“Our membership base is basically 1% of 1% of the population of Nigeria. It’s literally nothing. We’re still just scratching the surface.”
Nigeria's fitness industry isn't just undersized. It's a glaring mirror of the country's wealth inequality, where gym memberships remain a luxury for the 1% while 200 million people lack basic healthcare infrastructure. This isn't a growth opportunity, it's a systemic failure that reveals how wellness capitalism has bypassed the masses who need it most. Until fitness becomes democratized beyond Lagos Island and Ikoyi enclaves, Nigeria's gym boom is just another exclusive economy serving the already-served.
Nigeria's fitness industry isn't just undersized. It's a glaring mirror of the country's wealth inequality, where gym memberships remain a luxury for the 1% while 200 million people lack basic healthcare infrastructure. This isn't a growth opportunity, it's a systemic failure that reveals how wellness capitalism has bypassed the masses who need it most. Until fitness becomes democratized beyond Lagos Island and Ikoyi enclaves, Nigeria's gym boom is just another exclusive economy serving the already-served.
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