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Multi-site operations and research collaboration made easy

Affecting Fall Rates for Older Adults

HUR Wins Prestigious 2014 Medical Fitness Association Award

A NOVEL CONCEPT USING INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY

CARDIAC REHABILITATION

Rehab centre of one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands chooses HUR SmartTouch

HUR – 25 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

DEAR FRIENDS OF EXERCISE, REHABILITATION & RESERACHThe megatrends of the ever increasing sedentary lifestyles, the obe-sity epidemic and the aging population will pose immense challenges worldwide in the years to come. To meet these challenges we need an increased cooperation and dialogue between academia, industry and the society.

The key, we believe, is ”collaboration”. We at HUR can contribute by providing You with the most sophisticated exercise solutions for preven-tive, rehabilitative and maintaining exercise, as well as comprehensive research environment. This with a special focus on active ageing pro-grams and evidence-based rehabilitation.

HUR was founded at the University of Technology in Helsinki in 1989. For over 25 years now we have had the privilege to witness our friends and partners push the frontiers of Science and knowledge into previously uncharted territories, to the benefit of mankind.

We celebrated 2014 our 25th year by launching the 4th generation of computerized exercise equipment – HUR SmartTouch. Read more about this on page 3.

2014 was also the year when HUR received the prestigious Medical Fit-ness Association’s Best Practice Partner Technology & Innovation Award. The award recognizes a new technology with a significant impact for meeting the needs of the medical fitness industry. We are grateful and honored of receiving this award, and want to thank all of our customers and friends who have made this possible.

On behalf of the whole HUR team, I wish to thank all our friends and cus-tomers for your confidence, friendship and collaboration during these years. When you keep pushing the boundaries of scientific knowledge then you can rest assured that we will continuously walk one step be-hind to back you up.

Mats Manderbacka HUR Chairman of the Board

The Chairman conducts a balance test at Taffel mountain, Cape Town.

CONTENTSDear friends of exercise, rehabilitation & reserach 2

Faster and Safer Research and Rehabilitation, and more Independent Exercise with the new HUR SmartTouch 3

Multi-site research collaboration made easy 4

Rehab centre of one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands joins the HUR SmartTouch family 5

Brunei’s Sports Medicine & Research Centre Adopts HUR System to Complement the Growing Sports Development 6

Affecting Fall Rates in Older Adults 7

Cardiac rehabilitation: A novel concept using intelligent technology 8

First ‘Active Ageing for Older Adults’ exercise trial launches in Singapore 9

Jump testing research made easy 10

Load and fatigue monitoring in Norwegian professional football 12

Shandong Luneng Taishan Football Club in China handpicked HUR equipment for high speed and rehabilitation training 13

First gym in Italy for the over 55 year olds equipped with HUR machines 14

The HUR Falls Prevention Program 15

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The need for and use of data with-in exercise and rehabilitation has increased immensely in recent years. HUR recognized this early and a lot of the development has been put into computerized ex-ercise. For over 12 years we have been offering our customers the highly appreciated SmartCard sys-tem for evidence-based exercise within clinics and wellness centres. From that legacy, the 4th gener-ation of HUR computerized ex-ercise systems, the HUR Smart-Touch, was born.

WHY PUT SO MUCH EFFORT IN COMPUTERIZED EXERCISE AND REHABILITATION?"The importance of computerized exercise and rehabilitation can´t be stressed enough. Different or-ganisations in our society - from insurance companies to politi-cians – need evidence-based data from clinics and wellness centres of the progress of their patients. That means that professionals need easy to use, automated tools for rehabilitation and exercise – to be able to visualise the wonderful work they are doing.

Furthermore the work needs to be safe and efficient. Rehabilita-tion times are getting shorter and

the staff forces are decreasing in size – and what happens then to the motivation of the patient? To meet this reality we need to pro-vide solutions for faster rehabilita-tion, independent exercise for all ages and abilities, evidence based activities and the possibility for patients themselves to track their own progress easily, which is cru-cial for the motivation." says Lena Karjaluoto, CEO, HUR.

