Children ages 6-12 recently experienced a boot camp similar to what takes place at a police academy, but they were right here in Methuen. Methuen Police Officer James Smith and Lowell Police Officer Staci Callery instructed the children in several exercises.
Haus of Athletes, at 476 Lowell St., holds a summer program designed for children that focuses on strength training, youth football training and more. Kids who took part in the training have been members for up to 2 years; many of them train for youth football and will continue their training over the summer months.
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- Children do lunges while walking up and down the gym.
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- Sobhan Namvar holds his son Yazdon, 3, while he does pull-ups.
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- Peachy Gonzalez, 9, has been training at Haus of Athletes for 2 years and, without a pause, raced across the monkey bars. MethuenLife photos by Nancy Reardon
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- Prior to doing the police academy workout, Officers James Smith and Staci Callery instruct kids on safety.
