Activ5 Challenge Testimonial Study& Academic Research Behind Key ClaimsJanuary 2017

Activbody Activ5 Challenge Testimonial Study:
The Eﬀect of the Activ5 Fitness Challenge on Total Body Appearance,
Pant and Dress Size, Body Fat Mass and Weight Loss for Normal, Overweight, and Obese Men and Women. Eddie Gaut & Dr. Bob Girandola, ITG,a division of Detaug Testing Centers. Nov 19th 2016.
Electromyography Muscle Activity: A Single Activ5 Exercise vs. Treadmill Workout, Indoor Cycle,
Squats, Lunges and Abdominal Crunches. Eddie Gaut, Detaug Testing Center. December 2016.

MUSCLE GAIN & FAT LOSS

+30%
STRENGTH INCREASE OVER 6 WEEKS

62-71%OF THE WEIGHT LOSS
IS PURE BODY FAT• On average, Activ5 Challenge participants
increased their strength by 30% over 6 weeks.
That’s the equivalent of 5% increase in strength perweek.

• On average, 71% of the weight lost from top
performing Activ5 Challenge participants was purebody fat.
• On average, 62% of the weight lost from all
Activ5 Challenge participants was pure body fat.

MUSCLE ACTIVITY VS GYM EXERCISES• On average, Activ5 Challenge participants generated
39% more Quad muscle activity than squats, 37% morethan lunges, 59% more than a treadmill workout and59% more than indoor cycling.

SQUATS
ACTIV5LUNGESACTIV5+39%+37%

TREADMILLACTIV5+59%

INDOOR CYCLING
ACTIV5+59%• On average, Activ5 Challenge participants generated
25% more Buttocks muscle activity than squats, 33%
more than lunges, 42% more than a treadmill workout
and 50% more than indoor cycling.

SQUATS
ACTIV5+25%

LUNGES
ACTIV5+33%

TREADMILLACTIV5+42%

INDOOR CYCLINGACTIV5+50%

ACTIV5 RECOMMENDATION• 94% of Activ5 Challenge participants would
recommend the program to other busy professionals• 94% of Activ5 Challenge participants weresatisﬁed with the program.

SATISFIED &WILL RECOMMEND

94%
INCHES / WEIGHT LOSS

5 MINUTES
3 TIMES / DAY
6 WEEKS• Activ5 Challenge proved to take inches oﬀ thewaist.
• On average, top performing Activ5 Challenge
participants lost about a pound per week during theprogram.

EXAMPLE VISUALS:
Top 2 shows muscle activity for Activ5.
Bottom 2 shows same muscles being worked out with traditional exercises.
Subject 1:
BUTTOCK (EMG 1) and INNER THIGH (EMG 2) activity of Activ5 exercise.

Subject 1:
SQUATS BUTTOCK (EMG 1) and INNER THIGH (EMG 2)

Key Academic Research on Isometrics
BUILD STRENGTH:A NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS HAVE OBSERVED THAT VERY LARGE AND RAPID INCREASES IN
STRENGTH OCCUR AS A RESULT OF ISOMETRIC TRAINING.
For example:
1) Lindh (1979) noted an increase of 30% in 5 weeks
2) Young (1985) noted an increase of 40% in 8 weeks3) Thepaut- Mathieu (1988) reported an increase of 25 – 54% in 5 weeks4) Weir (1995) found that strength increased by 27% in 6 weeks
Scand J Rehabil Med. ;11(1):33-6, 1979vv
Increase Of Muscle Strength From Isometric Quadriceps Exercises At Diﬀerent Knee Angles.
Lindh M.
Pﬂugers Arch. ; 405(4):384-8, December 1985
The Eﬀects Of Two Forms Of Isometric Training On The Mechanical Properties Of The Triceps Surae In
Man.
Young K, McDonagh MJ, Davies CT.
Journal of Applied Physiology Vol. 64 no. 4, 1500-1505, April 1988
Myoelectrical And Mechanical Changes Linked To Length Speciﬁcity During Isometric Training
C. Thepaut-Mathieu, J. Van Hoecke, B. Maton
Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol. ;70(4):337-43, 1995
Eﬀects Of Unilateral Isometric Strength Training On Joint Angle Speciﬁcity And Cross-Training.
Weir JP, Housh TJ, Weir LL, Johnson GO.
Int J Physiother. ;1(1): 10-16, 2014
Eﬀect of isometric quadriceps strengthening exercise at multiple angles in knee joint among normal
adults.
JibiPaul, Pradeep Balakrishnan.
The Journal of Physiology. ;391, pp. 1-11, 1987
Human muscle strength training: the eﬀects of three diﬀerent regimes and the nature of the resultantchanges
By D. A. Jones and 0. M. Rutherford
The Journal of Applied Research. Volume 7, No.1, 2007
Muscle Strength Training and Weight Loss from a Combined Isometric Exercise and Dietary Program
Jerrold Petrofsky, Jennifer Batt, Ryan Jones, Vincent Kambe, Natalia Ushak, James P. Tucker, Luke
Gentry, Tamara Billings, Shashi Gunda

Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 40: 45, 1978
Eﬀect Of Isometric Strength Training On Mechanical, Electrical, And Metabolic Aspects Of Muscle FunctionKomi, P.V., Viitasalo, J.T., Rauramaa, R. et al.
DOI:10.1007/BF00420988
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2010
Current Evidence on the Hemodynamic and Blood Pressure Eﬀects of Isometric Exercise in Normotensive and Hypertensive Persons
Steven G. Chrysant, MD, PhD

5X MORE EFFECTIVE THAN COMMERCIAL EXERCISE GYM
The Journal of Applied Research Vol. 6, No. 4, 2006
Muscle Use During Isometric Cocontraction of Agonist-Antagonist Muscle Pairs in the Upper and Lower
Body Compared to Abdominal Crunches and a Commercial Multi Gym Exerciser
Jerrold Petrofsky, Jennifer Batt, Hye Jin Suh, Ryan Jones, Natalia Ushak, James P.Tucker, Luke Gentry,
Vincent Kambe, Tamara Billings

ACCELERATE FAT BURNING & WEIGHT LOSS
Annals of Biological Research, 2 (1):83-87, 2011
The Eﬀects Of Isometric Exercising Method On Under-Skin Fat Rate In Nonathlete Boy Students Of
Islamic Azad University
Mohammad Dehghanpor, Amineh Sahranavard and Alireza Lotﬁ
Annals of Biological Research, 2 (4):455-459, 2011
The Eﬀect Of Three Diﬀerent Exercising Methods On Under-Skin Fat Rate In Non-Athlete Males
Mohammad Dehghanpor, Mir Hamid Salehian, Ali Ojaghi, Amineh Sahranavard
The Journal of Applied Research. Volume 7, No.1, 2007
Muscle Strength Training and Weight Loss from a Combined Isometric Exercise and Dietary Program
Jerrold Petrofsky, Jennifer Batt, Ryan Jones, Vincent Kambe, Natalia Ushak, James P. Tucker, Luke
Gentry, Tamara Billings, Shashi Gunda

SAVE TIMEThe Journal of Applied Research Vol. 6, No. 4, 2006
Muscle Use During Isometric Cocontraction of Agonist-Antagonist Muscle Pairs in the Upper and Lower
Body Compared to Abdominal Crunches and a Commercial Multi Gym ExerciserJerrold Petrofsky, Jennifer Batt, Hye Jin Suh, Ryan Jones, Natalia Ushak, James P.Tucker, Luke Gentry,Vincent Kambe, Tamara Billings

INCREASED ENERGYJournal of Applied Physiology Vol. 89 no. 3, 977-984, September 1st 2000
Resistance Training Increases Total Energy Expenditure And Free-Living Physical Activity In Older
AdultsGary R. Hunter, Carla J. Wetzstein, David A. Fields, Amanda Brown, Marcas M. Bamman
Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 40: 45, 1978
Eﬀect Of Isometric Strength Training On Mechanical, Electrical, And Metabolic Aspects Of Muscle Function
Komi, P.V., Viitasalo, J.T., Rauramaa, R. et al.
DOI:10.1007/BF00420988

LOWERED BLOOD PRESSURE
Journal of the American Heart Association: Volume 89, Issue 3, 327–334, March 2014
Exercise Training for Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Veronique A. Cornelissen, PhD; Neil A. Smart, PhD
Eur J Appl Physiol 116: 1289–1296, 2016
Isometric Exercise Training Lowers Resting Blood Pressure And Improves Local Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation Equally In Men And WomenMark B. Badrov, Shane R. Freeman, Mary Ann Zokvic, Philip J. Millar, Cheri L. McGowan
Mayo Clin Proc. 89(3): 327-334, March 2014
Isometric Exercise Training for Blood Pressure Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Debra J. Carlson, BHlthSc; Gudrun Dieberg, PhD; Nicole C. Hess, BPsych(Hons); Philip J. Millar, PhD; andNeil A. Smart, PhD
The Journal Of Clinical Hypertension: Vol. 12 No. September 2010
Current Evidence on the Hemodynamic and Blood Pressure Eﬀects of Isometric Exercise in Normotensive and Hypertensive Persons
Steven G. Chrysant, MD, PhD
Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine: 4 33–40, 2013Double-Leg Isometric Exercise Training In Older Men
Anthony W Baross, Jonathan D Wiles, Ian L Swaine
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: December 1971
Brief Maximal Isometric Exercise In Hypertension
Broino Kiveloﬀ M.D., Olive Huber Ph.DINCREASE BONE DENSITY
Prev Med. 33(5): 503-13, November 2001
Potential Health-Related Beneﬁts of Resistance Training
Richard A. Winett, Ph.D., and Ralph N. Carpinelli, Ed.D.

