APEX Movement NorCal

I bought a Groupon for a 6 class pass to Apex. The Groupon was specifically for Aerial classes. Options are: Aerial Silks, Aerial Hoops (Lyra), and Aerial Conditioning. I’ve tried all 3 classes with Cassidy instructing. She is amazing! These classes have been so challenging, but I’m so glad I’ve done them. Silks was my favorite. It was hard, but I felt progress from the beginning to the end of class. The hoop was REALLY difficult, but I’m told each class you’ll do better than the last. Aerial conditioning was my first class here, and I didn’t really know what to expect. There was some pole work, and you used silks as well. I feel like I get a great workout in these classes, especially in my upper body. Thank you Cassidy, for pushing me outside my comfort zone!

I just wanted to say that I had such a great experience in the Intro class. Thomas was awesome as an instructor, he was very patient and positive in his instruction. Your front desk staff was fabulous, always smiling and answered any questions I had. Instructors who weren’t busy were very helpful during open gym and demonstrating during the intro class. The gym itself is awesome and I look forward to taking more classes in the future as well as recommending your gym to everyone I know who is looking for a new challenge. I’ll be starting the Pole classes soon and definitely will take the Intro class again, it’s just what I needed to fill in the gaps for OCR training.
Loved being sore in muscles I forgot I had after EVERY class!!!

Great Group of Staff. I enjoy trying to be like a ninja on open gym. No ones there so when I fall on my butt no ones to judge and see me fail. But their staff is there if needing in tips. One day I’ll be good as them. Thank you

We had such a fun birthday celebration for my husband’s 30^th! Alan was an awesome instructor, really breaking down each obstacle for us while respecting each level of ability in our group. He helped each of us focus on what we needed to think about or adjust for the next attempt. He compared the obstacles there to the real course, that he’s personally competed on. He also took safety very seriously, reminding us about good form and teaching us maneuvers to prevent injury. My husband had a great time and wants to come back for classes!

Went to the open gym with a group of 6 (ages ranging from 26 – 34). Had a great time and was very impressed with the helpfulness of the staff and others in attendance. I can’t really judge it from a true parkour standpoint but I definitely felt I got my $ 10 worth.
Special thanks to the staff for being accommodating when two of our group arrived near the end of the open gym session.

Best birthday party ever! We had our daughter’s 10^th birthday party here and at is was a huge success! All the kids with various levels of ability had a blast! The staff was fabulous genuinely sharing their enjoyment of the sport with the kids. Lots of fun tricks, laughs and group encouragement had by all. Highly recommend it –have a party at their place!

We can’t say enough great things about all the staff at Apex Movement Nor Cal. We have held two birthday parties there and both have been awesome. The kids are fully engaged from start to finish and love it. We fully recommend booking birthday parties here for the Tweens and older kids!

This place is great. I usually hate regular gyms because everyone is 1. miserable to be there and 2. in constant competition with you. This gym has none of that. Everyone has fun and people encourage you, even when you are new to the obstacles. We took the ninja warrior classes and they were great fun. This is a great fun place for adults, as well as kids.

APEX Movement rocks… My son loves this gym. We joined in May and took a break for the summer. I just told him we were going back and he is super excited. The instructors are so nice and very good with children. I decided to enroll my son for the whole school year. Thanks APEX even though I have to drive ½ hour at rush hour lol… you are worth it.

Huge kudos to Apex! Our 7 year old twins went yesterday and loved it so much that we drove back today. However, there was a mistake on one of the pages on the website and we showed up at the wrong time… Instead of turning us away, the wonderful people at Apex offered us a class (along with the other family who saw the wrong time on the site) right there on-​the-​spot.
Great class, happy kids, and we will happily return!

If I could give more stars, I would. I have 3 boys that have taken classes at Apex. The teachers are are fabulous and my boys have learned some great new skills. Open gyms are great for them to play around and practice things from class. All of my boys leave happily exhausted. We have also done a birthday party here and it was fun for all ages. I have a feeling this gym is just going to get better and better! Unfortunately my family is moving– we wish we could take Apex with us!

