DANVILLE —
Lewisburg area personal trainer Michelle Simons says the fitness industry is changing.
No longer are people sitting in their basements with their thigh machines or doing step aerobics in front of the television.
They want to be outside, working a variety of muscles at once, said Simons, who operates a Lewisburg-based business, Simons Says Fitness.
With some of those thoughts in mind, Simons helped design “Energi,” a total body fitness system now being marketed nationally and internationally by Playworld Systems of Lewisburg.
Residents of the Central Susquehanna Valley can give this new system a try because there is now an Energi fitness system located adjacent to the Danville Community Center, at 1 Liberty Ave. It can be used by anyone, at any time, free of charge.
With this equipment, Simons said, you can build muscles for all natural movements — squats, lunges, pulling, pushing, bending, gait and twisting — at whatever intensity you wish.
“There’s a place for isolation, but it shouldn’t be your whole program,” she said.
“We forget that we don’t live in a one-dimensional world. We live in a symmetrical world. We can’t (exercise) like a robot.”
The Energi project started when Simons was asked by Playworld Systems to update some basic elements of the “World Trail” exercise equipment at Hufnagle Park in Lewisburg
Energi has five stations with 24 exercises on each. The exercises are broken up by skill level and are depicted with graphics printed on instructional panels.
Simons doesn’t know if the equipment has been used by Danville High School students, but it is designed so that 24 people can use it at the same time.
She hopes to soon hold seminars for physical education teachers so they can learn how to use the equipment correctly and encourage school students and others to progress in their workouts.
“You can have a basic person who hasn’t exercised in years,” who would start on a basic exercise, “Or the most advanced person...working muscles they aren’t used to working.”
Simons designed the equipment to be user-friendly, and for use for anyone over the age of 13. There are even modifications for beginners which include contact positions, points at which users can hold on to for balance.
The instructional panels, used to show how to perform the exercises, are proven to be effective.
Simons, working closely with Playworld Systems, conducted a number of studies to ensure the equipment and the instructional panels were effective.
“It’s like having a personal trainer,” Said Simons. “There are so many options for someone who is just starting out,” she said.
Pull-ups, for example, are the most challenging exercise for both men and women, Simons notes. But Energi equipment gives beginners a number of variations to help build up the arm muscles and progress through the program.
Users who are still not sure whether they are doing the exercise correctly, or would like more information on the product, can take a look at a video: “Energi Total Body Fitness System,” available on YouTube (www.youtube.com).
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Michelle Simons demonstrates one of the Energi System workout stations. The system that Simons helped design has been installed next to the Danville Community Center and can be used by anyone. Justin Engle
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Michelle Simons explains some of the exercises in the Energi system at the Danville Area Community Center. Justin Engle
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