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For 20 years EXF Fitness has provided high class training equipment and professional advice to domestic and commercial gyms as well as elite sports.

We are also keen to support charitable efforts. And when Greene King Brewery's Elaine Beckett asked to borrow an

exercise bike to help her prepare for the Lawrence Dallaglio Cycle Slam, EXF did better than that.

The company gave her a premium quality spinning bike and a detailed training programme devised by Nick Grantham a leading sports scientist and former director of the English Institute of Sport.

“Their support has been amazing and far more than I could have wished for”, said Elaine who will be cycling from Paris to London as part of the marathon event that sees teams taking legs of the entire rugby six nations fixture venues: Rome, Paris, London, Cardiff, Dublin and Edinburgh. The aim is to raise £1million for Sport Relief and The Dallaglio Foundation.

Details can be found at www.dallagliocycleslam.com. And if you would like to sponsor Elaine in her wonderful 442km money raising effort you can do so at www.justgiving.com/Elaine-Beckett .

EXF in conjunction with Perform Better USA are running Strength & Conditioning seminars that will be taking the UK and Europe by storm. With a list of experienced speakers and guest presentation, the line up is set to be awesome.

We are set to include both national and international speakers from the word of S&C, fitness training, nutrition and fitness. All of our presenters will also be including practical elements to their presentations, so get ready to get involved.

The preliminary dates are as follows:-

20th February – Ipswich

27th March - London

17th April – Leeds

8th-9th May – Birmingham (2 day Summit)

26th June – Manchester

10th July - Oxford

If you would like more information contact Nik Leeke on 01473 734100 or e-mail us

Since Taekwondo hit the headlines in Beijing for all kinds of dramas, not to mention Britain's bronze medal, the martial art has seen an upsurge in interest throughout the UK.

And keen to capitalise on this and to invest in the sport's future its Manchester HQ has invested in a selection of high quality EXF Fitness supplied kit. The new equipment helping provide for existing participants and to cater for upcoming generations of Taekwondo enthusiasts.

Three Power Racks with integral platforms, heavy duty flooring and multi purpose benches have all added to the impressive facility to create a first class training area.  Full press release >

In conjunction with Fitpro, we are offering you the chance of win one of 4 Freedom Trainers.

The Freedom Trainer is a portable piece of suspension equipment, and is a great solution for a total-body workout. Used by the likes of GB Swimming, Cycling and Taekwondo, it harnesses the body to create over 300 exercises, with virtually unlimited levels of resistance.

Freedom Trainer teaches great form, enhances strength, muscular endurance and flexibility, and constantly works the core. Retailing at £39.99, it’s affordable, versatile, practical and effective. A detailed instructional DVD is included, along with a storage bag.

For the chance to win one of the four on offer please visit www.fitpro.com/giveaways and log in using your membership number. Click on the giveaways tab and follow the directions on the page. Good luck! If you’re not yet a FitPro member, call +44 (0)20 8586 0101 for more information on joining.

The closing date for entries is 27 January 2010.

On the 11th December, we shall be at the Northumberland Tennis Academy and High Performance Centre supporting the Complete Conditioning for Tennis workshop. Presented by Duncan French and Nick Grantham. Designed for trainers, coaches and players, the workshop will cover through a combination of lectures and exercises:-

Physical preparation for tennis: physiological demands of the game.

Performance planning: integrating strength and conditioning into your tennis programme.

Injury reduction: injuries and exercises to address muscle imbalances and reduce injury risk.

Strength and power development: developing a robust tennis player.

Energy system development: metabolic conditioning for tennis.

Multi dimensional speed and agility: developing a tennis specific movement vocabulary.

Recovery and regeneration: training hard without falling apart

 

More info and booking form >

Want to fix your clients injuries? As a fitness coach (S&C coach, personal trainer, sports coach), there are times when you need to be able to keep your clients and athletes in a training routine even if they are injured. Whilst the ideal situation is to work with a physio, there are times when you are on your own and you still need to get the job done.

This is where the Rehab Trainer course fits in. Nick Grantham one of our partner coaches is hosting the 4 day Rehab Trainer course at his facility in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This is a short course designed specifically to give coaches unique new knowledge and skills which are guaranteed to boost their ability and confidence to meet an injured client's needs.

An intensely practical and cutting edge 4-day course, Rehab Trainer was written by highly experienced Australian Sports Physiotherapist Ulrik Larsen, who brings with him 17 years of injury management at elite and social sports levels. You will learn how to become an active force in rehabilitating your injured clients through their low-risk injury and back to full fitness. You may be wondering if this course is for you. If any of this applies to you then you need to be booking yourself on the course:-

• You currently have injured clients and don’t know what rehab you can implement.
• You would like a more in-depth understanding of bio-mechanics and how it relates to gym-based injuries.
• You would like to expand your referral base.
• You would like increased success in training your clients with knee pain, low back pain or shoulder pain.  

More info >

Sunday 13th September saw the finals of the Britain’s Strongest Man 2009 (under 105Kg) competition at Krunch Gym, Waltham Abbey. EXF helped ensure the day ran smoothly by supplying most of the equipment for the events. There were 3 categories for the competitors; ‘Novice’, ‘Britains Strongest Man Under 105kg’ and ‘the open Londons Strongest Man’. Many of the Novice competitors were taking part in their first Strongman competition and everyone gave an excellent account of themselves.

The day included 5 events; the Log Press, Farmers Walk, Tyre Flip, the Axle Lift and the Atlas Stones. In the Log Press the competitors had to lift the log (90kg for the Novices and 120kg for the rest) from the floor and then press it overhead as many times as they could in 90 seconds. The Farmers walk was equally tough with the bigger guys having to

^{Terry Hollands doing his thing in}

^{Londons Strongest Man}

 

complete the 50metre course as quickly as possible carrying 130kg in each hand. Some impressive displays of strength, endurance and sheer willpower saw a keenly contested event with less than a second between the top 3. In the tyre flip reigning Britain’s Strongest Man, Terry Hollands, made light work flipping the giant 525kg+ tyre and beat the second best score with over 30 seconds left to spare. In the penultimate event the competitors had to lift an Atlas stone weighing well over 100kg and lift it over a 5ft bar, the Atlas Stone was then rolled back to the competitor and they had to repeat as many times in 90 seconds as possible. The final event was lifting the Atlas Stones on to a plinth - which ranged from 120kg to 180kg and only Terry Hollands managed to put all 4 stones up on the plinth.

The day was a huge success and thoroughly enjoyed by the hundreds of spectators who turned out at Krunch Gym. The competitors showed great strength, determination and camaraderie. The overall title of Britain’s Strongest Man under 105Kg was won by Paul Wood whilst Terry Hollands retained his Londons Strongest Man title winning every single event and ensuring qualification to the World’s Strongest Man event.

We would like to thank Lawrence Browne (www.powershotsmag.com) who promoted the event for all of his advice and support.

The British Olympic Taekwondo team moved to a new facility in Manchester about 6 months ago as they wanted somewhere with specialised equipment to fit the needs of their athletes.

EXF is pleased to have supplied the equipment - this included 3 power racks with platforms, multi-purpose benches (all bespoke), and heavy duty free weight flooring.  This equipment is being used twice a day, 6 days a week.