Terry Apala, a Nigerian musician, has provoked controversy by declaring that he would never permit his spouse to go to a public gym.
Apala discussed how his membership in iFitness VGC and another training facility shaped his views on women and gym culture in an interview with the Echo Room podcast.
He claims that rather than being places for exercise, gyms have essentially become social hubs where many women go to “catch vibes” and create movies. He emphasized that many ladies go just to take in the environment, even if he acknowledged that some women do concentrate on fitness.
In his words:
“I will not allow my partner to go to the gym. I was a member of iFitness VGC so I’ve been there. I saw what was going down. I feel like ladies of nowadays are just going to the gym to just vibe and do videos. They’re just vibing, they’re not there to actually work out.
“If they really want to work out, they won’t be focused on doing videos. They are just there to seduce men because some men also go to the gym to look for women. I’m speaking from experience. I also once registered with a gym in Megamound Estate. I saw things there. Girls go there to do all manner of things.
“A lot of ladies are just at the gym to have fun. Maybe, few ladies are going to the gym to actually work out, but many of them are just going there to enjoy the vibe.”
