Weight Sets

TruForm Fitness' IsoBar Olympic-style weight set has a side-to-side balance and symmetrical loading and unloading so that the bars stay at the center of the bar's gravity. The IsoBars provide users with less stress on their joints, enabling them to target specific muscle areas. Both free-weight and cable attachments are available for the IsoBars. The weight set is also compatible with Olympic weight benches, plates and racks.

Contact: TruForm; phone: 866-537-8837; e-mail: info@truform.com; www.truform.com.

Cooling Cloths

The Cool Pouch helps individuals who get overheated while exercising. The pouch is 100 percent cotton and uses only one cup of ice to cool the carotid arteries in the neck and help the body relieve stress from overheating. The Cool Pouch retails for $19.99.

Contact: Cool Pouch; phone: 865-712-7300; e-mail: customerservice@coolpouch.com; www.coolpouch.com.

Kids' Fitness

The FitBall Kids DVD focuses on making exercise fun and entertaining for children so that children don't feel like they are working out. Master trainer Taralyn Jensen created the DVDs, which include three fast-paced, mini workouts for children to enjoy. Balance, flexibility, coordination, core strengthening and cardio conditioning are just a few of the benefits of the program.

Contact: FitBall; phone: 800-752-2255; e-mail: orders@balldynamics.com; www.balldynamics.com.

Financial Reports

ASF International provides trend reporting for its clients on how to better track their financial situation. The computer software's attrition and collections trend reports help club owners decipher reasons why membership numbers may be decreasing. Club owners and managers can then determine where to make improvements to better their facilities.

Contact: ASF International; phone: 800-527-6898; www.asfinternational.com.

Mats

Plastex Matting's Heronrib mats make floors in pools, spas and health clubs less slippery. The mats are made of durable PVC that provides years of wear and tear for indoor and outdoor use. The mats come in five colors: oxford blue, ocean blue, charcoal gray, forest green and mulberry red. Each shipment comes in 33-foot rolls that can be cut to fit the desired area length, and the mats have ancillary strips to join pieces together.

Contact: Plastex; phone: 256-845-7725; e-mail: sales@plastexmatting.com; www.heronrib.com.

Circuit Equipment

SCIFIT's Fit-Quik Pods program gives users a full strength and cardio workout with just three pieces of equipment. It gives the user a variety of exercises moving in different ways every 15 seconds. The program can hold the attention of less enthusiastic people who want to exercise, making the program ideal for a first-time member or deconditioned client.

Contact: SCIFIT; phone: 800-278-3933; www.scifit.com.

Publicity

The Ultimate Fitness Publicity Kit contains a CD set that focuses on how to promote fitness. The CDs teach facility managers how to piggyback on current events, how to handle themselves in an interview, how to write meaningful and eye-catching press releases, and how to develop a celebrity image in the fitness industry.

Contact: The Ultimate Publicity Kit for Fitness Professionals; phone: 813-469-1100; e-mail: info@JimLabadie.com; www.howtogetmorepublicity.com.

Training Program

The Trainer's Inner Circle program for personal trainers is a 12-month program designed to help personal trainers create business systems to increase net income and decrease the number of hours worked.

Contact: Trainer's Inner Circle; phone: 270-982-9400; e-mail: pat@fitnessconsultinggroup.com; www.trainersinnercircle.com.

Workout System

MobileFit offers a customized, individualized workout program for fitness enthusiasts. Users can employ the program at fitness facilities by logging in at a kiosk that prints workout sheets. Users can record their accomplishments by entering their data, and the system tracks their performance.

Contact: MobileFit; phone: 866-420-3348; e-mail: info@getmobilefit.com; www.getmobilefit.com.

Mats

Aerobic Club Steps perform double duty by serving as an exercise platform and a bench for strength training, core development and flexibility. In addition, the Mat for Step is designed to go on top of the Aerobic Club Step or a step to cushion users while performing exercises that involve kneeling, sitting or lying down. For safety, the mats are not intended to be used while users are standing on the step.

Contact: Power Systems; phone: 800-321-6975; www.power-systems.com.

Gloves

Harbinger's Women's Pro Wash&Dry gloves are designed to fit a woman's hand. The gloves are black with subtle hints of pink and are smaller and narrower in the palm. The gloves still feature the familiar aspects of Harbinger gloves, such as featuring stretch ventilator mesh that allow the fingers to breathe and bend easily, as well as technology that allows for many washes. The gloves retail for $15 and can be bought in most independent, specialty-fitness stores and gyms.

Contact: Harbinger; phone: 800-729-5954; e-mail: rangleo@harbingersports.com; www.harbingerfitness.com.

Bikes

Expresso Fitness' S2u bike combines fitness and computer systems to provide a customized program to motivate the user. A rider can even choose an off-road option to get a more challenging workout. The S2u features a 17-inch LCD screen, steering, shifting and more to fully engage the body and mind. Users can also track their results and scores on www.expresso.net.

Contact: Expresso Fitness; phone: 888-528-8589; e-mail: contact@expressofitness.com; www.expressofitness.com.

Alternative Exercises

RMAX International founder Scott Sonnon developed Circular Strength Training (CST) to allow fitness enthusiasts to protect their joints and muscles from being strained while working out. The CST program has three wings and can be done individually or as a group. The first wing is Intu-Flow Mobility Wellness. Wing two is Prasara Yoga, and wing three is Clubbell Athletics.

Contact: RMAX International; phone: 678-867-7629; e-mail: info@rmaxinternational.com; www.RMAXInternational.com.

Underwater Treadmill

Aquabilt's underwater incline treadmill gives the user a low-impact, high-intensity workout that improves strength and burns more calories in less time than workouts on dry land. The treadmill is safe and easy to use for all ages and fitness levels. The underwater treadmill can be used in an in-ground or above-ground pool and can be left in the pool year round or taken out to store in a closet.

Contact: Aquabilt; phone: 954-294-6467; e-mail: info@aquabilt.com; www.aquabilt.com.

Entertainment

Jiggerbug delivers audio books, CDs and MP3-CDs to consumers directly. Jiggerbug allows members to multi-task by exercising their body and mind at the same time. The company delivers directly to a user's computer or home office with free shipping. Users can then upload material to their MP3 players. While the files have a two-week expiration date, the costs stay low.

Contact: Three Girls Media; phone: 408-929-8068; e-mail: info@threegirlsmedia.com; www.threegirlsmedia.com.

Rehabilitation Exercises

Rehabco's Life Glider 3000 helps elderly adults and injured people exercise more effectively. Physical therapist Alan Reitz developed the product because he was frustrated with not having the right equipment for his patients to use between therapy sessions. The Life Glider benefits patients who are recovering from hip or knee surgery, who are in cardiac or stroke rehabilitation, or those who are in prevention programs for falls, arthritis or Alzheimer's. It can be used in hospitals, nursing homes, physical therapy practices, and health and fitness clubs.

Contact: Rehabco Inc.; phone: 877-556-3127; bthomasson@roacoxmail.com; www.lifeglider300.com.

Disinfectant Wipes

The Sani-Cloth Plus Germicidal Disposable Cloth Wipes come in individual packets and are an EPA-registered, hospital-grade disinfectant designed specifically for hard, non-porous surfaces found in health care settings. A wipe kills 13 different microorganisms in five minutes or less. Sani-Cloths have a low-alcohol formula and are latex free. They come 50 to a pack for individual packets and 160 to 165 for the big canisters.

Contact: Professional Disposables International Inc.; www.pdipdi.com.

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