News on the latest equipment releases 

October 2008

• New from Versaclimber comes the Versapulley series, a range of weightless exercise equipment, designed for use in gyms and health clubs.
  
  Intended for use by anybody from professional athletes to novices and even children, the machine utilises inertial technology to automatically produce resistance from five to 500lbs (2.3 to 226.8kg) with no machine adjustments.
  
  Users take hold of a rope, which they then pull away from the machine in any direction, using any one of a series of handle or belt attachments. This then triggers the resistance, which builds strength and conditions muscle in the user.
  
  Thanks to its patented MV² technology, the forces involved are entirely user-defined, meaning that the harder the rope is pulled, the harder the machine pulls it back when the rope retracts, working additional muscle groups, claimed to make workouts twice as efficient. This design means that the machine does not requires any tricky adjustments to its settings between uses by different clients, giving the Versapulley a user-friendly feel.
  
  The design is said to offer explosive force resistance across all planes of motion without the use of weights, so the range of exercises offered by the machine is only limited by the user’s imagination.

September 2008

• The Spacesaving FTS - A functional trainer ideal for clubs with limited space is Precor's FTS Glide. It enables resistance training with unrestricted movement.

• Matrix's gym multi-tool hits the UK - The functional trainer from Matrix Fitness Systems has now arrived in the UK. It is said by the company to be the answer for operators who've been seeking a 'Swiss army knife' of training. This is essectially a dual cable pulley machine with a new range of accessories thta provide scope for a multitude of training movements.

• The cable tec revolution arrives - Brand new to the UK is a range of assisted strength kit from Milon Industries GmbH. It includes two revolutionary pulley systems - CABLE TEC 01 and CABLE TEC 02 - which can be worked eccentrically as well as concentrically, are smart card controlled, and whose resistance is supplied electronically rather than mechanically through weight stacks.

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