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Former Navy SEAL's Innovative Training System Leaps from Military
to Elite Trainers & Pro Athletes, While Gaining Mainstream Momentum
Cutting-Edge TRX Product Line Establishes "Suspension Training" As New
Athletic and Fitness Training Category
SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, 2006 – For Special Ops Forces and other members
of the military, keeping your body in top condition is literally a matter of life and death.
That’s why Navy SEAL squadron commander Randy Hetrick made it a personal mission
during his 13-year SEAL career to create a way for his teams to maintain peak fitness
on deployments around the world. Now from the ships, subs and harsh environments
common to military operations, Hetrick's TRX Suspension Trainer has crossed over to
become a true breakthrough product in high-performance athletics and mainstream
fitness.
The innovative TRX Suspension Trainer is a testament to the resourceful nature of the
U.S. Military’s special operations units who are trained to survive and succeed in the
harshest and most resource-deprived environments. The TRX's design uses only
bodyweight and gravity to quickly and effectively train the entire body – a new method
known as "Suspension Training."
"Deployed units seldom have access to quality gym equipment, yet it's imperative to
operational readiness and survival that they maintain a very high level of physical
conditioning," said Hetrick. "My guys needed something we could use in the tight
quarters of a submarine, a safe-house or in remote operating base environments—
literally anywhere. That’s how the TRX Suspension Trainer came about."
Hetrick’s first designs used parachute materials looped over a beam or tree to allow for
basic movements such as rows and presses. These early prototypes quickly proliferated
as fellow SEALs took them on deployments and began discovering new strength
exercises and functional movements, thereby expanding the range of capability to train
the entire body. As Hetrick saw increasing enthusiasm among his friends both in
uniform and out, it became clear that this new way of working out was not just a tool for
military personnel, but a highly effective athletic training and mainstream fitness
solution.
Following his military career and after receiving his MBA at Stanford University, Hetrick
was determined to bring his design to a wider audience. Using the skills developed
while modifying and customizing tactical gear, Hetrick refined his initial design,
dramatically improving its aesthetics and functionality until it was ready for market.
With a viable product offering in place, Hetrick created San Francisco-based Fitness
Anywhere, a company devoted to the development, manufacturing and sale of quality
fitness products and programs based solely on bodyweight resistance. The company
offers several models of the TRX Suspension Trainer, with training programs specified
for different audiences.
The genius of the TRX Suspension Trainer resides in its simplicity. Most traditional
fitness products use plate weights, elastic or pulleys for resistance. The TRX instead
employs the user’s bodyweight and simple physics to create an unlimited range of
resistance and complete range of functional motion across hundreds of exercises.
Basically an industrial-grade harness of soft nylon webbing, the TRX allows users to
safely suspend their bodies in a variety of positions and to adjust resistance from 5% to
100% of their bodyweight. This variability of resistance levels allows users of all abilities
to create a total-body work out that delivers strength, flexibility, and core stability all at
once. All that is required is an anchor point sturdy enough to support an individual’s
bodyweight, such as a door, crossbar or even a tree limb.
Top trainers and pro athletes around the country are embracing the benefits of the
product that is currently deployed with many of our nation's elite military units.
Nationally-recognized personal trainer Gunnar Peterson, whose clients include pro
athletes and many of Hollywood's true icons like Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis,
uses the product extensively to train pros and celebs alike. Peterson believes the
product’s value far exceeds merely its simplicity and practicality.
"The TRX's simple design and versatility are great for sure, but those benefits shouldn't
overshadow how effective it is for functional strength and core training," said Peterson.
"Since incorporating the TRX system into the workouts that I design, I've become a
better trainer."
The complete line of TRX products, fitness guides and accessories can be purchased
directly from Fitness Anywhere, Inc. online at www.fitnessanywhere.com. For more
information on TRX Suspension Training Courses, volume pricing or web affiliate distribution
opportunities, call the company at (888) 878-5348 or email info@fitnessanywhere.com.
About Fitness Anywhere, Inc.:
Fitness Anywhere, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bodyweight training
equipment and exercise programming designed for trainers, health clubs, military users and
athletes of all levels. Originally developed in the Navy SEAL teams, the TRX® Suspension
Trainer™ is the original bodyweight training system that delivers a fusion of strength, balance
and flexibility - all within a single station that you can take and set up anywhere.
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