TRIFIT Performance Center Receives Green Light from USAT
Official Governing Body of Triathlon for the Olympic Games Approves
TriFit as a Certified Performance Testing Center
Santa Monica, CA – December 1, 2009 ¡V TriFit Performance Center, an athlete performance testing center located in Santa Monica, CA was recently approved by USAT to conduct customized race programming and testing. USAT is responsible for the selection and training of elite teams to represent the United States for the Olympic Games. USAT¡¦s approval of TriFit Performance makes it one of only four centers of its kind in the United States. TriFit Performance offers customized packages for individuals, groups, and elite athletes, interested in competing in short 5K races to marathons, cycling rides, races, and triathlons.
TriFit Performance¡¦s training packages vary depending on personal needs, race, conditioning, experience, and coaching interaction. Every training package includes an all-inclusive training program, heart rate training zones, and daily swim, bike and run mileage.
TriFit Performance Center will offer the following:
„X Metabolic and VO2 Testing
„X Blood Lactate Testing
„X Altitude Simulation & Training
„X Swim Testing & Analysis
„X Bike Fits
„X Cycling & Pedal Stroke Analysis
„X Run & Gait Testing and Analysis
„X Body Composition Analysis
„X Nutritional & Wellness Analysis
„X Women¡¦s Specific Training
CEO and Co-Founder of TriFit, Gina Baski discussed what the certification will mean for endurance athletes that train and test at the Performance center.
¡§TriFit will now be able to provide endurance athletes of all abilities elite-level athlete race programming and testing facilities,¡¨ said Gina Baski, CEO and Co-Founder of TriFit. ¡§We cater to every fitness level so that athletes achieve their very best. Our recent USAT approval will give our clients the competitive edge they need,¡¨ said Baski.
Professional Award-winning triathlete, Chris Foster¡¦s training coach is TriFit Co-Founder, Bernard Baski. Foster trains with Baski five days a week at TriFit in Santa Monica, CA. He is excited about TriFit Performance¡¦s recent certification by USAT.
¡§I think USAT’s certification simply confirms what much of the community and I have known for years: TriFit is by far the most advanced, complete, and professional training facility in Los Angeles,¡¨ said Foster. ¡§TriFit combines unparalleled resources, a highly trained staff, and an incredible workout atmosphere, TriFit is second to none!¡¨ Foster added.
Contact: Lisa Helfer, Director of Public Relations and Marketing
TriFit Performance, TriFit Multisport, TriFit Health Club, and TruYoga and Spa
Office: 1-310-829-2420 Cell: 1646.373.9946
E-mail: lisa@truyogala.com
Web: www.TriFitla.com, www.TriFitmultisport.com, www.TruYogala.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TriFitAthlete
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trifit.la
About TriFit and TruYoga and Spa
Located in the Yahoo Center and in walking distance from the Water Garden and Santa Monica Media Center, TriFit Performance and Health Club offer USAT certified testing facilities, and state-of-the-art amenities that include fully equipped locker rooms, a weight room, indoor cycling room, 25-yard indoor lap pool, indoor racquet ball and squash courts, and outdoor tennis and basketball courts.
Just steps away from TriFit is TruYoga and Spa, is an urban oasis in the beautiful city of Santa Monica. The studio is 2,000 square feet and includes massage rooms, a tea lounge, pilates and a retail shop. It is one of the area’s first “green” yoga studios.
About Bernard and Gina Baski
For over 13 years, husband and wife team, Bernard and Gina Baski have provided elite athletes, celebrities, high level executives, and Fortune 500 companies with customized fitness programs. The Baski¡¦s are the owners and founders of four companies located in Santa Monica¡¦s Yahoo Center: TriFit Health Club, TruYoga and Spa, TriFit Multisport¡Xan endurance athlete training club, and TriFit Performance¡Xa USAT (official governing body of triathlon in the U.S. for the Olympics) certified performance testing center. Bernard and Gina have organized in-house and offsite health awareness days and have put on Health Fairs, Health Awareness Days, and Yoga Workshops previously for CBS, AMGEN, HBO, Wells Fargo, and Summit Entertainment. The dynamic duo also train employees for corporate challenge events like the Malibu Triathlon (which raises money for Children¡¦s Hospital LA) and sponsor and host company-wide participation events such as Mini Triathlons. Beginning in March 2010, TruYoga and Spa will be hosting a special program for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and The National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Lastly, Bernard and Gina have collaborated with some of the world¡¦s best Olympic coaches, trainers and nutritionists who have been instrumental in helping them develop smart and effective training programs for their clients and members of TriFit.
