I did my two-minute fitness routine in a devil costume to such songs as The Devil Went Down to Georgia and Shout at the Devil. It was sort of funny. I remember somebody coming up and saying I had a lot of balls. As the national champ Odiatu is eligible to enter the professional fitness circuit. It's what I've wanted to do since I started to compete in 1995.
Perseverance really does pay off.
Last year, Odiatu, a former elementary teacher in the Fort Garry School Division, finished second in her quest for the overall national fitness crown. I turned all my training up a notch when I missed it last year by one vote. She left teaching two years ago to train full time. It's three days on and one day off. He came to the gym every day after working at the dentistry office.