Vasa's Athletes Gym trains mere mortals to leap tall buildings with a single bound.

The popular sports-specific exercise machine, the Vasa Trainer, has been improved with a new Foot Platform which allows users to perform many useful leg exercises, including squats, lunges and vertical leap jumps.

Vasa Incorporated
Contact: Deb Kesler
Essex Junction, Vermont
http//www.vasatrainer.com
Toll Free Number: 1-800.488.VASA (8272).
E-mail: info@vasatrainer.com

For Immediate Release:
"New athletes gym, trains mere mortals to leap tall
buildings with a single bound."

April 2002: Essex Junction, VT: Acclaimed coach of elite athletes, sports
physiologist, author and inventor of the popular Vasa
Trainer, Mr. Rob Sleamaker, announced today the debut of the
new Vasa Trainer "Foot Platform". Since 1988, the versatile
Vasa Trainer has been the sports-specific training choice of
discriminating Olympic and world champion coaches, swimmers,
surfers, skiers, triathletes, rowers and athletes from many
other sports. Thousands of health clubs, physical therapists
and fitness enthusiasts around the world also use the Vasa
Trainer for its unsurpassed conditioning benefits. The Foot
Platform is the latest innovation that transforms this
highly effective functional training machine into a complete
"athletes gym".

As the newest improvement to the widely used Vasa Trainer
equipment, the "Foot Platform" expands the functionality and
appeal of the Vasa Trainer for athletic, fitness and
sports-medicine professionals. It allows the athletic
enthusiast to perform essential leg exercises including
squats, lunges, plyometric vertical leaps and powerful
starts. Incorporating the new accessory allows athletes to
more effectively perform plyometric leg push offs, lunges,
calf raises and aerobic total body exercises.

The Vasa Trainer is recognized and utilized by thousands of
universities, colleges and clubs throughout the U.S. as well
as the worlds top triathletes, swimmers, surfers and
trainers. The Vasa Trainer is a versatile sports-specific
device that provides over 150 multi-plane, functional
exercises using body weight as the primary resistance. It
is designed to condition the entire body by building
strength, power, speed and endurance. U.S. swim coaches
have consistently requested Vasa Trainers for their
athletes use during World Championships and Olympic games
since 1992. Here are what athletes, coaches and fitness
enthusiasts have to say about the Vasa Trainer:

"Its very important to have long, lean muscles and the Vasa
Trainer really provides that conditioning. Its very close
to what youre doing in the swimming pool which is why its
really beneficial to swimming." Lenny Krayzelburg, Winner of
3 Gold Medals at the 2000
Sydney Olympics and World record holder in backstroke.

Dave Scott, legendary six-time winner of the Hawaii IronMan
triathlon and professional coach, has this to say: "The Vasa
Trainer provides exactly the right sports-specific
conditioning athletes need to be at their best. The
functional training is unsurpassed. Its versatility is
incredibly valuable to me as an athlete and as a coach of
other athletes. Its absolutely essential for anyone who
wants to perform better." -

"Ive been using the Vasa Trainers here at the University of
Southern California since 1992. Im very happy and
satisfied with the results that it's given us." Mark
Schubert, Head Coach, USC and the 2000 U.S. Olympic Swim
Team

The Vasa Trainer is considered highly advantageous for
physical therapy and rehabilitation by physical therapists,
athletic trainers, and sports medicine physicians.

" For the lower extremities, what we find most effective
about using the Vasa Trainer is the fact that there is a
reduced amount of weight bearing and joint compression for
flexion and extension exercises. So, post-operative patients
or patients in the acute injury phase can tolerate these low
impact, low weight bearing activities and gain their
confidence so they can progress into functional activities
very quickly." Jim Harrison, DPT, Western Physical Therapy,
Downey, CA.

The design team at Vasa continues to develop innovative new
products that enhance athletic performance and fitness. Mr.
Sleamaker is also well known as a coach of elite athletes
and is co-author of the best-selling book, "Serious
Training for Endurance Athletes," (1996, Human Kinetics
Publishing). Vasa Inc. may be contacted by calling the toll
free number, 1-800.488.VASA (8272). To learn more about
the Vasa Trainer and the new Foot Platform you may visit
http//www.vasatrainer.com or e-mail Vasa Inc. at
info@vasatrainer.com. © 2002 Vasa, Inc.: All rights
reserved.
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