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A mixed day of emotions. Our beloved Viv broke her arm slipping off an obstacle and it broke our heart to see her in pain. For the rest of the Buddha team it was a new adventure for most of them but one that I’m sure will be revisited.

We all send big hugs to our Colombian queen Viv and wish her a speedy recovery. Vamos Chicha.

Welcome back to our ever growing class of CrossFit Youth. These kids are now back in the swing of school and routine and they have just added CrossFit to their schedule.

As always they impressed us with their refreshing attitude and willingness to learn. We look forward to our Thursday 5:00PM session for these 11-15 year olds.

We would like to welcome a new member to The Athletic Buddha Kids team. Coach Adrian, the younger brother of Daniel will be coaching our After School Fitness Kids in some Soccer and Fitness drills. Adrian is currently an NPL 1 Player for APIA Leichardt Tigers and has played in the Italian Serie B with Frosinone. He spent his late teens living just outside of Rome first playing in the highly prestigious Primavera competition before making his first grade debut with Frosinone at the age of 19.

Stay tuned as The Athletic Buddha will soon be taking it’s CrossFit Kids and Kids Soccer programs to a Primary school, Day care or pre school near you. Coach Adrian will be the head of the Soccer programming for schools and our After School sessions. His experience, knowledge of the game and natural coaching ability with kids will be a benefit to all the local kids who take on the program.

Welcome to the team Coach Adrian!

“Wild Wild Wild Thoughts” and dance moves are set to hit The Athletic Buddha stage for the return of Buddha Beats.
Our February show brings us Bad Girl RiRi, bubbles and chocolate coated strawberries for this once a month Ladies only event. Tag your girls and make it a night to remember.

Bookings on Mindbody are essential.

All performers, please arrive 5 minutes early to meet and greet with your fans (complete registration). Expect to sweat, groove and have a giggle in a relaxed atmosphere, make-up optional, diva moves a must!

WHAT: Buddha Beats Dance Sessions
WHERE: The Athletic Buddha, 1/2a Rothwell Ave, Concord West.
WHEN: Thursday 21st of February 8.00pm
COST: $20
WHO should attend?: Ladies – 16 years and over.

We are excited to welcome back our CrossFit Youth classes starting Monday 11th and Thursday 14th of February  for an 8 week block. This program is for all kids, big, small, athletic, non-athletic and even for those who hate team sports. The CrossFit Youth program challenges the child in a safe and encouraging environment and the skills learnt will transfer to all areas of life not just fitness.

The CrossFit Youth program teaches proper form and mechanics in functional and athletic movements in classes that are different every session with a focus on FUN. Our program teaches children to love fitness by making fitness fun and accessible for all.

Whether your child is a natural athlete or not, we will cater to his or her ability, allowing each child to experience challenge and reward every class.

CrossFit trains children to be generally physically prepared, encompassing all ten general physical skills (strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, stamina, speed, agility, power, cardiovascular endurance, and accuracy) and in doing so prepares them for the demands of life. Not only that, a vast body of research indicates that exercise is beneficial to cognitive function, which means the program can have a positive impact on children’s academic achievement.

Our CrossFit Youth Sessions include a dynamic warm-up, skill development and a workout. Each class is approximately 45 minutes long. We keep your kid fit, agile, flexible and healthy in body and mind but the first goal is to get them having fun with their exercise.

All our coaches are highly experienced and are ‘working with children’ accredited. We are a family run gym that promotes total health and wellness for all ages.

COST: $192 for 1 session per week or $364 for 2 session per week. (8 weeks). This includes a CrossFit Tank. *Enquire about the ‘sibling discount’. *We are a registered Active Kids Provider- Claim Your $100 Active Kids voucher.

WHEN: Starts Monday 11th & Thursday the 14th of February 2019.

TIME: Monday’s 5:30PM & Thursday’s 5PM
Email info@theathleticbuddha.com.au to book your spot or call Daniel on 0451932013.

We welcome CrossFit Kids back for 2019. This program is for all kids, big, small, athletic, non-athletic and even for those who hate team sports. The CrossFit Kids program challenges the child in a safe and encouraging environment and the skills learnt will transfer to all areas of life not just fitness.

The CrossFit Kids program teaches proper form and mechanics in functional and athletic movements in classes that are different every session with a focus on FUN. Our program teaches children to love fitness by making fitness fun and accessible for all.

Whether your child is a natural athlete or not, we will cater to his or her ability, allowing each child to experience challenge and reward every class.

CrossFit Kids trains children to be generally physically prepared, encompassing all ten general physical skills (strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, stamina, speed, agility, power, cardiovascular endurance, and accuracy) and in doing so prepares them for the demands of life. Not only that, a vast body of research indicates that exercise is beneficial to cognitive function, which means the program can have a positive impact on children’s academic achievement.

Our CrossFit Kids classes cover ages 5 to 10 year olds and include a dynamic warm-up, skill development, a workout, and every class finishes with a game. Each class is approximately 45 minutes long.

We keep your kid fit, agile, flexible and healthy in body and mind but the first goal is to get them having fun with their exercise.

All our coaches are highly experienced and are ‘working with children’ accredited. We are a family run gym that promotes total health and wellness for all ages.

COST: $192 (8 weeks). Includes a CrossFit Tank *Enquire about the ‘sibling discount’. *Claim Your Active Kids voucher.

WHEN: Starts Thursday 14th February.
TIME: 4PM

Our coaches find these sessions very rewarding and they love seeing these kids progress from term to term.

At The Athletic Buddha we believe that keeping the kids active with structured play along with free play is best for your kids after school. Here are our After School Fitness kids learning the Deadlift. The main emphasis of this activity is to get the kids familiar with this action and to try and give them cues that will help their form. We don’t overload our Junior athletes with weights or high intensity, instead we focus more on form, technique and most of all FUN.

Today’s WOD (workout of the day).
5 MIN AMRAP
6 deadlifts
6 box jumps
6 ball slams
10 jump squats

Then ascending burpees at the end of each round.
1,2,3,4,5……

After that 30 minute session it was out onto the back oval for ball sports and gymnastics.

Did you know The Athletic Buddha is the only registered CrossFit Kids gym within the Concord and surrounding areas?

@bikramyogafivedock is one of coach Daniel’s favourite sessions. “Mentally tough, physically equally (but different) as tough as CrossFit. The 90 minutes of extreme heat and yoga poses can definitely test you.”

We reccomend you have Bikram Yoga as one of your recovery tools along with any form of yoga and swimming.

Mum of 3 Leann getting her squat on. The squat is the King of weight lifting. It helps with our core stability, lower back strength, leg power, burns fat and much much more.

Whether you’re a mum, dad, teen or toddler at day care, squatting correctly is something we recommend to you all.