Lekki - Ikoyi Link Bridge

The Lekki - Ikoyi Link Bridge has been a blessing to those of us living in the Lekki Axis. The journey time to (Old) Ikoyi is now 3 minutes by car when traffic is light or non-existent (before the bridge, that was a 20 minute trip.) For pedestrians, especially domestic staff working in Lekki, it has saved them money on transportation: many get down from the bus at the Ikoyi end and walk to their place of work.
Apart from the bridge reducing our journey time and saving us money, it has also provided an exercise trail for residents on both sides of the bridge. As early as 5AM (earlier?) men and women can be seen walking, cycling, jogging or doing the half jog, half walk some of us do that we like to believe is "brisk walking". I call it "shuffling" - a walk-jog with swag!
The Exercisers, as I am going to call us, are a motley lot. The serious ones are easy to spot - on the move while the sun is still a-slumber; you can almost hear them counting the calories they are burning as their brows furrow in concentration.
The determined-but-not-motivated-enough march determinedly along, any time between 5:30 and 7AM, perky at the bottom of the bridge and flagging as they approach the rise of the slope of the bridge. I am in that category, and not ashamed to admit it. As I approach the slope, my legs strained, I almost always ask myself why I can't be like the trim runner who has passed me - the second time, mind you.
And then we have those who always make me want to stop them and ask, American style, "Really?"
The main culprits are women, though I have, occasionally, seen men in minuscule shorts, crotches bound and...ahem...jutting (heh heh heh, I am married not dead or blind!), muscles rippling in vests or worse, topless. Distracting, to put it mildly!
In the "Really?" category, I have two main groups.
The first? Those whom I think are inappropriately dressed, and I am not talking about the style or type of exercise gear but the lack of appropriate support wear! Unfortunately, these are my fellow women.
As a woman, you should know that SUPPORT is the watchword for our "girls"! Boobs don't remain perky forever and will hang south even faster if they are not supported - once the ligaments holding those babies up get loose, that's it! If your cup size is beyond "C", then a FIRM sports bra is not an option but a necessity. Wearing your regular bra is a no-no ladies!! And if you are beyond a "D" cup, heck, if the bra doesn't hold those babies in ONE position, can the jogging! It is disconcerting, to say the least, when I see a woman who is easily a 34DDD or F, jogging along, her boobies flapping from side to side like the ears of an ungainly puppy chasing after a frisbee! Must she jog? And if she must, can she not restrain her girls?? Sheeesh!
The other group are those whose style or type of exercise gear is questionable and who are obviously dressed to impress. And no be weight dem wan lose o! At least not by walking or jogging.
The hot shorts into which has been squeezed a butt that is anything but small and has a life of it's own, shivering, shimmying and shaking in sync with some unheard music. Paired with the shorts is the dangerously tight Bra top and bared midriff, said midriff not always trim or slim. The ladies in this category only jog or walk when the sun is making its merry way across the horizon and human and vehicular traffic abound. With hair (weaves) immaculate, headphones in place, they seem to imagine themselves as Pamela Anderson or from Baywatch, jogging along the beach, tresses blowing in the wind. They stop to do their stretches, facing the water, bottoms exposed to passersby, a leg precariously hooked on the side rail of the bridge, balance tenuous, alternating to give the full complement of "nyash" to anyone watching. Stretches are repeated in a different position - legs apart, butts in the air as they reach out, subtly wiggling the glutes for maximum effect. Squats are also done, facing the water, backsides positioned for the best view for anyone who is interested. Really? I always wonder. And this has to be done on the bridge?
I am told that there is a "market" on the bridge - the stretching, posturing, sexy clothing are all "adverts' for what is being sold and I can believe it is a thriving market. Heck, I am female and those butts distract me!
All I can say is "na wa o, it is well"!

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