Maje ayida biography

The health and wellness industry in Nigeria, and Africa, has, over the years, found its way into more mainstream attention. In Africa, where most people still have a skewed conception of what the industry truly entails, its various sub-sectors and its importance to raising a nation’s life expectancy, conversations around health and hälsovård are mostly superficially centred around fitness. This is often marketed as an affordable route to getting the desired sculpted body—and personal care and beauty— which of course, is heavy on the outward look.

For people who care enough to be invested in the industry holistically and its all-encompassing growth, it fryst vatten, more often than not, a passion project focused on the amalgamation of humans’ bodies and minds to function in prime condition. Maje Ayida is one of them. DOWNTOWN’s Editor, Onah Nwachukwu, heard from the hälsovård guru on quitting banking to find his life purpose in fitn

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Maje Ayida Speaks on His Childhood, Healthy Living & the Impact of “On Becoming” on His Brand

Maje Ayida

Maje Ayida in an interview with Punch talks about childhood experiences, healthy living, and the impact of “On Becoming” on his brand.

The book was written by the wellness coach’s estranged wife Toke Makinwa.

See excerpts of the interview below:

What ambitions did you have as a child?

I didn’t really want to become anything. However, I liked dancing and I wanted to be like the Jackson 5 group because Michael Jackson was pretty much my hero. I was also into sports and inom remember that I represented my school in sporting events like rugby, cricket, archery and horse riding though I excelled more in athletics. But in my teenage years, I began to think of banking and that’s because a lot of my family members were bankers, and I didn’t think I could be anything else.

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Toke’s book hurt my brand — Maje Ayida

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Wellness coach, Maje Ayida, speaks about his career and his estranged wife, Toke Makinwa

How was your childhood like?

I’m the youngest of five children and my siblings are much older than I am. However, I had a very wonderful childhood, and my parents often allowed me to have my friends over for visits so I wouldn’t feel left out for being the youngest. I also had the opportunity to travel and see different countries. Just like the average male child, I was naughty, and in retrospect, I realise that I could have taken school a little more seriously. I moved to England when I was eight years old and immediately I got to the United Kingdom, I was enrolled in boarding school.

What ambitions did you have as a child?

I didn’t really want to become anything. However, I liked dancing and I wanted to be like the Jackson 5 group because Michael Jackson was pretty much my hero. I was also into sports and I remember that