WHAT DOES THE HUR SMART-TOUCH DO?The HUR SmartTouch strength training equipment and soft-ware bring even more operation-al benefits for the facility, simplify the physiotherapist's/instructor’s work and provide an enhanced training experience for the users or patients. It is a comprehensive computerized exercise solution with world-leading pneumatic strength training equipment and a modern operating software for research facilities, clinics and well-ness centres – and for users of all ages and abilities.

EXERCISERS/PATIENTS will be more motivated, empowered and able to exercise independently. The machines are easy to access and the loads, repetitions as well

as seat and lever arms are set up automatically and electronically. The touch screen display provides instructions, goals and feedback on progress. This gives an imme-diate sense of achievement and keeps people motivated. And all users have their own online/mo-bile profile to follow their progress wherever and whenever.

FOR THE INSTRUCTOR the sys-tem will speed up the introduction of new users and eliminate pa-perwork and mundane tasks. The load is increased automatically as the person progress, and the sys-tem will provide the documenta-tion needed to track progress. This frees resources for instructors to focus on patients who really need their assistance.

FOR THE FACILITY OPERATOR the system will provide the met-rics to track exercise performance, save staff resources and automat-ically provide documentation of patients’ progress. And thanks to its modern cloud-based user inter-face it provides operating wherev-er, whenever and in whatever de-vice.

Faster and Safer Research and Rehabilitation, and more Independent Exercise with the new HUR SmartTouch

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A STANDARDIZED AUTOMATED TESTING ENVIRONMENT FOR EFFICIENT AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Conduct your performance and strength testing in a tried testing environment. The HUR testing environment and equipment for research have been developing and used over 20 years. Worldwide researches with HUR solutions have during the years resulted in a great deal of notable studies – topics ranging from fall prevention programs for seniors to rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis and respiratory disease.

The HUR SmartCard software has been serving uni-versities, rehabilitations clinics, hospitals and senior gyms for over 12 years. After two years of intense de-veloping of content, reports and user experience, as well as of the functionality, the system is now mod-

ernized and web-based – HUR SmartTouch. This al-lows great new opportunities for universities and re-searchers conducting studies in the field of sports, exercise and rehabilitation.

Automatic reporting, testing and training functionality – e.g. automated load upgrade - make the work for you. Speed up your time to publish with the HUR SmartTouch software!

MULTI-SITE RESEARCH COLLABORATION MADE EASYThe HUR cloud based SmartTouch software for strength training and performance testing offers an excellent solution for conducting and administrating comprehensive multi-site researches.

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One of the first members to join the HUR Smart-Touch family is Dutch UMCG, The University Med-ical Center Groningen. UMCG was established in 2005 as a joint activity of the University of Gronin-gen and the Academic Hospital Groningen (AZG). At present, the UMCG is one of the largest hospi-tals in the Netherlands and the largest employer in the Northern Netherlands. The UMCG focuses on healthy ageing in all priority areas: research, clinical care and education. The healthy ageing-related re-search bundled in the Institute of Healthy Ageing. Visit www.revalidatie.umcg.nl

THE WAY TO HUR

UMCG’s rehab center has several exercise areas with high tech training equipment. In almost all areas they work with air pressure equipment, but their desire was to do more with integrated software to enable more sophisticated monitoring and evidence-based training. In line with the principal of testing–train-ing–testing, more information about diagnoses and analysis is required. After a presentation about HUR

and the HUR SmartTouch the rehab center became enthusiastic. The system provides a lot of informa-tion about different programs and diagnoses. For cardio Scifit products with HUR compatibility were chosen. The project was done in co-operation with HUR representative in Holland, Wilco Nammensma, Harting-Bank.

REHAB CENTRE OF ONE OF THE LARGEST HOSPITALS IN THE NETHERLANDS JOINS THE HUR SMARTTOUCH FAMILYHUR launched the brand new line of computerized strength training equipment and software in Europe in November last year - the HUR SmartTouch. The system received instantly positive attention and has already been installed or is about to be taken in to use by several organizations in Europe.

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Easy Access machines installed in SMRC• Biceps / Triceps Easy

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• Push up / Pull down Easy Access

• Chest Press Easy Access

• Lat Pull Easy Access

• Pec Deck Easy Access

• Optimal Rhomb Easy Access

• Dip / Shrug Easy Access

• Delta / Lat Easy Access

BRUNEI’S SPORTS MEDICINE & RESEARCH CENTRE ADOPTS HUR SYSTEM TO COMPLEMENT THE GROWING SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Photo Credits: SMRCWith the growth in sports development in Brunei Darussalam, HUR was introduced to Brunei’s Sports Medicine & Research Centre (SMRC) in 2010 with the aim to assist the country’s athletes and para-games athletes in strength training and rehabilitation therapy.

