WE
WE ARE
WE ARE ALSO ASKING YOU DO YOU PREFER TO WORKOUT INSIDE OR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING?
AFFORDABLE HOUSING? HERE IS AN IDEA FOR HELPING
KIDS BURN OFF A LITTLE OF THE
ENERGY.
ENERGY.
ENERGY. IT IS NINJA NATION.
I SPOKE WITH THE HEAD COACH TO
SHOW YOU WHAT THIS PLACE IS ALL
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >>
ABOUT. >> Reporter: I GUESS I SHOULD
START FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T
KNOW WHAT NINJA NATION IS,
WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE AND WHAT YOU
DO,
DO,
DO, EXPLAIN WHAT IT I
+@
EXPLAIN WHAT IT I +@>> +@SO, NINJA N+@ATION IS A
CLASS STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY
WITH OBSTACLES AND A LOT OF
DIFFERENT THINGS YOU CAN PLAY,
SCREAM AND COMPETE.
IF YOU ARE AGE 1 TO 105!
WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME WE
HAVE A VERY COOL,
WELL IT WILL ARENA WITH COOL
LIGHTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, WE DO CLASSES HERE, OPEN
GYM, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, YOU
NAME IT, WE DO IT.
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY THE BEST WAY
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. >> Reporter: YOU GUYS TEACH
KIDS NOT TO FEAR FAILURE.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN'T
PRODUCE THE EXERCISES,
MOVEMENTS, OBSTACLES , THE
FIRST TIME YOU TRY THEM.+@
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE LOVE WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WE
HERE. WE SAY WE LIKE TO PROVIDE
PEOPLE WHE+@RE THINGS THEY CAN
EASILY.
EASILY.
EASILY. SOMETIMES WE HAVE STUFF THAT IS
CHALLENGING.
CHALLENGING. WE ENCOURAGE THAT FAILURE IS
GOING TO HAPPEN, IT IS JUST
HOW WE RESPOND TO IT.
SO, IF SOMEONE FAILS AN
OBSTACLE WE ARE LIKE LET'S DO
IT AGAIN, LET'S DO SOMETHING
WE CAN ACCOMPLISH AND CELEBRATE
THE SM+@ALL VICTORIES AND ALSO
LEARN TO OVERCOME THE DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. I LOVE THAT WE CAN HAVE FUN AND
TEACH LIFE LESSONS HERE, AS
WELL, TO BE ABLE TO INFLUEN+@C
IN A POSITIVE WAY THE YOUTH
THAT COME THROUGH HERE.
+@
+@ IT
+@ IT IS
+@ IT IS AMAZING.
IT IS A VERY COOL FEELING.
I LOVE ENGAGING WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND REALLY JUST
MOTIVATING KIDS AND ADULTS TO
GET OUT THERE, TAKE A CHANCE,
GO OUT THERE AND TRY SOMETHING
NE+@W, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
MIGHT HAPPEN.
MIGHT HAPPEN. IT IS A LOT OF FUN TO HAVE AN
IMPACT LIKE THAT.
>> Reporter: SO, I KNOW I WILL
HAVE PARENTS ASK, OH, SONIA,
BECAUSE THEIR HANDS ARE ALL
OVER THE SAME EQUIPMENT, HOW
ARE THEY KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE?
IF NOT COMPLETELY DISTANCED --
I DON'T KNOW, YOU HAVE A
PRETTY BIG SPACE.
I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN KEEP PEOPLE
DISTANCED IN THERE.
>> WE HAVE A FUTURE FACILITY.
THIS EVERYONE IS OVER 17,000
SQUARE FEET.
SQUARE FEET. WE HAVE BIG FANS IN THERE, AS
WELL, CIRCULATING THE AIR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SPA+@CE AND
OBSTACLES SO THE KIDS ARE NOT
ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
WE ARE CLEANING ALL THE
OBSTACLES THROUGHOUT THE DAY,
ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT ARE
HIGHLY USED.
HIGHLY USED. WE ARE ENCOURAGING THE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND, YOU KNOW, THE
MASK-WEARING WHERE IT IS
FEASIBLE, SO REALLY, WE ARE
BUILDING STRONGER KIDS,
STRONGER FAMILIES AND STRONGER
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. IT HAS BEEN GREAT.
>> Reporter: IT IS VERY PL+@AYF
AND FUN.
AND FUN.
AND FUN. WHEN I TRIED IT I WAS LAUGHING
AT MYSELF, I WAS ALL OVER THE
PLACE, BUT IT WITH US STILL
FUN, AND IT IS A REALLY GOOD
WORKOUT.
WORKOUT.
WORKOUT. YOU ARE USING YOUR FULL BODY.
I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A LOT OF
+@PUSHING AND PULLING WHICH YOU
DON'T NECESSARILY GET IN A LOT
OF WORKOUTS UNLESS YOU FOCUS
ON IT.
ON IT.
ON IT. >>
ON IT. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T FEEL L+@I
A WORKOUT.
A WORKOUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERE+@
TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES
PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY.
PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY. AND COMING IN HERE,
YOU ARE +@KIND OF PLAYING.
