Yaba branch dominated the sprint events, while Opebi and Ago Palace emerged football champions at the i-Fitness GameFest 2.0 held in Lagos.
The competition, held on Saturday at the Legacy Pitch, National Stadium, Surulere, brought together members of 14 i-Fitness mainland branches to promote physical activity, healthy living and teamwork.
Held under the theme, "Different Squad, Unstoppable Together", the event featured football, 100-metre and 200-metre races, tug of war, sack race and other sporting activities.
Yaba won both male and female 100-metre races, while Surulere and Ikorodu emerged runners-up, respectively.
In football, Opebi clinched the male title, with Magodo finishing as runners-up, while Ago Palace won the female category ahead of Acme.
Gbagada won the tug-of-war competition, with Iponri finishing second, while Egbeda claimed the male sack race title ahead of Magodo. Surulere emerged winner of the female sack race, with Egbeda finishing as runners-up.
Mr Derek Nwafor, Head of Corporate Sales and Partnerships, i-Fitness, said the competition was organised to bring members together and demonstrate that exercise could be enjoyable.
"At the heart of it is a celebration of fitness and the community of people who have woken up to the need for fitness across Nigeria," he said.
Nwafor said the event was the second edition, following the first held for the organisation’s island branches earlier in the year.
He said the initiative also involved corporate partners supporting efforts to promote fitness through workplace wellness programmes and other collaborations.
Highlighting the health benefits of exercise, Nwafor said regular physical activity strengthened muscles and bones, improved cardiovascular health and helped reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
"Being physically active has a direct correlation with longevity. If you don’t exercise now, you pay for it later," he said.
Mr Foluso Ogunwale, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, i-Fitness, said the GameFest was designed to make fitness accessible, enjoyable and part of people’s everyday lives.
He said the organisation currently operated 25 branches across Lagos, comprising 14 on the mainland and 11 on the island.
"When we started i-Fitness 11 years ago, our idea was to make fitness accessible and affordable to the average urban Nigerian," he said.
Ogunwale said the organisation planned to make the competition a regular event, possibly holding it twice yearly, while introducing more sporting activities.
He added that plans were underway to expand the initiative beyond Lagos to Abuja and Port Harcourt, as the organisation continued to grow its presence.
According to him, i-Fitness also hopes to organise a larger competition involving its island and mainland branches in the first quarter of 2027.
One of the participants, Alma Oputa, of the i-Fitness Ikeja GRA branch, said regular exercise had significantly improved her strength, endurance and general wellbeing.
"I do it because I know that health is wealth. I want to grow old and still be strong," she said.
Another participant, Delight Bekee, also of the Ikeja GRA branch, described the competition as an exciting opportunity to interact with people who shared similar interests in sports and fitness.
Bekee encouraged Nigerians to exercise regularly, particularly because of its benefits to mental health.
The event was supported by Wema Bank and Brila FM as lead partners, alongside Pocari Sweat, Red Bull, Rexona, Nirvana Water, MOL and other brand partners.
