EXPERTS WHO SWEAR BY KOOL ‘N FIT

DANE FARRELL is Derby County’s team fitness coach. He writes:
“After early scepticism, a few of our players agreed to try the sport conditioner over a three-week period. Needless to say, the trial proved very successful. The players felt both the benefits and effectiveness of using the spray, particularly on tired limbs before and after training.

“The players have since asked myself and medical team staff to have both the sport conditioner and pain reliever spray available on match days and is now widely used throughout the Derby County team – pre and post match and at half-time.”


   
 

PROFESSOR SARAH SPRINGMAN (GB rower and triathlete). Thirteen Cambridge blues and half blues in athletics, cross country, swimming, squash, tennis and lacrosse; national triathlon champion 11 times, GB triathlon team 1984-93, European triathlon champion three times, European triathlon team champion five times, South Pacific squash champion, GB World Cup rowing team 1997, 1999 world masters Ergometer champion.

Sarah says that Kool 'n Fit sport conditioner "helps elimination of the oedema and muscle soreness that arise from intense training. The combination of massage and Kool 'n Fit is unbeatable and would give a winning edge to sports people of all ages. I chose to use it in my assault on the women's (40-49 years) title at the World Masters Ergometer Championships in Boston, 1999, to aid recovery from jetlag, preparation for and recovery from the event". (In the final, Sarah met and beat the defending champion).

Sarah also won 4 golds last year and 3 this year in the World Masters Championships in her boat.


   
WAYNE FARRAGE (AST, MIPTI) is a sports therapist specialising in acute and chronic muscular injuries, biomechanical problems, advanced injury prevention and performance enhancement at his Sports Care clinic in Jesmond, Newcastle. He writes: Over the past few years I have researched and experimented with many products that claim similar results as Kool 'n Fit, but do not live up to these claims. However, Kool 'n Fit achieves success beyond its claims, with fantastic results.

I have been using the conditioning fluid and pain relieving spray over a period of months and the effects and benefits have been immense. As well as using the products as recommended, I have also experimented with the combinations and situations. I have found the more diverse the applications, the more amazing the effects are. I have used the product for acute and chronic muscle injuries, as well as using it on areas that have not been injured but are hypertonic due to muscle imbalance. My clients are also delighted with the effect of Kool 'n Fit. They are continually asking "What is this stuff? It’s amazing" and "This makes me feel great. Where can I get some?"

The conditioning fluid and pain relieving spray can be used at a basic level, by just spraying them on to the areas as required, and achieves excellent results. However, when the products are used for advanced soft-tissue manipulation the results are even more amazing. I have been able to enhance the effect of Kool 'n Fit by applying them in different ways and different situations. The products also enhance the work that I perform, whether it is specific stretching or advanced manipulation of muscles. I feel the only limitations of the products are the therapist's imagination and knowledge.

An example of the Kool 'n Fit is when I was asked to help out at a semi-pro football club on the day of an important match. One of the team's most influential players was kicked in the calf muscle 10 minutes before half time. The player was struggling to play on and the muscle was continually going into cramp. The manager was convinced the player would not play the second half. At half time the player was examined and it was decided there was no major damage to the muscle. I applied the pain relieving spray all over the calf area and then pulled up the player's sock and poured the conditioning fluid on to the back of the sock. This had the effect of giving a more prolonged supply of conditioning fluid. The effect of this was amazing. The player not only played the full second half, he actually forgot he had the problem and has been fine ever since.

Another example of Kool 'n Fit is when I need to work into deep muscles, when manipulating respiratory muscles for example, as these muscles are difficult to manipulate effectively. The Kool 'n Fit sprays prevent the superficial muscles from being over traumatised by relaxing them quickly and effectively. The Kool 'n Fit then allows more effective treatments of the deep muscles by increasing the circulation, which then facilitates stretching.

Examples of the Kool 'n Fit combinations I have used are, spraying 50/50 conditioning fluid and pain relieving fluid on to the client's back, 10 minutes before applying massage or manipulation. This has the effect of not only relaxing the muscle but also helps reduce any inflammation around the spine. Another example for knee problems is spraying 70 per cent pain relieving spray and 30 per cent conditioning fluid on to a client's knee, and then spraying 70 per cent conditioning fluid and 30 per cent pain relieving spray on to the surrounding muscles. This has the effect of treating the immediate site of pain and possible inflammation in the knee. It then relaxes the surrounding muscles to facilitate manipulation of massage. These can be varied depending on the situation.

