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A Great Gift for Teen Athletes.


SLENDERTONE[R] Offers Teen Athletes a Leg up on the Competition

MINNEAPOLIS -- One in 35 high school athletes will compete at the NCAA NCAA
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 level. Of those, it is projected that 126,000 will receive scholarships. With the cost of college tuition The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 at an all time high, Slendertone Distribution, Inc. has the perfect gift for teen athletes striving to outpace the competition, with the SLENDERTONE FLEX([R]) Abdominal Toning System.

Patented medical-grade technology is clinically proven to deliver firmer, stronger and more toned abdominal muscles abdominal muscles Clinical anatomy The large muscles of the anterior abdominal wall–external oblique, internal oblique, rectus abdominalis, which help in breathing, support spinal muscles while lifting, and help maintain abdominal organs and GI tract in their . SLENDERTONE FLEX([R]) is the first product of its kind to be cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for purposes of firming, toning, and strengthening abdominal muscles.

"Being the best means constantly seeking out ways to sharpen one's competitive edge," says Andre Prue, general manager at 3PT Personal Training Studio in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, DC. . "For the college-bound athlete striving to break into the competitive world of NCAA, this means supplementing a healthy diet and rigorous exercise regimen with the latest workout technology. I highly recommend the SLENDERTONE FLEX([R])Abdominal Toning System for the serious athlete, or the athlete who is looking to become serious."

Prue says he also encourages clients to use SLENDERTONE([R]) belts to help keep healthy abdominal muscles toned and strong during the recovery process after an injury. According to according to
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1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the National Athletic Trainers Association, one-third of the 7.5 million students involved with interscholastic in·ter·scho·las·tic  
adj.
Existing or conducted between or among schools.



inter·scho·las
 athletics will suffer a sports-related injury. The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and  recently cites the importance of maintaining overall conditioning while the injury heals in order to return to play.

SLENDERTONE FLEX([R]) works abdominal muscles in as little as just 30 minutes a day. Here's how the technology works:

* The patented construction of the FLEX([R]) Abdominal Toning Belt features three pre-positioned, medical-grade GelPads, covering the central abdominal muscles and external obliques.

* Signals from the belt reach out to nerves where they are most concentrated.

* These nerves branch out to reach the abdominal muscles (not just those under the pads) causing them to relax and contract naturally, exercising all the muscles at the same time.

About SLENDERTONE[R]

SLENDERTONE[R] is a registered trademark of Bio-Medical Research Limited, Ireland (BMR BMR basal metabolic rate.

BMR
abbr.
basal metabolic rate


BMR,
n See basal metabolic rate.


BMR

basal metabolic rate.
), a privately owned company with more than 40 years experience in the research, design, manufacture and marketing of medical grade products for both muscle strengthening and pain relief. BMR began manufacturing electrical muscle stimulator electrical muscle stimulator Mainstream medicine A device that stimulates muscle contraction by electrical impulses; these devices are used in mainstream physical therapy to ↓ muscle spasms, prevent development of blood clots after surgery or CVAs,  (EMS) products in the 1960s and since then has been responsible for a number of extraordinary firsts in the market including sub-pulsing - for improved transmission of the signal across the skin, garment-integrated stimulators and medical grade safety in consumer products. For more information, visit www.slendertoneusa.com.
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