Firsts

• Opened the first modern health spa
• The first to have a nationally syndicated exercise show on television
• The first to have athletes working out with weights
• The first to have women working out with weights
• The first to have the elderly working out with weights
• The first to have a combination Health Food Bar and Gym
• The first to have a weight loss Instant Breakfast meal replacement drink
• The first to have a Coed health club
• The first to combine weight training with nutrition
• The first to have an edible snack nutrition bar
• The first to sell vitamins and exercise equipment on television
• The first to teach scientific body building by changing the program every 2 to 3 weeks
• The first to encourage the physically challenged to exercise… to work around their disabilities
• The first to do feats of strength and endurance to emphasize what exercise and nutrition can do for you
• Developed the first:
  • Leg Extension Machine
  • Weight selector machine
  • Cable/Pulley machines
  • Calf machines
  • Wrist roll machines

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