ADVISORY BOARD
Bill
Parisi
Founder/Owner,
Parisi Speed School
Internationally recognized sports performance training expert and Parisi Speed School founder. 650,000 athletes trained thru the Parisi system available in nearly 100 facilities & health clubs in 31 states. Speaks nationally and internationally on performance enhancement and sports training to thousands of business owners, athletes and coaches each year. Pioneer in youth sports training and consultant to professional teams, Nike, Reebok, NFL Youth Development, and the PFSCCA. Flagship NJ facility consistently ranked one of best gyms in the US.
Dr. EJ
Zebro
Co-Founder/Owner,
Train Away Pain
Teaching the art of functional movement for over 25 years. Studied Exercise Science @ University of Delaware with minor in Biology and Sports Psychology. Played Division 1 varsity soccer. Honed functional training skills as personal trainer and with Club One in California, prior to work as strength & conditioning coach at University of Bridgeport. During time at UB Chiropractic College Dr. Zebro developed the TRAIN AWAY PAIN methodology of foundational strength for improved performance, reduced injury risk, and lifelong, functional movement.
Ed
Trainor
Vice-President (retired)
Town Sports International
Ed is one of the best known and most highly regarded fitness and program directors in the health club industry. He joined Town Sports International, then a small club operator, in 1983 following a career as teacher and coach in the Maryland public school system. He was instrumental in TSI’s growth, under its New York Sports Club (NYSC), BSC, WSC & PSC brands, into one of the country’s leading fitness club chains and its 2006 IPO. Ed has been an early adopter and promoter of new fitness products and technologies throughout his career.
Victor
Verhage
SVP-Training/Education
XSport Fitness Clubs
Retired Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. National Director – Training, Education, Sales, Facility Design, and New Business, XSport Fitness Clubs, and General Manager – Institute of Human Performance. Co-developer/creator of revolutionary multi-directional FreeMotion fitness equipment, sold to Icon Health & Fitness in 2001. Highly regarded health/wellness/fitness industry executive with lifelong commitment to education and personal development. Certified Level 2 in Health and Physical Education/Fitness Instructor from Training For Warriors.
Dr. Paul
Juris
Chief Science Officer
BKBX by Brooklyn Boulders
Founder exec/former Chief Science Officer, Cybex Research Institute, industry-leading kinesiology research, science, education and product innovation lab. Founder & VP – Science & Education, PGA Kinematics Lab, pioneering movement science in golf. Founder, Training Institute at Equinox Fitness. Doctorate in Motor Learning, Columbia Univ and Masters of Exercise Science, now Adjunct Prof of Kinesiology, UMass-Amherst. Research coordinator, Beth Israel Medical Center, and consultant/lecturer to professional sports teams and organizations.
Dr. Kevin
Steele
President
PTA Global/PT
On The Net
PhD-Physiology, Columbia University, BA-Sports Med/Phys. Ed, Pepperdine University. Previously Lifetime Fitness, VP-Research/Business Development, NASM, Chair-Medical/Scientific Advisory Board, 24 Hour Fitness, VP-Health Services & Corporate Sales. At 24 Hour, pioneered corporate wellness, integrated health care into club model, created 24 Hour Fitness University, managed professional/collegiate/Olympic relationships. Chaired Power Plate International Medical/Scientific Advisory Board, VP- Education & Programming, Madd Dog Athletics.
Surgeon, San Antonio Orthopaedic Group - sports medicine, shoulder, knee, and hip surgery. Previously University of Connecticut Health and team physician - UCONN football and basketball. Graduate US Military Academy-West Point, New York Medical College, Fellowship-Brooke Army Medical Center & USMA Keller Army Hospital. Director-West Point Sports Med Fellowship/Team Physician-Army Athletics prior to 2009 retirement. Author 40+ articles on ligament, tendon and cartilage injuries, Fellow-AAOS, member-SOMOS and Herodicus Society.
Dr.Thomas
DeBerardino
Orthopedic Surgeon,
San Antonio Orthopedic
Group
Dr. Allan
Bucknell
Prof of Orthopedics
UC-Denver School
of Medicine (retired)
Retired orthopedic surgeon and US Army Colonel and Prof. of Orthopedics, University of CO-Denver Medical School, Chief of Orthopedics - Veterans Affairs of Eastern CO Healthcare. Graduate - Albany Medical College, residency - Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, fellowship - Duke University Hospital. Career army officer, encountering musculoskeletal issues ranging from trauma to military readiness and fitness/wellness/age-related issues. Member – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS).
Dr. Allan
Bucknell
Prof of Orthopedics
UC-Denver School
of Medicine (retired)
Retired orthopedic surgeon and US Army Colonel and Prof. of Orthopedics, University of CO-Denver Medical School, Chief of Orthopedics - Veterans Affairs of Eastern CO Healthcare. Graduate - Albany Medical College, residency - Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, fellowship - Duke University Hospital. Career army officer, encountering musculoskeletal issues ranging from trauma to military readiness and fitness/wellness/age-related issues. Member – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS).
THE OHM STORY
The OHM story began with a physicist, company founder Dave Schmidt, and a question: Can we build exercise equipment true to the complex, dynamic way we interact with the physical world?
A lifelong cyclist, sailor, rower, and cross-country skier, Dave was repeatedly frustrated by the dull experience of indoor exercise equipment relative to outdoor activities they claim to simulate. This led to close examination of the physics of motion and force production, and realization that its most defining characteristic is variability. The challenge was clear – develop exercise technology that will allow for our naturally variable expression of force in motion.
The result – OHM Delta-Kinetic™ resistance – responds intuitively to the way we move by giving the user control of every variable – resistance, speed, and path of motion. In even early prototype form, the benefits of the approach were clear, recapturing the “feel” Dave sought, while improving exercise safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. The responsive nature of the technology also allowed for a significant advance in biometric data tracking.
OHM has subsequently attracted a world-class group of advisors and partners from the fitness, wellness and performance training industries and is committed to delivering its technology to all areas of health and human movement.