FITNESS SPORT No 1 year 2007

THE MAGICAL THREE or A CONCEPT WITH SYSTEM – STRENFLEX ® Take a few minutes and allow yourself to be transported into the world of STRENFLEX. Five years of STRENFLEX represents five years of innovation. Thanks to the resoun ding “yes” to the revised championship regulations and system STRENFLEX moti vates everyone to take exercise and deve lop an enjoyment of competition. With the OPEN competition and the division into weight categories the building blocks were laid that made STRENFLEX into a popu lar sport. The fitness industry as a whole, together with the gym owners, is now in the process of understanding and seizing upon the tremendous potential offered by STRENFLEX. The growth rate of this new type of sport can no longer be stopped and there are still a huge numbers of potenti ally interested people, for example the 5 million gym members in German-speaking Europe alone. We only have to convince them of the benefits of fitness and exercise as a whole in order to gain new members who want to train with a purpose.

Below is a list of all STRENFLEX champi onships organised between 01.03.2002 – 07.10.2006 1 st – 3 rd March 2002 STRENFLEX world premiere at FitMess in Basle, Switzerland 15 th June 2002 1 st World Championships (MASTERS) Fit ness Festival Rimini, Italy 26 th June 2002 Info-Cup Idea-Convention San Diego, USA 1 st FIBO (OPEN) Stuttgart 19 th – 20th October 2002 City-Cup Zurich, Switzerland 26 th October 2002 1 st European Championships (MASTERS) held during Lifetime in Frankfurt 7 th December 2002 3 Countries Cup (MASTERS) in Zadar, Croatia - Germany, Croatia, Switzerland 18 th January 2003 1 st World Cup (OPEN) in Wels, Austria 22 nd February 2003 1 st Europa Cup (OPEN) and 1 st Swiss Championships (MASTERS) at FitMess in Basle, Switzerland 27 th February 2003 Info-Cup during IHRSA, San Francisco, USA 29 th – 30 th March 2003 City-Cup (OPEN) Fitness Expo in Rome, Italy 3 rd May 2003 2 nd FIBO (OPEN) in Essen 7 th – 9 th June 2003 City-Cup (OPEN) Bremen 14 th June 2003 2 nd European Championships (MASTERS) in St. Pölten, Austria 10 th September 2003 1 st Ukrainian MASTERS in Kiev 11 th –12 th September 2003 2 nd World Championships (MASTERS) in Kiev, Ukraine 15 th November 2003 1 st German Championships (MASTERS) at Sportlife, Hamburg 15 th November 2003 1 st Czech Championships in Budweis 20 th March 2004 FitMess (OPEN) in Basle, Switzerland 22 th – 25 th April 2004 3 rd FIBO (OPEN) in Essen, Germany 18 th – 22 nd September 2002 Bodylife (OPEN) Karlsruhe 3 rd – 6 th October 2002

3 STRENFLEX is based on the three columns of fitness Strength Endurance Flexibility. It is further divided into the following cate gories Age categories Weight categories Junior. The concept’s system is also reflected in the competition organisation: MASTERS Championships OPEN Championships Gym Championships For gym members a further three is impor tant: Fitness test with sport badge Training with a purpose Competition. At last it is possible to measure fitness! STRENFLEX brings a visible measurement system within reach. One that allows a classification of athletes according to per formance achieved with defined fitness exercises.

29 th September – 1 st October 2004 Bodylife (OPEN) City-Cup Stuttgart and Regional Championships Baden-Württ emberg 2 nd October 2004 2 nd German Championships (MASTERS), Stuttgart Exhibition Centre 16 th October 2004 3 rd World Championships (MASTERS) Zurich, Switzerland 25 th June 2005 3 rd Swiss Championships (MASTERS) Tenero, Switzerland 7 th October 2006 4 th World/European/National Champion ships (MASTERS) Aarau, Switzerland The fitness test concept is designed for those who would like to know their level of fitness, but do not wish to participate in competitions. The test results are ascer tained using the OPEN competition rules and tests can be carried out in any of the accredited Promo gyms. But this fitness test offers even more – the STRENFLEX Fitness Sport Badge. The objective of STRENFLEX is to place the focus during training on exercise as a whole. – To motivate gym members to use the gym’s infrastructure to the full – from group fitness training, and equipment through to cardio training. The fitness test concept also forms the basis for a balanced training program that reveals weaknesses and awakens a willingness to train regu larly. Three times weekly during 30 minutes for the sake of your own health, for improved personal performance and a better quality of life! And that’s even enough to achieve the Gold STRENFLEX Fitness Sport Badge. Everyone is welcome in the STRENFLEX world: People of all age and weight cate gories who like to exercise, trainers, gym owners and future gym members. You can only win with STRENFLEX – suc cess and fun go hand-in-hand!

15 th – 16 th May 2004 City-Cup (OPEN) First 4 You Convention,

Vienna, Austria 26 th June 2004

2 nd Swiss Championships (MASTERS) and 1 st Tessin Regional Championships (OPEN) in Tenero, Switzerland 17 th July 2004 2 nd World-Cup (OPEN) Fitness Festival Munich 16 th and 18 th July 2004 1 st City-Cup (OPEN) Munich Regional Championships Bavaria 4 th – 5 th September 2004 Rhein-Neckar IFAA OPEN-Regional Championships, Heidelberg

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