Northbrook, IL. November 2 – Labeled by entertainment media as Hollywood’s “latest fitness rage,” with reported users including P-Diddy and Madonna, “Acceleration Training” with The Power-Plate is now bringing its benefits to the top golfers in the world. Currently being used by more than 40 professional football, baseball and basketball teams and universities across the country, The Power-Plate is quickly finding its place in the golf community evidenced through its use by professional golfers including Colin Montgomerie, Rocco Mediate and others.

The Power-Plate and its Advanced Vibration Technology have created an entirely new form of training known as Acceleration Training. This cutting-edge training method elicits a number of golf-specific benefits, including but not limited to increased flexibility, range-of-motion, explosive strength and balance. Elite trainers and swing coaches including PGA professional Mike Wilson – Mike Weir’s personal swing coach – utilize The Power-Plate with golfers to dramatically improve all aspects critical to the golf swing and consistent performance on the golf course. “After one session on The Power-Plate, I immediately noticed the impact the device had on both my body and my swing,” said Wilson. “My flexibility increased so much that I felt like I was a different golfer. I am definitely a fan of the Power-Plate and can foresee golfers flocking to this technology as they look to improve their games.” Montgomerie and Mediate are among the golfers who have already become believers.

Prior to this year’s Ryder Cup, an article was published in the UK in which Montgomerie named The Power-Plate as one of the items that he “could not live without.” Montgomerie went on to say that he needs to stay fit when he is not on Tour, and The Power-Plate “strengthens” him and “prevents injury.” Mediate a 20-year PGA Tour veteran who overcame career-threatening back problems, has also seen dramatic results with The Power-Plate. “I have found that The Power-Plate has increased my strength, stamina, mobility and overall coordination – all critical elements to success on the golf course,” said Mediate. “Aside from these benefits, the Power Plate acts as a preventative measure, reducing the potential for joint or back-related injuries common among golfers.” The Power-Plate resembles a large scale, with a central platform that vibrates rapidly
between 30-50 times per second. Individuals merely stand on the platform, allowing the vibrations to elicit a natural reflexive response of muscle contractions for each and every vibration. The vibrations also elicit a significant increase in blood flow to joints and tendons, increasing flexibility and range of motion. Renown film actor and director Clint Eastwood has been a proponent of acceleration training with the Power-Plate long before the product and technology gained mainstream
notoriety. Eastwood, an avid golfer who helped develop the renowned Tehama Golf Club in Carmel, CA, was instrumental in securing a Power-Plate for the Club’s member fitness center.

“Power-Plate is a fast and effective strength workout,” said Eastwood. “I like to use it before a round of golf, because it helps me feel loose and flexible.” Additionally, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company, one of the most respected names in golf, has a Power-Plate at its headquarters in Carlsbad, CA where staff members are tapping into the machine’s ability to help golfers increase flexibility, balance and explosive strength. “During a recent visit to TaylorMade, I hit balls in between Power-Plate sessions
concentrating specifically on different muscle groups,” Wilson added. “By the end of the session, my whole body felt great.”

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NORTHBROOK, IL, April 1, 2008 – Power Plate North America announced today that its innovative Acceleration Training TM (a.k.a. “vibration training”) products will be used on the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour health and fitness trailers. Rory Sabbatini, Colin Montgomerie,
Jesper Parnevik, Chip Beck, Mike Weir and Jerry Kelly are just a handful among a growing list of PGA TOUR and Champions Tour professionals turning to Acceleration Training with Power Plate products for its unique array of physical fitness and game-improvement benefits. Use by touring professionals underscores Power Plate’s distinction as a legitimate golf-fitness and game-improvement product.

“The PGA TOUR’s decision to make our products available to professionals on its Fitness Trailers throughout the season, and to avid golfers at retail, affirms our long-standing belief in Acceleration Training TM as a legitimate game-improvement tool for golfers,” said Brian Dillman,
President, Power Plate North America. “The support we’ve enjoyed from TOUR professionals, elite swing coaches and golf strength & conditioning coaches, has been invaluable to establishing Power Plate in golf, and we’re thankful for that and look forward to continuing to help golfers of every level improve their games through Acceleration Training TM.”

In addition, Power Plate products will also be featured at PGA TOUR Superstores, a retail chain licensed by the PGA TOUR, serving die-hard golf enthusiasts with 13 locations throughout the country.

The most critical physical aspects to consistency on the golf course – balance, flexibility and range of motion, explosive strength, injury prevention and rehabilitation, are among the primary benefits achieved through Acceleration Training. Yet it’s the time-efficient and low-impact nature of Acceleration Training TM that sets it apart from other training methods, allowing its variety of benefits to be achieved in shorter, 15-30-minute training sessions and without the rigors and potentially damaging effects to joints and tendons of higher-impact conventional training methods. Furthermore, the Power Plate has illustrated significant pain-reduction benefits to individuals dealing with back-related ailments, also common among golfers.

“I’ve experienced wonderful results using Power Plate products within my personal training regimen in the off-season and between TOUR events, and I was thrilled to learn that the PGA TOUR was going to offer them on the TOUR Fitness Trailer this season,” said Jerry Kelly. “I have no doubt that other TOUR pros will become believers through the chance to experience Acceleration Training TM first hand at TOUR stops this season.”

“About six months ago, under the guidance of my friend (golf fitness expert) Sean Cochran, I committed to an exercise program centered on a 15-minute Power Plate® routine,” said renown golf teacher and short-game guru, Dave Pelz. “To date I’m pleased to report a loss of over 50 pounds, stronger legs, increased flexibility, and feeling better than I have in 20 years.”

While it has emerged steadily within the golf community, Power Plate’s overall impact in professional sports is nothing short of significant, with extensive use now in professional football (roughly half of the League’s 32 teams are utilizing Power Plate), baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer, as well as a “who’s who” list of leading college athletic programs in the U.S.

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Team Protea Japan, the distributor of Power Plate® products in Japan, undertook the sponsorship of the Lexus Champions Challenge the week before in Miyazaki City, giving them the chance to introduce the competitors to the benefits of Acceleration Training® for golf. Legendary golfers including Chip Beck, Jerry Pate, Tommy Nakajima, and Isao Aoki utilized the Power Plate® machine daily before the 1st tee, skillfully assisted by Protea trainer, Takuro Nagasaka.

Though Chip Beck had not previously utilized Acceleration Training™, the Power Plate® machine was to become his secret weapon. Chip commented, with all the aches, pains and injuries suffered by pro golfers, the Power Plate® machine would be a powerful tool. Recognizing the potential benefits of Acceleration Training™ for his golf game, Chip Beck and Protea President Toshi Katogi, struck a deal. Chip Beck would train on the Power Plate® machine for the following week’s match at The Kinojo Senior Open and would proudly wear a Power Plate® hat.

Fate was smiling on proud CEO, Akiko Tozawa as Chip Beck won the Kinojyo Senior Open in a playoff, Akiko observed a double rainbow in the sky! This is certainly a sign of more good things to come. Congratulations to team Protea in Japan.

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