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11- and 12-year-old students in Fox Cities invited to participate in 8-week exercise program
David Brown of Underground Functional Fitness conducting 8-week study on resistance training
Menasha, Wis.- Parents in the Fox Cities area looking for a way to have their children’s summer not be overtaken with video games, internet surfing and text messaging have a great opportunity to have their children train throughout the summer with a world-class trainer at no cost.
David Brown, president of Underground Functional Fitness, is looking for 40 11- and 12-year-old volunteers in the Fox Cities area (approximately 20 girls and 20 boys) to participate in resistance training as part of his research to fulfill his requirements for the doctor of health science degree from A.T. Still University in Mesa, Ariz. Brown specializes in obesity in children and his study looks at the way resistance exercise program can promote significant improvements in physical fitness levels.
Children will be trained by Brown at Underground Functional Fitness in Menasha for eight weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays, at no cost. Two sessions will be held each day, and children can attend either 10:00-11:00am or 11:00am-12:00pm.
The program will begin July 25. Community informational meetings will be held at Underground Functional Fitness Tuesday, July 19 and Thursday, July 21 at 6:30 pm. Anyone interesting in learning more is invited to attend.
It is important that participants are able to understand the informed consent and exercise instruction. Therefore, children interested in participating must meet the following requirements:
- Ages 11-12
- Able to travel to Underground Functional Fitness for supervised exercises and assessments
- Fluent in English
- Receive medical clearance from a licensed physician
- Be available twice a week for eight weeks
Children cannot participate if they have:
- Participated in a structured exercise program within the last year
- A mental state would keep them from understanding the proposed protocols
- A history of cardiac disease, chronic high blood pressure or any warning signs of high blood pressure or cardiac abnormalities
- An orthopedic disability that prevents full participation
Data collected by Brown will include measurements, strength, dynamic muscular fitness and flexibility. To protect privacy and confidentiality, participants will be assigned an identification number and data will be securely stored at Underground Functional Fitness.
If parents are interested in having their child participating, they should contact David Brown at (920) 729-8211.
Underground Functional Fitness partners with Muscle Performance Diagnostic Academy to provide customized sports performance testing
MENASHA, Wis.- Underground Functional Fitness (UFF) is partnering with Muscle Performance Diagnostic Academy (MPD Academy), based out of Green Bay, to provide customized sports performance testing. UFF is currently the only fitness center in the United States to have access to the MPD Academy equipment. This highly scientific system is provided by Wolfgang Weiler, a former coach of the Austrian Olympic Ski Team.
The testing takes about an hour and uses the diagnosis station MLD-Evo3 to measure how fast an athlete initiates motion, the amount of force produced when movement is initiated and how long power is maintained. The system uses highly scientific software to gather data by jumping with and without weighted loads.
Testing is able to give a performance diagnosis of power and strength for muscles in complex movements. From the testing, the Underground team will be able to provide the athlete with recommendations and a training plan. Testing can help:
· Develop/improve current athletes
· Monitor incoming professional athletes for drafts and free agent athletes
· Select the best athletes for games
· Prevent injuries before they occur
· Injury rehab (rehab will be provided only by licensed physical therapist)
· Prevent reoccurring injuries
Testing is now open and available to high school, collegiate and elite athletes. Athletes can get more information or sign up for testing by calling Underground Functional Fitness at (920) 729-8211.
ABOUT THE MPD SYSTEM
The system was developed 15 years ago with a team of sports scientists from Austria, Switzerland and Germany and millions of dollars of investment using only elite professional athletes for testing. Last year the MPD System was implemented in Red Bull’s state of the art trainings center in Salzburg, Austria. This facility was specifically built for professional and Olympic athletes sponsored by Red Bull who use this machine as their quality control system. The Austrian Ski Team has been using this device in their training regime for the past 10 years and has produced over 50 world champions and Olympic medal winners. Recently the Swiss National Soccer team and the German National Ski Jumping team have used the MPD system in their daily training regiment.
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