Dropped off my grandson here for a birthday party. I didn’t stay to watch. The guy behind the counter had me do an electronic waiver in case my grandson hurts himself. I think his name was Thomas. Good looking kid who looks to be in good physical shape. Respectful and polite, he came across as a nice kid. He said he would be leading the birthday group.
When I picked up my grandson, he said he had a good time, and would want to go back someday. He also told me that the group leader had actually been on that TV show called
American Ninja Warrior.

Dan is amazing! The American Ninja Warrior class is confidence and stregnth building for anyone at any level. Take the chance, make the drive & conquer the warp wall.

Willis is an amazing trainer! He really cares about the art of Parkour and is passionate to share his knowledge. I brought my nephews and sister here and he made the experience amazing! It is a 1.5 hour journey each way to get there from Redwood City and totally worth it becuse of the staff! They love what they do and it shows!

The waiver is scary for a parent who has a child with asthma. You’ll have to sign off on this:
«i agree to expressly assume all risks of injury or death… furthermore, to the fullest extent allowed by law, i agree never to sue and to release from liability apex movement norcal, … and their owners, employees, agents, landowners, sponsors, and affiliated companies regardless of cause, including injuries which may result not only from my own actions, inactions, or negligence, but also from actions, inactions, or negligence of others,…»
Wish there’s some sort of an exemption. Otherwise, for a healthy kid, this is awesome.

My son attends the little ninjas class at apex. This gym is amazing. My son is special needs, with developmental delays and sensory issues that make bilateral movement and keeping his attention on the class very difficult. Apex has been extremely accommodating in working with what my son is capable of developmentally vs. what his age would otherwise suggest.
This is a place of acceptance for my son who has great difficulty in school. I am incredibly thankful we found apex when we did. It has given my son an outlet where before there was only frustration. When he needs to stimulate his nervous system, he is starting to be able to do so with purpose instead of in a way that is dysfunctional and dangerous. (I.e. instead of just running away into a busy street, he asks for my help working on his moves together.) He has found something positive to focus on, now I just have to keep up!
My daughter is considering joining the youth class we are so happy!

My son just celebrated his 9^th birthday last night with 20 of his friends and Allen leading the pack. When I say pack, I mean a rabid pack of wolves. No problem for Allen. He was calm, in control and a great instructor.
They all had a blast challenging themselves, each other and cheering each other on.
Allen led them through the obstacles together so that they were comfortable and then let them have some free gym time.
We rented the party room for after the gym time. They don’t help with that part so make sure you have a couple of adults to save you through that process if you have a large party.
Amazing experience. So fun. So easy. Awesome price!

I had my two son’s birthday party here. You couldn’t ask for a better place to have this much fun for a group of rowdy boys! The instructor was Alan, & he was AWESOME!!! He also took the time to learn each of the children’s names… so that in and of itself is very cool. The check in process was very smooth, & I didn’t feel like we were just another party like I normally do at other places. The front staff was warm and inviting, all smiles, & extremely friendly and helpful. The kids had a fantastic time! I like how there isn’t any hovering in the party room afterward. If you choose the option of the package with a room, there is no food provided. I like that too because I can be quite picky with food.
They open the party with a game of dodgeball to get the kids’ adrenaline pumping, & also in case there are late arrivals. This is a good thing because then the late arrivals don’t miss as much of the Parkour part of the party.
They then move onto these slanted platforms to run across, then add in the rope swing a couple times. Then they run up a curved wall a few times to practice that. They conclude with the kids putting it all together.
The next part is the foam pit. Each of the kids gets to run and jump into the foam pit while attempting to catch a foam cube tossed at them. Super fun!
The last part is open gym for about 15 minutes, where the gym is open to the kids trying out the different obstacle equipment.
I really loved this place! The price was excellent! The time slots are great! And, they also offer junior warrior classes, with a 5-​class and 5-​open gym days per month… really interested in singing up my boys so they can have some additional recreation.
HUGE RECOMMENDATION: This place books out quite far in advance. You will need to book the place with a $ 60 deposit at least two+ months ahead of the day you want your party.