I will continue to use Kool 'n Fit at every opportunity possible. The versatility of the products is amazing and I will continue to experiment with them, as I feel there are still benefits and situations that I have not discovered.

WAYNE FARRAGE Email: wayne.farrage@btinternet.com
tel/fax 0191 281 8899, mobile 0467 347353.
Address: Sports Care, Kensington House, 6 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE2 2AA.


  
ROB EARLE is a fitness consultant and sports therapist in Colchester, Essex. He is masseur to the England decathlon and Olympic medal-winning British bobsleigh teams, sports therapist to Woodford Green AC and Brightlingsea FC, a BAWLA weight-training instructor and fitness assessor for Essex Fire & Rescue Service. He is a former junior international hammer thrower and multi-county champion.
He writes: “I have been using Kool ‘n Fit massage oil in my practice for more than a year on a wide variety of sports people, including the medal-winning performers at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games and numerous international athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games and I am convinced that the ingredients are benficial to both client and therapist because of its viscosity. I have to say that all previous oils used, this one in particular has a natural blend which makes it client and user friendly. It is versatile in that it can be used on a variety of skin types and coverings without causing irritation and on skin that is particularly hairy, of either the client or therapist.
“I thoroughly recommend its use either on its own or in conjunction with Kool ‘n Fit sport conditioner for post-competitive massage and with Kool ‘n Fit pain reliever in injury treatment using massage.”

Rob Earle IPTI, FA Diploma.
Tel: 07808 230755 or 01206 302897

 

    

STUART STANTON is a human performance engineer based in Huddersfield.
He writes: “I have been using Kool ‘n Fit both professionally and personally since 1995. It was first recommended to me by a member of the U.S women’s cycling team and the product has played an increasingly influential role in my career. At present I am contracted as physical therapist – human performance engineer – to Wales students rugby league development squad, GB students rugby league development squad, Wigton RU Club (Cumbria), Elland RLFC (West Yorks) and the Canadian Rugby League. In addition, I work with a number of athletes and weight-trainers on an individual basis.

Wales are the European champions at student level, GB are unbeaten at development level, Elland are top of the Pennines League, Wigton feature in the top four of their division and are well placed for progress into the latter stages of the NPI Cup and a possible appearance at Twickenham while Canada are scheduled to appear in the Emerging Nations World Championship (Oct-Nov 2000). In all of these successful squads, the name Kool ‘n Fit is respected and requested. Incidents of after-match strains and aches have been dramatically reduced, player confidence has grown and team results go from strength to strength.

“Personally, I have competed in running races of up to ten miles with only a minimal amount of running training and found that a combination of sport conditioner and pain reliever has enabled me to wake up ready to go again the morning after each event. Things really do get better."
Tel: 01484 309440 E-mail: physio@mini-mail.com

 
   

ANN BADDELEY is the founder and chief executive of Active Associates, an independent, elite training company specialising in sports massage and sports-related subjects, based in Solihull, Warwickshire. Active Associates also act as an agency, providing professional sports masseurs, fitness trainers etc for events, TV and film location work, celebrity appointments, professional sports men and women, touring clubs and teams.

There are more than 600 Active graduates working with organisations as diverse as Premiership soccer clubs to Formula One Grand Prix racing teams. Ann Baddeley writes in her newsletter:
"I recently had the chance to try out the Kool 'n Fit products, especially the Kool 'n Fit sports conditioner and pain reliever. When Anne Harwood first recommended this product to me, I was a bit sceptical but I managed to persuade my 69-year-old Mum to try it to improve her arthritis. The results were amazing. At the same time, my cycling-mad husband was also testing the Kool 'n Fit range of products and had a great result with the sports conditioner and massage oil. Unfortunately, Rob's research was cut short when he had a nasty accident on his bike and ended up with very little skin left on which to try the product. I strongly recommend that you read the article Sport's Answer To Viagra."

