00:06Lagos at 5 a.m. is wild, quiet but full of pressure and while most of us are
00:11hitting snooze, these two sisters are already outside, choosing discipline over comfort again.
00:19The hardest part is waking up in the morning. Oh my god, it's you know how to snooze. My
00:25lamb typically wakes me up at 5 20 a.m. At the beginning I wasn't sure I could do it.
00:30I didn't
00:31think that I was strong enough. I didn't think I was fit enough. I didn't think it was for me
00:36and
00:36those fears are fears that you know sometimes you take for granted and you don't understand how it
00:40translates to what you do. So what does it take for these two sisters to turn cycling into a source
00:47of health, discipline and belonging in a city as demanding as Lagos?
00:54I started cycling 10 years ago and the biggest inspiration was actually to get feet. We keep
01:02doing it, we keep pushing, we keep trying and here we are. The psychology tribe is a fantastic tribe.
01:09After the ride we gather around, we have a cup of coffee, we chat you know and it's always been
01:14a community of like minds. Let's be real. Cycling in Lagos is no joke. The traffic alone can humble you.
01:24As a new rider 10 years ago, the roads were scary, you know, it was tough.
01:31New riders freak out. Some quit after one ride and stepping into a big fast group, it's intimidating.
01:38But you know over time and the fact that we ride in groups, it made it all safe and made
01:46me more
01:46comfortable in riding but then it's still challenging. Now imagine doing all that after having a health
01:53scare. That's Buki's story. She's not a pro, not a fitness girl, just a woman rebuilding her strength
02:01and taking it to the next level. Unfortunately, unfortunately, I fell ill. So when I fell ill
02:07and I, you know, I went to see the doctor, I was anemic, quite a lot of health issues. So
02:13when I got
02:13better, the doctor said, well, so what can also help is exercising. And I thought to myself, okay, why
02:19don't I take up this cycling idea? So at least I have people that are cycling already, so I just
02:23need to
02:23join the bandwagon. So that's how I started riding. Yeji Day's breakthrough wasn't cinematic.
02:29It was consistency, the boring kind, the wake up and do it even when nobody sees you kind.
02:36Cycling, showing up has given me that discipline to be able to say I can achieve anything.
02:45For Buki, the breakthrough was even softer. One tiny ride, then another.
02:51Cycling, it's a jealous sport, right? So if you say you don't cycle for two weeks, you're going to
02:55struggle in the third week. Because at the end of the day, you're so jealous that the minute you stop,
02:59it's an effort to catch up again. Now it's not even about the bike anymore.
03:05It's about showing up for yourself, for your people, for your health, for your mind,
03:10and for a community that actually makes Lagos feel lighter.
03:15First of all, they inspire other ladies and we have other ladies in the group. So people like Yeji Day,
03:22people like Buki, I mean, they show up all the time. And if they keep showing up,
03:27they will build the capacity, they will get strong and all that.
03:31My cycling journey has made me meet amazing people all around the world. Having started
03:38here in Lagos and cycled in London, in South Africa, Cape Town, in Johannesburg, in New York,
03:45in France, Cannes, Mallorca, I've met various people, I've made networks, I've met people
03:53professionally, personally, and you know, those relationships have kept me going.
03:58If I look at what cycling has done to me overall, it's pushed me past what I believe I could
04:03do.
04:04It's pushed me to think that if you get your fitness level up, there's advantages all around,
04:09not just on the bike, but even at work, even in relationships, because you have time to spend
04:14with friends as well. That's the end of the ride when Lagos starts waking up. The sisters look like
04:19they've already lived the whole day. Grounded. Reset. Better. And maybe this could be your start too.
04:28I'm still young, I would say. The oldest member of psychology is about 71 plus years old. So,
04:33and here I am in my 40s. So, hey, I still have a long way to go. So, I'm not
04:36quitting anytime soon.
04:38In Lagos, cycling isn't an escape. It's connection. A way to rebuild health, keep discipline alive,
04:46and belong to something bigger than yourself.
04:49These days, anytime I go to a race, and I see someone 60, 70 years old, cycling. I look,
04:54I say, that's me, when I'm that age. I want to be somebody still on my bike at that age,
04:58for sure.
04:58This is own pleasure.
05:02I dollars.
05:03Again, again.
05:04As an
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