Fitness and Kinesiology research boosted by Cybex

Formed a circle kinetics and Cybex International, a new company for research and partnership and education, under which awarded Cybex $ 120,000 value of the state of the art equipment for use in the fitness center and the Ministry of the Body Shop, including 10 new heart, new cars 12 resistance training.
And March 10 ceremony marking the gift and re-open an attachment that has been newly renovated. Art Hicks, President of Cybex, along with Paul Juris, Executive Director of the Institute of Science in Exercise Cybex Patty S.. Fridson, head of kinesiology, and C. Marjorie Aeolian, Dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the opening ceremony. Sabine Holub, wife UMass Chancellor Robert C. Holub, and donated the Ministry of staff known as the Body Shop to open the center at 5:00 each day, will meet the event.


"We are very excited to cooperate with the UMass Department of Kinesiology, and one of the best programs in the field of research, and understand the world in science and practice to move forward," said Hicks. "Cybex is committed to provide safe equipment and most effective way possible to exercise this research partnership will help us achieve the goal and achieve the best possible results for users of our equipment, and other fitness equipment manufacturer and has developed this type of research sources."
Kinesiology Department is conducting Juris, a former student ('86G) program, and lines of research in physiology and exercise, biomechanics and control of motor learning. As part of a new agreement with Cybex, the Department will also provide information on design and effective equipment, and models in the field of product development.
"If the Executive Director of the Cybex Institute for Science and the practice of a former student in the Department of Kinesiology, I am pleased to have helped in the creation of this partnership between two world-class," said Juris. "We look forward to working with students and faculty members in our collective research, health and new solutions to the fitness for the development of our societies, and evaluate information about working in the field of health and fitness."
Graduate programs have been developed to manage the science of movement in the top five nationally in the latest ranking by both the National Council for Science and the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, you should see immediate benefits of research partnerships with Cybex. Friedson called the partnership "is important because it could be that the members of the faculty and students to search for information about this important practice in the scientific community and the Cybex to provide this information helps. Inform further investigations and will help you on the Cybex machines designed to process specific results."
Under this plan, the Faculty of Kinesiology and previous studies Search: • A new project led by Graham and biomechanics Umberger Brian Caldwell • Model Bravo Cybex test a career coach • Tobin Silver, director of Body Shop, is leading a study using functional training coach Bravo.
Agreement will also be the role of the Body Shop as a center of learning for students interested in pursuing health and fitness and health functions. "Equipment to help in different ways," says Silver. "It helps students learn about physical fitness and the industry as the human element into consideration when designing equipment, as well as students and devices able to use the ratings only for Fitness free of the / program is designed to provide to the community. It is great because it gets students to exercise program design, as well as members community to help on their way to a healthier life and ". Cybex students and practice, and demanded the deployment of "white papers" on topics related fitness company.
Located on the campus of Totman Building Amherst UMass, Body Shop is not a lab and a gym staffed by faculty members and experts in the theory of the student movement and exercise. Membership is open to the public and students at a discounted price.