HUR’s unique ability to quantify equal resistance that is provided throughout the range of movement proves to be an effective and useful system. Moreover, the muscular toning and strengthening function found in HUR equipment cater for all sports groups, including the para-sports.

“The easy access function and user friendliness of the equipment, in addition to the comprehensive reporting system with appropriate feedback, make HUR system standout in front of other competitors”, shares Dr. Danish Zaheer, Head of Department, Sports Medicine & Research Centre, Sports Medicine Specialist.

Currently there are 26 units of HUR equipment with HUR Smart Card System installed in SMRC. About 29 sports groups, including para-sports groups, have been training on the HUR system since. Some of the sports that have used the HUR system include: Silat, Soccer, Athletics, Karatedo, Taekwondo, Badminton, Tennis, Lawn Bowls, Wushu (martial arts), Sepak Takraw and Rowing.

THE RECENTRE BY IMOVESMART SDN. BHDThe RECENTRE by iMoveSmart Sdn.Bhd is a newly established and significant development in Senior’s HealthCare in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The RECENTRE seeks to offer integrative & holistic solutions for adult & senior exercise, rehabilitation, pain management, nutrition, ageing-in place, healthcare and a host of others.

To that purpose, the RECENTRE has happily partnered with HUR, the globally recognised health professional in active ageing, rehabilitation and fitness, and now, with 29 units of the SmartCard computerised equipment in its gym, is proud to join the HUR family of 10,000 installations worldwide.

Photo Credits: RECENTRE

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As humans we age – our biological clock is ticking. According to the bi-ological definition, the human ag-ing process begins after reaching sexual maturity. We cannot escape this fact. Often the changes asso-ciated with aging are perceived as limitations in daily life, which not in-frequently - sooner or later - lead to dependence and reduced quality of life. At the starting point of such downward spirals, frequently there is a fall event.

The fact that these changes also – at least partly - result from a lack of movement, and the huge body of literature indicating that there is a chance to fight these negative changes gives hope. It gets even better: The dynamic aging process can be positively affected without medication or a huge investment. It can be achieved with exercising!

Decreased muscle mass and bal-ance deficits - factors that are strongly prone to the aging process

- are amongst the most important risk factors for falls. Physical activ-ity and, in particular, progressive strength and balance exercises, are therefore indispensable with the aim to enhance walking ability and to prevent falls. HUR equipment, characterized by the step less in-crease or decrease of resistance, restriction of range of motion and ergonomic seats, perfectly fits the requirements for age-adapted training.

Walking presents a challenging task for older adults. Several characteris-tics of an older persons walking pat-tern, such as longer gait initiation time or variability of step length, are associated to changes of our cen-tral nervous system. Possible obsta-cles require an instantaneous adap-tation of the learned programs in these systems and walking, there-fore, is no longer believed to pres-ent an automatic reflex-controlled process. Falls also occur due to cognitive decline and, therefore,

falls prevention programs that in-clude progressive strength and balance training should be supple-mented by a cognitive challenge.

A recently published study, con-ducted at the Swiss Federal In-stitute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ), describes a multicenter randomized controlled trial where 182 older adults from 14 homes for the aged performed twice week-ly strength-balance training over twelve weeks. Half of the group ad-ditionally participated in a comput-erized cognitive training three times a week. Both, the strength-balance and the strength-balance-cogni-tive intervention groups, achieved an impressive 80% reduction of fall events from pre-training to train-ing period. The positive results re-mained over the total assessment period of one year post training.

Affecting Fall Rates in Older Adults

ARTICLE: van Het Reve, Eva, and Eling D. de Bruin. "Strength-balance supplemented with computerized cognitive training to improve dual task gait and divided attention in older adults: a multicenter randomized-controlled trial." BMC geriatrics 14.1 (2014): 134.

Dividat is a company that started off at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), where Eva van het Reve and Seline Wüest conducted their studies on cognitive-motor training.

