You are not what happened to you; you are what you choose to become. — Carl Jung
FITNESS FOR ALL: Viktoria and Damian O’Hara aim to reduce anxiety and build resilience in people with autism and other developmental differences. (Photo by Victoria Ford)
Damian O’Hara helps a client gain strength and coordination with the sled apparatus. (Supplied Photo)
A new frontier in physical training for the neurodivergent community is being explored at CrossFit A-Game in Manahawkin, where owners Damian and Viktoria O’Hara welcome people with autism, Down syndrome, dementia and other developmental and cognitive differences. The key to enhancing quality of life for neurodiverse clients, they have found, is to relieve the anxiety and depression so prevalent among them.
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