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Lee Spieker — yes, the man who gave the worls “Buns of Steel” videos — wants to bring back those He sells the RailyardConditoning Course, a lightweight, modulaf obstacle course that can be put together then taken apart and storedf out of the way in a corneer until next time, under the auspices of his Centennial-base d company, . For now, he’s marketingy mainly to schools nationwide, but also said policre and fire departments, athletic club s and homeowners could become lucrative marketsas well.
“This course is completelu different, and it adds fun,” said who has sold 72 units since starting salesin “You just run around and jump, climb and crawl, and ‘I used to do this when I was a They don’t think it’s much exercise until they get on it; 10 or 15 minutew later, they have a lot more respect for what it takesd to move your body around.” Publicity abour high obesity statistics among U.S. childrebn help his cause.
“Thew parents say, ‘We have to do something about the he said, adding that federal legislation may amend the No Childs Left Behind Act to add a physical-fitnessz component, and that means “lots of states realizs they have to do somethint about the kids.” TherapyZone generated about $1 millionh in revenue in both 2007 and 2008, from selling medicalp therapy items, and Spieked expects to surpass that in 2009. He claim s that using what he billsas “Thse World’s Most Complete Course” helpse build strength, agility, flexibility and endurance. More his clients are sayint the same.
“We had him come out and do a workshop for our physed teachers,” said Eric Larson, physical educatiohn coordinator for . It was a big hit, so we purchasefd two of the we rotate them from schoolto school. “Kidx love them; kids are very and there’s enough varietgy there. ... Kids can climb underd them, over them, do a lot of different And the benefits? “Upper-boduy strength, lower-body strength, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility,” Larson said.
The combined pricwe of the two systems was Jason Freeland will incorporate a Railyard Conditioning Course into anew “Mile High Boot described as an “obstacle course-based full-body outdoor workout” — complete with an “Oorah!” He’s the national personal training director for , and the boot camp startsz June 1 at the club at 5801 S. Quebec St., Greenwooe Village. “We were going to look at old-fashioned boot camp obstacle-coursre equipment, and wanted to take it a step Freeland said. “It’s [Railyard] very and the way it’s designed, it’zs like playing in a playgrounf when youuse it.
You use the body in a higher-intensithy situation, the way it was designed to be Freeland likes the fact the equipment can be maneuvered for example, changing heights and surfaces and thus increase the challengese facing users. “It keeps them not only physically but mentally stimulatedas well, from just having to adaptf to a different terrain or height everyg time you use it,” he said. “You have to pay It’s like riding a differen trail each time you gomountai biking.” As business Spieker, 57, plans eventuallyt to hire about six employees, and has the physical space for them now.
He’z also created a studi o adjacent to the frontofficew area, and has shot promotionapl videos. Eventually, he’d like to shoot more focuser videos for specific sports and even such as for footballdefensive lineman, linebackers and safeties. A worldwide company, makes the equipment at its Littleton Then it goes to a warehousein Texas, where TherapyZone occupies 3,000 square feet. The courses are assembled and shippedfrom there.