“The features of HUR equipment proofed to be very beneficial in the resistance training part of our con-cept: HUR machines allow for a stepless increase or decrease of the resistance, restriction of range

of motion through range limiters, ergonomic seats and, through this, a reduction of stress on vulnerable joints”, says Eva van het Reve.

Since January 2015 Dividat is the official distributor of HUR products and solutions in Switzerland.

For more information, please visit www.dividat.ch

Never heard of cognitive-motor training? Meet our new Swiss distributor Dividat

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We have recently developed together with HUR experts a rehabilitation model aiming to increase adherence to exer-cise-based cardiac rehab. Shortly, when patient comes in to HUR Cardiac Rehab Gym at Verve Oulu, physiotherapist guides to start with “warm up” of 7 min by Monark bicycle ergometer. During this procedure we collect the data need-ed to HUR smartcard to calculate the estimate of peak exercise capacity. This fitness test is validated, reproducibility is tested and the results are published recently (http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00243/full).

We also assess muscular strength in our concept. It is performed in HUR leg press and the data is gathered to the smart-card accordingly. In addition, to collect daily physical activity data 24/7, we have used Polar Activity monitor which de-fines how many minutes you have had different physical activity intensities dai-ly. A wonderful thing is that we can give the results of this whole testing proce-dure to the patient with one A4 print automatically right after single exercise session from the HUR software.

HUR WINS PRESTIGIOUS 2014 MEDICAL FITNESS ASSOCIATION'S BEST PRACTICE PARTNER TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION AWARD

The 2014 Medical Fitness Association’s Best Prac-tice Partner Technology & Innovation Award recognizes companies whose new technology, or new innovations, im-pact the mission of the Medical Fitness Industry to treat chronic disease and aging through ex-ercise.

The Medical Fitness Association, Inc. (MFA), a professional associa-tion that seeks to lead a global network of med-ically integrated fitness centres and programs in the pursuit of well-being, has named HUR as the winner of the 2014 Med-ical Fitness Association Technology & Innova-tion Award. As part of the annual MFA awards series, the Technology and Innovation Award is based on the impact that a new technology or innovation has in meeting the wide rang-ing needs of the medical fitness industry.

CARDIAC REHABILITATION:

A novel concept using intelligent technologyDaily physical activity and exercise training are key tasks in cardiac rehabilitation. The reason for that is that it has been proposed that many of the risk factor improvements occurring in cardiac rehabilitation can be mediated through exercise training programmes. However, the majority of cardiac patients are not engaging in targeted physical activity, even when they are enrolled or completed in rehabilitation programs.

Arto Hautala, Laboratory Manager Adjunct Professor, PhD, PT Department of Exercise and Medical Physiology P.O. Box 404, FIN-90101 Oulu, Finland Visiting address: Kasarmintie 13 Tel. +358 400 341 454, fax +358 20 757 4702 E-mail: arto.hautala@verve.fi, www.verve.fi

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We have reported preliminary findings of our con-cept related to adherence last year in the European College of Sport Science meeting in Barcelona and in Health Enhancing Physical Activity Europe meeting in Helsinki. And I must say that the results are very promising. 79% of coronary artery disease patients crossed the target amount of exercise training during the 6 month intervention. Accordingly, the average of objectively measured vigorous physical activity was about 46 min/day meaning that 76% of patients sur-passed the daily 30 min of vigorous physical activity.

Finally, I’m delight to conclude that the exercise based cardiac rehabilitation concept using intelligent tech-nology seems effective to increase physical activity to the recommended level. Self-monitoring techniques such as feedback of health-related indexes regular-ly during intervention and wearing physical activity device contribute markedly to daily physical activity and exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation.

HUR in collaboration with AS-PIRE55 Pte Ltd – Asia’s first virtual retirement village, launched Singa-pore’s first ‘Active Ageing for Old-er Adults’ exercise trial in October 2014. The objective of the trial is to establish the effectiveness of regular exercise for older adults in Singapore, and to benchmark the research against healthy Scandi-navian older adults.

The trial took place at the Wellbe-ing Innovation Lab, a home-styled gym by ASPIRE55 that is equipped with HUR’s fitness equipment, spe-cially designed for older adults. 37 ASPIRE55 members (aged 55-78 years) were selected. The workout for each participant was customised based on a pre-assessment analy-sis. The pre-assessment included a body composition evaluation anal-ysis. During the 10-weeks research period, participants worked out in

group circuit training with a trainer for 60 minutes per session twice per week.

