According to a recent video by Joshua Iginla’s YouTube Channel, Joshua Iginla has sparked reactions online after advising married women to avoid public gyms, urging them instead to exercise within their homes.
Speaking during a sermon, the preacher warned that some gym environments may expose married women to inappropriate influences, particularly from certain instructors he claimed could negatively affect their marriages.
According to Iginla, while not all gym instructors are guilty, some may “misdirect” women under the guise of professional guidance. He questioned the effectiveness of frequent gym attendance, noting that some women allegedly see little physical improvement despite consistent visits.
The cleric further emphasized that maintaining a peaceful marriage should take priority, suggesting that husbands should take on the role of fitness partners or instructors at home. His remarks also touched on concerns about discipline, comparing commitment to gym routines with perceived lack of dedication in spiritual activities.
The statement has since generated mixed reactions, with supporters agreeing on marital boundaries, while critics argue it unfairly generalizes gym culture and women’s independence.
His Words: “ If God has given you a peaceful marriage, enjoy your marriage, some of you married women go to the gym to go and be gyming under gym instructors. You know there are some gym instructors that have been anointed by the devil to disinstruct you.
Well, you have been going to the gym and you have not lost weight. Even one kilo has not come down, yet you are still going. That thing you are going there to look for, you will see it.
I don’t encourage married women to go to the gym. They are instructing you, they are instructing you. You were 84 in weight; since you went to the gym, you have gone to 95. And every day you are going, every day you are going, you are faithfully going to the gym, just the way you are not faithful in church. If you want to go to the gym, gym at home. Let your husband be your instructor.”
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