 

 

ACTIVE ASSOCIATES - previous and on-going graduate placements:
TV, THEATRE, MUSIC & RADIO: Gladiators, Ice Warriors, Peak Practice, Playing the Field, Grease tour of UK, Lord Of The Dance tours of UK and Germany, Morrissey, East 17, The Corrs, Mike and The Mechanics, Damage 911, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, providing therapists for artists and staff for BBC Pebble Mill, Carlton and Central TV, BRMB Radio, Heart Radio.

SPORT: Linda McCartney’s pro cycling team, National triathlon champs, Longest Day triathlon, international tennis satellite events and the DFS Classic for the Lawn Tennis Association and Women’s TA, Nottingham men’s tennis championship for LTA, British Olympic cycling squad Tour of Normandy and Tour of Ireland for British Cycling Federation, British National cycle race for BCF, Tour of Lancashire for BCF, Mountain Bike Tour of Britain, National trampoline champs, national cross training champs for UltaFIT magazine, Coventry City, Birmingham City, Leiester City, Telford and Moseley RFC, Reebok national cross country champs, All-England netball team tour of UK.


 
ANNE HARWOOD is a sports massage therapist who runs Muscles In Motion, Blackburn. Mother of Dr Chris Harwood, lecturer in sports science at Loughborough University, author and medical advisor to LTA. She writes:
“I was introduced to Kool ‘n Fit by way of a leaflet via a member of my club, Blackburn Road Runners. I scanned it briefly, then popped it into my glass fruit bowl along with other items not to be thrown away but to be read later. A couple of weeks went by before I retrieved it from the fruit bowl and thought ‘Yes, I will send for a couple of bottles'. I duly rang the order through early Wednesday morning, not knowing then how soon I was going to put its true potential to the test. Wednesday evening was running club night and, as it was early summer, we were going to run off-road, Pendle Hill, a six-miler of challenging terrain.

Unfortunately, I kicked up a loose stone about one mile from base and went flying. I hobbled back, telling myself I would be fine in the morning. But the next morning my hip was so stiff I had to come downstairs on my bottom. I was wondering just how I was going to drive into town when, hey presto, the doorbell rang – the Kool ‘n Fit had arrived. I could not have tested it in better circumstances: I sprayed a liberal amount of the pain reliever on to my hip and in 30 minutes the stiffness had eased and I was able to walk up and down the stairs. I was really impressed because it had worked phenomenally well for me. I have used Kool ‘n Fit regularly on myself and my clients.

“In July at Eastbourne, I was sports therapist to the Leicestershire team in the County Cup Tennis Championships – five days of gruelling men’s and ladies’ doubles consisting of nine sets each day. Kool ‘n Fit helped many a stiff serving arm and shoulder plus cramp in the calf from playing on grass. I have no hesitation in recommending Kool ‘n Fit products.”
Anne Harwood, Muscles In Motion. Tel: 01254 247853

   

Peter Melville (physio) and Dane Farrell (fitness coach) Derby County FC.

Steve Allen (physio, Wimbledon FC)

Grant Downie (head physio, Glasgow Rangers)

Robbie Earle (Wimbledon and Jamaica World Cup footballer)

Tim Exeter (triathlete, strength and conditioning coach to now-defunct Richmond RFC).

Chris Stevenson (physio, Gloucester RFC).

Joe Beer (fitness consultant, competing triathlete, fitness and nutrition consultant to Cycling Plus, the magazine for race cyclists)
Tel: 01225 722648. Mob: 0585 958591.

Dave Rees (Wales national triathlon champion). Tel: 01600 715608.

Nigel Kimpton (physio and GB triathlete, Benfleet, Essex). Tel: 01268 751181

Andre Vincent (physio to Bromley FC). Tel: 0181 402 0438.

Kerry Morley (beautician, Brentwood) Tel: 01277 233319

Michael Kielt (physio to World cross country championships and Leinster provincial Gaelic football teams)

Trevor Killick (Chiropractor, runs sports injury clinic, Milton Keynes, Bucks) Tel: 01908 568044

John Downes (international track and cross-country runner, 17th in UK national champs). Tel: 0181 381 2732.