After 10 weeks, the post assess-ment results were as follows:

• More than 80% of participants saw an average of 25% increase in strength for both their arms and legs

• Average abdomen strength for all participants increased by 34%

• Highest increase recorded for leg flexion strength is more than 200%

• On average, there is a 125% improvement in timing for balance test - one leg stand with eyes open

Many of the participants were pleased with their post assessment results when they saw improve-ment in their overall strength and balance, as well as overall wellbe-ing. They also saw the importance of regular exercise.

“We hope to demonstrate the ef-fectiveness of regular exercise on older adults in Singapore. In the pro-cess of doing so, we aim to create a community of like-minded older adults who are committed towards increasing their muscle strength as they age”, says Ms Loke Yiing Ching, Managing Director, ASPIRE55 Pte Ltd, Singapore.

First ‘Active Ageing for Older Adults’ exercise trial launches in Singapore

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DID YOU KNOW? The HUR Labs Jump Test Software provides the tester with over 20 parameters of the jump immediately after the test without any need for user calculation! All this included with every Jump Platform without any extra charge.

HUR Labs Megaplate increases Jump Test safety The large Megaplate is a new addition to the HUR Labs standard offering on Jump Test platforms. It features the same versatile and easy-to-use soft-ware as the portable platforms FP4 and FP8. The megaplate has a considerably larger landing and measuring area (114cm x 114cm) than the portable platforms, which enables more safety when per-forming e.g. jumps with barbells.

New Jump Test Software gets excellent feedback Every HUR Labs jump test platform comes auto-matically with the new version of the Jump Test Software. This Software is made in co-operation with top Premier League football teams and also the Oslo University Sports Science faculty has been giving excellent feedback when producing this lat-est version.

The software is optimized for both team sports as well as measurement of individual people. Team sports require streamlined and fast performance and no extra waiting. This has been achieved by making many of the pre-jump checking features optional in the software settings. These features are often unnecessary with today’s extremely ro-bust platforms and sensors, but may be useful when preparing high-end research where absolute top accuracy is a must.

JUMP TESTING RESEARCH MADE EASY

The software includes all the major standard jump test protocols: Static Jump, Counter Movement Jump, Elasticity Test and Drop Jump as well as a Fa-tigue test. The jump height is calculated using two methods – air time and take off velocity. Average and maximal values of Power, Force and Impulse as well as Rate of Force Development at any given phase of the jump are easy to view. Rate of Force devel-opment in the beginning of the concentric phase of the jump is shown to have very good correlation to sprint speed and this parameter is very important in e.g. football and hockey player testing.

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DID YOU KNOW? The HUR Labs Jump Test platforms can all be used for measuring balance as well with an optional HUR Labs iBalance Premium software package. This saves a lot as only one platform is needed for both jump and balance testing.

DID YOU KNOW? HUR Labs manufactures all platforms in Kokko-la, Finland and we can make force platforms in various sizes and shapes according to specifi-cation. Come to our stand and ask for more, or contact us info@hurlabs.com.

The Fatigue Test is an excellent protocol (consecu-tive counter movement jumps for 15, 30, 45 or 60 seconds) when determining a person’s ability to maintain a level of continuous performance for ex-ample in sports like Volleyball, Basketball and Alpine Skiing. Loss of Power and Jump Height is easy to analyze from graphs displayed.

For every jump the raw force data is being recorded at 1200 Hz from each sensor. These values as well as the over 20 measured parameters can easily be exported to external software or reports if the ex-tensive reports of the HUR Labs Jump Test Software would not be suitable.

The new HUR Labs iBalance Smart Combo is a perfect tool for per-forming balance assessments and interactive balance training to im-prove patient’s coordination and reduce their fall risk. Easy-to-Use touch screen guides the user through the standard balance testing protocols and indicates fall risk level in clear traffic light colors. Pa-tients regardless of age and skill level can train their balance and co-ordination independently without the need of constant supervision.

IBALANCE SMART COMBO BENEFITS:

• Easy fall risk level assessment• Clear results in traffic light colors• Printed reports• Independent balance training and games• Use as a part of HUR SmartTouch system

IBALANCE PREMIUM PC-SOFTWARETop level research tools that help you speed up your time to publish!

