune system to be able to withstand killing effect of COVID 19..

Governor of Kogi State understood the benefits of sports.

That was the reason He advised His people and others to do exercise regularly during this period.

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Kogi State is one of state that is free from COVID 19.

Which is credited to good leadership by the Governor of Kogi State and those in the helm of affairs of the State.

Many States who understands the benefits of Sports in practice always overcome the killer effect of COVID 19 and have low number of COVID 19 in thier State.

I called on Minister of youth and Sports in the federal and Commissioner of youth and Sports in various states of Nigeria and FCT to educate the public on ways to exercise regularly for the benefits to improve thier immune system against Covid 19 and other diseases.

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Also to explain to the public on the safety measures and guidelines for positive exercises

Sign Mazi Ikechukwu Okoronkwo