Be the best person you can be.
Unless you can be a ninja, then be that.
Here’s your chance to be a ninja without the painful backstory where you watch your hamster brutally murdered by the Yakuza while you cower under the bed.
Our journey started last summer when I enrolled my over (not hyper) active son in their summer camp. He LOVED it. He couldn’t get enough and we started making the weekly trek from Hercules.
This sounds like a pretty normal thing for a 7 (now 8) year old, but my son is extraordinary. Previous to Apex, we’d been asked not to return to tap dancing, gratefully refunded for not returning by karate and I’m pretty sure the gymnastics place has a strict policy to lock the doors if they see us coming.
We found a place that doesn’t just tolerate him bouncing off the walls but encourages it. Even better than that, I have had many people who have turned out pretty awesome come to me and say «I used to be just like that when I was a kid.» They love and accept him as he is. Any mother of a son like mine will appreciate how precious that is.
We had his eighth birthday at Apex over the summer and everybody had a great time (adults included). They set up an obstacle course and walked the kids through it, it was just like American Ninja Warrior. Very reasonable price and we were able to bring our own food in. Costco is just down the street so we just ordered pizza from them. Our instructor was amazing with the kids and able to adapt to all the age ranges we had participating, anywhere from 4 – 12 year olds. A couple of little ones were there too and kept trying to get under foot, they handled that with aplomb as well.
I had been curious to try parkour as well, but the class times didn’t line up with my stay-​at-​home mom schedule… until three weeks ago when they added a class on Tuesday mornings. I signed up and have been enjoying it even more than I thought I would. Their name is Apex Movement for a reason, it’s not so much a parkour gym but a movement gym. The lessons are changing the way I see and move through the world. Playgrounds look like fun again and my everyday movement is more catlike and fluid. No more stomping around for me. I will warn the ladies that after you learn to move like this, high heels will be a thing of the past. There’s a reason ninjas don’t wear stilettos despite how great they’d look.
I had back surgery less than two years ago and have some mental hangups on jumping. My body can do it, I’m just really afraid to. My instructors have been very good at respecting my perceived limitations but helping me work through them. They have a beginner package that includes the whole fundamentals curriculum plus 10 open gyms to practice my new skills and one of each of their additional classes, yoga, strength training, ukemi (how to fall). I’f you’ve ever wanted to feel like a ninja, here’s your chance.
I know that was a long review but I had a lot to say about this place. A great community, really nice people and a new way to have fun exercising. Get in and check it out.

Have you always wanted to learn parkour, but are afraid to practice outdoors on the hard concrete? You are in luck! The newest branch of the world-​famous APEX Movement (and only one thus far outside of their home state of Colorado) has now opened its doors in Concord.
Founded in 2006 by the renowned Ryan Ford, one of the preeminent parkour practitioners/​coaches in the US, APEX has been helping promote the activity in a safe and responsible manner across the United States and beyond. Unlike the plethora of fly by night indoor facilities sprouting up around the Bay with the sole intent of capitalizing on what’s hot to make a quick buck, the guys at APEX actually have the acumen and experience to back everything up. Plus, it is clearly obvious that they have a heartfelt passion for what they are doing.
I recently attended a weekend-​long parkour coaching certification course, and had the opportunity to test out the majority of the equipment, from the walls and ledges, jungle gym bars, vaulting boxes, to even a re-​creation of the famous «warped wall» from Ninja Warrior, and best of all… a foam pit! Obviously, any indoor facility will not be able to emulate the majority of obstacles one might run into on city streets, but with enough practice here, the transition to the concrete jungle should be seamless and pain-​free.
Before long, it will be you guys who are the young, up and coming whippersnappers in the parkour community showing us old farts how it’s done!
Make sure to check out the amazing YouTube tutorials from the guys who run APEX, Ryan and Amos:
Demon Drills —
Parkour Ukemi —
Also, check out my YouTube channel as well!