For users wanting to dig a little deeper into Balance, we have devel-oped an advanced PC-software – iBalance Premium, which adds all the research level features you need to help you in gathering information for your studies. It can be combined with the above mentioned iBal-ance Smart Combo or simply used together with our portable force platforms designed for balance testing. The iBalance Premium boasts of unique features like:

• Design Your Own Test Protocols• General Data Acquisition• Full Export / Import Capabilities• Raw force data output• Extended reports in numbers and graphs

Please see more about our solutions at www.hurlabs.com or contact us directly at info@hurlabs.com

New standard in Falls Prevention iBalance Smart Combo

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Load and fatigue monitoring in Norwegian professional football

The objectives of this PhD are firstly to investigate the useful-ness of objective and subjective tools for monitoring load and fatigue in professional football. Secondly, we will study the re-lationship between load, fatigue, physical performance and inju-ries. Third, we will examine the association between the activity profile in one game and the sub-sequent recovery of fatigue and the physical performance on day three after the game. In addition, we will investigate to what de-gree ultra-structural damage in the muscle occurs after a game. Finally, we will examine whether it is possible to predict injuries or underperformance in foot-ball based on these monitoring tools. Our ambition is that the

outcomes of this study can pro-vide better recovery and perio-dization strategies to enhance physical performance and pre-vent injuries in football.

We will monitor load and fatigue by daily and weekly registrations of wellness and rate of perceived exertion through a full season in 4 professional football clubs. Registrations are done via a mobile App and neuromuscular fatigue is assessed with coun-termovement jumps on a force platform. In a secondary project we will investigate the individu-al load from a single match, the subsequent recovery and the performance on day 3 after the game.

Frequent trainings and matches in soccer cause high load and neuromuscular fatigue. Excessive load in combination with insufficient recovery affects performance negatively and increases the chance of injury. Being able to monitor the load is therefore essential for good periodization. This is done by the HUR Jump Test Platform.

PhD-Candidate, Håvard Wiig, Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH)

Supervisors: Matt Spencer, Dept. of Physical Performance, NIH, Truls Raastad, Dept. of Physical Performance, NIH, Thor Einar Andersen, Dept. of Sports Medicine, NIH

Partners: Sigmund Apold-Aasen, Norwegian Centre of Foot-ball Excellence (NTF), Pål Halvorsen, Håvard Jo-hansen, Dag Johansen, Dept. of Informatics, Univer-sity of Oslo

Project duration: October 2013–December 2017

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Shandong Luneng Taishan Football Club was initiated and established by Shandong Luneng Share-holding Corporation on January 5, 1998.

During the years, Luneng Taishan FC has sent more than 30 players for the national team and more than 60 players for the national youth and Olympic teams. Shandong Luneng Taishan Team has made great achievements since its foundation. It won two championships of the Na-tional Serie A League and the Football Association Cup in 1999, became the first "Champion of Two Titles" in China's football history.

The new base of Luneng FC was come to use in the September, 2013. They chose the HUR products to do the high speed and rehabilitation training.

The pneumatic system provides the ability to execute quick movements, with a heavy load but without inertia.

Shandong Luneng Taishan Football Club in China handpicked HUR equipment for high speed and rehabilitation training

SPORT SCHOOLS IN THE UK USE HUR SMART SOLUTIONS FOR TRAINING

The Colmers School and Sports College in the UK joins schools like The Specialist Sport Colleges Lode Heath in Sollihull, Caterham High School in Ilford, The Royal School for the Deaf and the Lin-den Lodge School for the Blind in Wimbledon, in an ever-growing list of Schools and Colleges around the UK to install HUR equipment.

HUR SMARTCARD FOR AN EFFICIENT TRAINING AND TEACHING ENVIRONMENT

Like many schools, the fitness facility at Colmers has to meet several require-ments. Curriculum support and use for its own 1,100 students and staff, plus its 12 secondary and 35 primary school partners, as well as community use in the eve-nings and at weekends. Dar-ryl Bunn, Director of Sport says “we needed kit that was easy, safe and quick to use that would accommo-date classes of 25–30 and the circuit format proved ideal for that.”

