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Budapest Exiles have ambitious goal of raising HUF 1.5m for charity during pre-season preparations ▶️
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As part of the spring season preparations the Budapest Exiles have taken on a challenge and will complete 15.000 burpees, but there is a twist. The rugby club is not doing this demanding physical exercise only to get fit, but to raise funds for the Utcáról Lakásba! Egyesület (From Street to Home) charity. The goal is to collect 1.5 million forints that would go towards renovating and providing a home for a homeless family.
“We need to stay fit and burpees are a great exercise to do to improve your fitness levels, and maybe also to support others,” says Thomas Aponte, Budapest Exiles Head Coach. “The lads are posting on a regular basis videos of themselves completing the burpees, some are great, some just about manage to get through, but by the end of February they all should be perfect. It’s great that we have a cause, as I can put more pressure on our guys to exercise, and they really don’t have an excuse to say no” added Aponte.
The Exiles are currently preparing for the spring season with both ladies and mens teams training in full swing. The first XV have yet one game in hand to play against Batta Bulldogs that due to lockdown was moved from November to March 6th. If the Exiles manage to win that fixture they will head into the second half of the season in second place. This would guarantee a spot in the Championship play-off that will be held in May at Kincsem Park. The ladies team in the meantime is preparing for the 7s circuit that starts in late march.
“The Batta game will be vital to how the second half of our season rolls out so we have to be in top shape,” says Exiles Captain Joris Auger. “This is just additional motivation for the team and since you can’t say no to doing something for a good cause you are less likely to skip this fitness routine. We have a special table, the coaches even count the burpees to make sure a minimum of 15 are done each day, but then some even do 50. Some guys do suffer, but you have to suffer to enjoy it afterwards. If we raise 1.5m huf then getting extra fit from this will be an added bonus,” says the Frenchman.
Echt stark, was die Budapest Exiles da auf die Beine stellen – Sport mit sozialem Mehrwert finde ich super. Ich achte auch mehr auf meine Gesundheit und habe vor Kurzem angefangen, Kollagen zu nehmen. Hatte erst Bedenken wegen möglicher kollagen nebenwirkungen, aber bei mir lief alles problemlos – bin echt zufrieden!