Challenges Online posted on April 24, 2010 16:14
The Golf Club KL City Centre (GCKLCC), recently partnered Universal Fitness & Leisure Sdn Bhd (UFL), to sponsor a total golf fitness package to golf tour player Anis Helmi.
The package comprised two Power Plate machines (UFL), a year’s worth of personal trainer and golf simulator practice sessions (GCKLCC), a Suunto golf watch and PowerBar energy boosting products.
The event witnessed by Tun Ahmad Sarji B. Abdul Hamid, President of the Kinrara and Impiana Golf and Country Clubs, took place at the premier Golf Club KLCC located inside the Novotel Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Anis joins the growing group of professional sportsmen and women including Internationally renowned golfers Tiger Woods, Colin Montgomerie, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke to successfully incorporate a Power Plate® machine into their training programmes. UFL Managing Director, Datuk Radha Krishnan said Anis Helmi shows great potential in the sport of golf and the Power Plate could enhance his fitness training.
“Professional golfers like Anis know that the key to winning golf is optimum fitness, strength, flexibility and range of movement. By introducing Power Plate to his regime, Anis will now benefit from the versatility if offers, the Power Plate will bring new dimensions to his training programme.” he said. Mr. Hock Toh, Founder of TGCKLCC said the PGA endorsed golf club has hi-tech golf simulators (six in total) with premium models combining Ballistic Missile Radar Tracking and Ultra High Speed Image Vector technology are the only simulators in the world that actually read ball spin providing Swing Path displays to correct your swing.
He added that TGCKLCC will also be the first indoor golf centre in the world to feature Malaysian golf courses playable in 3D for members and guest to continue playing the local courses indoors. The smart partnership with UFL will also allow members and guests to use a Power Plate® machine to warm up and ready themselves for action or while they compete among themselves, at TGCKLCC. The Power Plate® Equipment and Acceleration Training exercise is low impact and suitable for people of all ages, fitness levels and physical abilities (even wheelchair users) who have been medically cleared for exercise.
Awarded stage 2 IFI (Inclusive Fitness Initiative*) Accreditation for its redesigned controls and display, the Power Plate® pro5™ model has been acclaimed by the IFI for its accessibility, enabling people with disabilities to have independent use.
Benefits of the Power Plate® to a golfer include:
- Quick warm up (90 Seconds)
- Rehabilitative properties – Increase in flexibility/strengthespecially for a golfer recovering from an injury.
- Pain free training in a short amount of time (20 – 45 minutes)
- Greater sense of awareness during the swing which will lead to muscle memory
- Heightened muscle activation compared to traditional training.
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