The Schools and Colleges reportedly chose HUR for the ease of use, for safety reasons and for the popular-ity with both pupils and the teaching staff.

For additional information contact the HUR UK office at http://www.huruk.co.uk/ solutions/schools.html

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Punto Service is a social coopera-tive founded in 1989, with services around Italy. They started an inno-vative project, "Senior Fitness", to offer more preventive activities to reduce the physical problems of getting older. As a result of this project they opened a reference center of excellence for rehabilita-tion and training for 55+ year olds in Milano.

"We are really excited about this new gym, and are very happy with HUR equipment. The staff appre-ciates them for their effectiveness and easy of use and the patients

love to use them. We have also very exciting plans for the future, in terms of opening our gym to ex-ternal users and promoting a more proactive attitude towards falls prevention among senior popula-tion." says Giulia Arpinati, Head of Business Development Punto Ser-vice

Emmaus' and Punto Services' nat-ural choice for partner was HUR, thanks to the company's leading position in training solutions for post-injuries rehabilitation as well as recovery and maintenance of the muscle condition in the older pop-

ulation. Key elements of the HUR products was the natural move-ment thanks to Air Pressure Tech-nology, and the possibility to select with precision the load of every ex-ercise in steps of 100 grams.

The machines: Leg press, Optimal Rhomb, Leg extension/curl, Ab-duction/Adduction, Push Up/Pull Down and iBalance Smart Combo for balance text and training.

For more information, please con-tact Mr Stefano Zentilomo, szenti-lomo@gmail.com

Welcyon, Fitness After 50, is a chain of health clubs special-ly designed for adults over 50. Headquartered in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota, that opened their first clubs in 2010

and began franchising in 2012. The concept was born from to-day’s demographic reality: there are a lot of baby boomers out there – one in every three Ameri-cans is age 50 or over – and we’re at that point in life where aging with health and vitality is a major priority. Source: http://welcyon.com/about-us.

Get to know Welcyon better here www.welcyon.com

Use the QR code to check out the TV segment.

FIRST GYM IN ITALY FOR THE OVER 55 YEAR OLDS EQUIPPED WITH HUR MACHINESEmmaus Nursing Home, in collaboration with Punto Services, have started a gym in Milano for people over 55. The gym is the result of a project which aims to get seniors moving and being in better physical condition as they age. The gym is equipped with HUR SmartCard machines.

TV SEGMENT ABOUT HUR CUSTOMER WELCYON AND "THEIR DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT WITH CARDS"

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The initial screening is conducted using the HUR Capability test soft-ware, a balance test on the bal-ance platform and a strength test. The training regimen is then based on the results.

The HUR Labs Capability software investigates the functional as well as cognitive abilities of the per-son. The comprehensive screen-ing maps all the aspects that can influence balance. The results are stored in the computer for later follow up on the progress.

The HUR Labs Balance platform measures the characteristics of the sway of the person including the degree and the direction. For example an increased lateral sway has been linked to an increased risk of falling. In addition the Bal-ance platform can be used for in-teractive balance training.

The Performance recorder is a portable strength testing device. It can be attached to all the HUR rehab line machines to measure the isometric strength. Weak mus-cles increase the risk of falling and more specifically the person should be able to carry his or her own bodyweight.

The HUR Machines provide a com-prehensive and safe way to exer-cise all the muscles needed for falls prevention and independent life. In addition to exercising the Strength you can also do high speed exer-cises. This is important as many times we fall over because we can-not respond to an external distur-bance quickly enough.

The HUR Falls Prevention Program consists of a complete package of Equipment, Software and Programs for a multidisciplinary approach to falls prevention.

THE HUR FALLS PREVENTION PROGRAM

Give them the strength they need for the life they deserve.

Most important exercises for balance are:

LEG EXTENSION / CURL Hamstring and quadriceps muscles

LEG PRESS Front and rear thigh muscles, gluteus muscles

ABDOMEN / BACK Abdominal and back muscles

LAT PULL Arm flexors, upper back muscles

BODY EXTENSION Gluteus and rear thigh muscles

ADDUCTION / ABDUCTION Adduction and abduction to include the gluteus muscles

TWIST Diagonal abdominal muscles and back rotator muscles

OPTIMAL RHOMB Rhomboid muscles

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