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New CEO for Technogym

GAMBETTOLA, ITALY - Nerio Alessandri, president of Technogym, announces that Graziano Verdi will become CEO of Technogym effective January 2009. Verdi is currently president and CEO at Granitifiandre, a leader company in the ceramic industry, quoted at the Milan stock exchange and positioned as a luxury brand within its sector. The new CEO will focus on creating value and achiev-

Nerio Alessandri

ing medium- and long-term results and will work to strengthen Technogym's positioning as a world leader in the wellness industry. “I'm proud to join the Technogym team which has been able to create such a strong cultur- al model to make the company an icon of 'made in Italy' in the world. Thanks to my passion for sport and physi-

cal activity I can fully share the Technogym social responsibility in spreading wellness as a lifestyle and as an investment in health and prevention,” said Verdi.

Athletic Centre Adds Skating Treadmill as Profit Centre

A.C.T.S. (Athletic Centre for Training through Sports), of Orangeville, Ont., has teamed with National Training Centres (NTC) to introduce its Hockey Performance Training Program which features the Endless Ice Skating Treadmill. National Training Centres’, in

Rexdale, Ont., has invested over 10,000 man-hours and over 27,000 miles of athlete training on its skat- ing treadmill. NTC has developed and implemented this skating-specif- ic training program that helps ath- letes increase their speed, correct their skating mechanics, and improve their stride length and frequency. Endless Ice has been researching, designing and building large sport tread-

mills for over 10 years. The treadmill offers multiple stopping mechanisms in- cluding an overhead safety system that immediately stops the treadmill if a skater falls. In addition, Endless Ice offers stride analysis lasers, stride analysis capability using Dart Fish software, a stick handling puck plate platform, and a front and rear training bar to help players develop their forward and backward skating skills. For more information, visit www.actsathletics.com.

Physical activity improves grades

Get your kids mov- ing if you want them to do better in school. That’s the message from a growing field of re- search linking physical activity with better aca- demic performance. At a time when many schools have reduced or eliminated gym classes and recess, experts say the worry goes beyond the childhood obesity epidemic. In one of the latest studies in this field,

James Pivarnik, president-elect of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and a professor of kinesiology at Michigan State University in East Lansing, and col- leagues found that middle-school students who performed best on fitness tests — which gauged aerobic capacity, strength, endur- ance, flexibility and body composition — per- formed better academically as well. Results from the study, which included

317 students in grades six through eight, showed that the fittest group of students scored almost 30 percent higher on stand- ardized tests than the least fit group. And the least fit students had grades in four core classes that were 13 percent to 20 percent lower than all other kids, according to find- ings presented at a recent ACSM meeting.

BC Athlete Assistance Program available for Squash BC members

The BC Athlete Assistance Program is funded by the Sport and Recreation Branch of the Provincial Government. Program funding has been made available for high performance Squash BC players striving to represent British Columbia and Canada at national and interna- tional games and championships. Players wishing to apply for funding

through this program must meet the criteria as published by the branch and Squash BC. To read the criteria, see www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/ sport/programs/bcapp_pso.htm, or contact Kevin Kydd at Squash BC. For more information, visit www.squashbc.

com.

Precor to Build New Plant in North Carolina

Precor Inc., headquartered in Woodinville, Wash., is in- vesting US $26.2 million to build a manufacturing facility in Greensboro, NC. Precor plans to manufacture commer- cial strength equipment for a range of venues including health clubs, hotels, universities and multifamily hous- ing. Greensboro was selected following a national search

10 Fitness Business Canada January/February 2009

focusing on location, workforce quality and facility oper- ating costs. “Precor’s commercial strength business is growing rap-

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