AND THEN IN THE PROCESS OF
PLAYING YOU ARE GETTING
STRONGER, YOU ARE GETTING,
YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW, THIS CHALLENGE IN DIFFERENT
WAYS . YOU LEAVE HERE SWEATING,
MAYBE THE NEXT DAY YOU ARE A
LITTLE SORE, SO IT IS A NEW
WAY TO ENGAGE IN T+@HE FOUNDATI
OF MOVEMENT, AS KIDS,
CLIMBING,
CLIMBING,
CLIMBING, PLAYING.
PLAYING.
PLAYING. HERE, EVERYTHING YOU CLIMB AND
SWING FROM IS OKAY . IT IS
SAFE.
SAFE.
SAFE. IF
SAFE. IF YOU FALL THERE IS PADDING.
IT IS REALLY FUN,
IT IS A GREAT WAY TO WORKOUT
>> Reporter: SO, YOU GUYS ALSO
HAVE AN AREA WHERE KIDS CAN
KIND OF DO THEIR H+@OMEWORK,
+@ FOCUS ON LEARNING.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT?
>> WE HAVE RECONFIGURED OUR
PARTY ROOMS.
PARTY ROOMS. WE NORMALLY HAVE OUR PARTY GET
TOGETHERS WHERE THEY HAVE PIZZA
+@
TOGETHERS WHERE THEY HAVE PIZZA AND ALL THAT STUFF.
SO, +@THAT NOW IS BEING
CONVERTED TO A LITTLE BIT OF A
LEARNING AREA, SO WE HAVE
LAPTOPS AND A NICE WiFi SIGNA+@
SO, THERE IS+@ PLENTY OF SPACE
LAPTOPS AND A NICE WiFi SIGNA+@ SO, THERE IS+@ PLENTY OF SPACE@
FOR THEM TO GET THEIR ONLINE
ZOOM CALLS WITH THE TEACHERS.
WE ARE THERE TO ASSIST, MAKING
SURE THEY CAN LOG IN AND
FOLLOWING A SC+@HEDULE.
IT IS PRETTY COOL.
IT IS FUN SEEING US NAVIGATE
THROUGH THIS TOGETHER WITH THE
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, AND
HELPING THE KIDS OPEN UP A
LITTLE MORE.
LITTLE MORE. WE ARE THAN+@KFUL AND REALLY
GLAD THAT WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER
THAT TO THE COMMUNITY HERE.
+@>> Reporter: YOU KNOW WHO ELS
IS PROBABLY GLAD IS THOSE KIDS'
PARENTS.
PARENTS.
PARENTS. SOMEONE IS HELPING ME WITH ALL
THIS, THANK GOODNESS!
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. PARENTS ARE SO GLAD,
BECAUSE THEY NEED REALLY FOR
THE WHOLE FAMILY.
THE KIDS NEED SOME KIND OF
INTERACTION, SOME PLACE TO BE
FOR LEARNING UNTIL SCHOOLS OPEN
UP IN PERSON.
THE PARENTS REALLY NEED AN
OPTION TO DROP THEIR +@KIDS OFF
TO A SCHOOL AND THEY ARE +@GOI
TO WORK.
TO WORK.
TO WORK. SO, WE REALLY WANTED
TO FOCUS ON TAKING CARE OF THE
PARENTS AND HELPING THEM OUT.
I KNOW THEY ARE STRESSED OUT,
TRY ING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH
THIS WHOLE THING.
WE WANT TO HELP EASE THAT
BURDEN ON THEM.
>> Reporter: SO FOR PEOPLE WITH
KIDS AS HOME AND LIKE, OH MY
GOSH, THEY NEED TO GET ENERGY
OUT RIGHT NOW, DO +@YOU HAVE
LIKE MAYBE DIFFERENT THINGS
THEY CAN DO WITHOUT RISKING
THEIR FURNITURE AND OTHER
THINGS IN THE HOUSE?
[ LAUGHING ]
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS YOU
CAN DO IN THE HOUSE TO KEEP +@
KIDS ACTIVE AND ENGAGED.
AND EVEN HERE IN THE GYM WE
HAVE CHALLENGES LIKE A PLANK
CHALL+@ENGE, HOW LONG CAN YOU
HOLD A PLANK, LIVE FIVE
MI+@NUT+@ES.
MI+@NUT+@ES. WE HAVE A BAR SO YOU CAN DO X
NUMBER OF SQUATS.
YOU KNOW, SEE HOW FAS+@T YOU C
DO DIFFERENT EXERCISES AND
MOVE+@MENTS +@. WE CAN KEEP TRA
OF IT, TRY TO BEAT YOUR TIME
NEXT TIME AROUND. +@
ALSO WE HAVE YOUTUBE VIDEOS
ONLINE THAT HAVE WORKOUTS THAT
ARE SPECIFIC AT-HOME WORKOUTS
>> Reporter: ALL RIGHT,
CARSON.
CARSON.
CARSON. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL LET YOU GET BACK TO
THOSE KIDS.
THOSE KIDS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AT
NINJA NATION FROM GETTING THEM