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Nigerian man born with sickle cell reveals how gyming saved his life

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9 months ago

August 15, 2023

A Nigerian man who’s been battling with sickle cell disease since birth, has revealed how he discovered a secret way to fight the disease.

The guy known as @_iampoje on Twitter, revealed that he started visiting the gym to work out in 2014 and ever since then, he has not experienced any major sickle cell crises.

According to the fitness coach and gym instructor, the routine exercise saved his family a lot of money that would have been spent on medical bills.

He took to Twitter to share his lifesaving tip with others like him so that they could explore it to know if they will also have lesser battles with the life threatening sickness.

Poje wrote;

“I am SS. (sickle cell anemia) but ever since I started going to the gym consistently from 2014 till date I’ve never had any major crisis.

This act of dedication saved my parents lots of money and I’m using this medium to encourage people who are SS to hit the gym for life.

Note: This is not a cure but a stepping stone. I don’t know about everyone going through it but a few people I’ve come across with share the same experience with me.

I’m a fitness coach and gym instructor, ever since I saw the light I’ve been consistent with my workouts. I don’t know if it’s a cure or if it works for everyone but it doesn’t necessarily stop some minor illness which I often get

Elbow pains, back pains, chest pains and feverish body including muscle loss but i keep hitting the gym and resting adequately. It’s just a stepping stone.

I had to fight for my life after my younger brother died from it. It was either the hospital or the gym and constant dumbbells was better than the constant drips and injections.”