I was very fortunate to attend the third international leisure and industry week. Their were some amazing advances in sports technology on view. Being a fitness fanatic I tried out and observed a number of new items. Their were delegates from all around the world and I managed to explain our academy plans to various connections after all wouldn’t it be great to have on hand top draw materials to work with.



One such item that raised my eyebrows was the ‘Flexi- Bar’ it’s a simple but effective piece of fitness equipment that works on the body’s core muscles and produces vibrations as you work along to tone your internal muscles thus strengthen your core muscles. I had a go and felt the inner vibrations straight away. The manufacturers are a company based in Germany and a number of international athletes are now utilising this unique piece of equipment.



Their were many more fancy fitness gadgets on the market which I would highly recommend, but this item stood out for me and yes I will be purchasing one shortly and developing my own fitness plan for all our Rashid Latif Academy students!



Medicine balls as pictured above are also now used quite commonly when it comes to abdominal workouts and flexibility exercises.



(Asad Agha of RLCA fitness & trainer pictured above with the founder of the Flexi-Bar)

There are also many sports drinks available on the market these days, most of them to be honest do the same thing but are packaged in different ways, so their was a lot of choice to choose from, some are more water based drinks others come in the milk shake variety. Although I found gainomax recovery quite a pleasant low fat milk drink that comes in several flavours and not at all powdery, my other favourite drink was powerade, but ultimately the choice is down to the individuals preference!





Some of the latest gym equipment was on display. (Below)



All in all it was a fantastic conference and exhibition and may more fitness items have been discovered as the fitness industry takes another massive boost! Remember sport is about fitness and to be fit we must be dedicated and mentally strong. So store up your will power to the max and I hope to bring you some more exclusive news soon!