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5(12): 981-985, 2011
The Eﬀect of Isometric Training on Prevention of Bone Density Reduction in Injured Limbs During a
Period of Immobilization
Mohammad Reza Youseﬁ, Nassour Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza Abbaszadeh, Kaveh Kheybari, Ahmad
Valizadeh and Mohammad Nasiri
Osteoporosis International: Volume 17, Issue 8: 1225-1240, August 2006
High-Intensity Resistance Training And Postmenopausal Bone Loss: A Meta-Analysis M. Martyn-St
James, S. Carroll

LOWER CHOLESTEROLThe Journal of Applied Research. Volume 7, No.1, 2007
Muscle Strength Training and Weight Loss from a Combined Isometric Exercise and Dietary Program
Jerrold Petrofsky, Jennifer Batt, Ryan Jones, Vincent Kambe, Natalia Ushak, James P. Tucker, Luke
Gentry, Tamara Billings, Shashi Gunda

BOOST ENDURANCE
Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 40: 45, 1978
Eﬀect Of Isometric Strength Training On Mechanical, Electrical, And Metabolic Aspects Of Muscle Function
Komi, P.V., Viitasalo, J.T., Rauramaa, R. et al.
DOI:10.1007/BF00420988

REDUCED PAIN
Journal of American Medical Association, Vol 289, No 19, May 2003
Active Neck Muscle Training in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain in Women- A Randomized Controlled Trial
Ylinen et al.

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2014
Eﬀects of Stabilization Exercises on Health-Related Quality of Life in Women With Chronic Low BackPain
Maria Moussouli, Symeon P. Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos D. Kofotolis, Yannis Theodorakis, Paraskevi Malliou,
and Eleftherios Kellis
BMC Cancer, 14:67, 2014
Feasibility of Isometric Spinal Muscle Training In Patients With Bone Metastases Under Radiation Therapy - First Results Of A Randomized Pilot Trial
Harald Rief, Georg Omlor, Michael Akbar, Thomas Welzel, Thomas Bruckner, Stefan Rieken,Matthias F Haefner, Ingmar Schlampp, Alexandros Gioules, Daniel Habermehl, Friedbert von Nettelbladt and Jürgen Debus
Pain, 64 415-423, 1996
Modulation Of Pressure Pain Thresholds During And Following Isometric Contraction In Patients WithFibromyalgia And In Healthy Controls
Eva Kosek Jan Ekholm and Per Hansson
Pain 118, 2005
Isometric Exercise Has Opposite Eﬀects On Central Pain Mechanisms In Fibromyalgia Patients Compared To Normal Controls
Roland Staud, Michael E. Robinson, Donald D. PriceOﬃcial Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2013
Pain Relief after Isometric Exercise Is Not Task-Dependent in Older Men and Women
Kathy J. Lemley, Breanna Drewek, Sandra K. Hunter, And Marie K. Hoeger Bement
Isokinetics and Exercise Science 19 207–214, 2011
The Eﬀect Of Early Isometric Exercises On Clinical And Neurophysiological Parameters In Patients
With Sciatica: An Interventional Randomized Single-Blinded Study
Juliusz Huber, Przemysławlisinski, Wodzimierz Samborski and Marcin Wytrazek
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine: Vol 4, No 5, May 2010
Mental Health Beneﬁts of Strength Training in Adults
Patrick J. O’Connor, PhD, Matthew P. Herring, MS, and Amanda Caravalho

BAD HABIT RELIEF (SUCH AS SMOKING)
Society for the Study of Addiction, 2009
Eﬀect Of Isometric Exercise And Body Scanning On Cigarette Cravings And Withdrawal Symptoms
Michael Ussher, Mark Cropley, Sally Playle, Roshane Mohidin and Robert West
Hum Psychopharmacol Clin Exp; 21: 39–46, 2006
Acute Eﬀect of Isometric Exercise on Desire to Smoke and Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms
Ussher M, West R, Doshi R, Sampuran AK.

MENTAL HEALTH (BETTER SLEEP, REDUCED ANXIETY,DEPRESSION AND FATIGUE)
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine: Vol 4, No 5
Mental Health Beneﬁts of Strength Training in Adults
Patrick J. O’Connor, PhD, Matthew P. Herring, MS, and Amanda Caravalho

IMPROVE RANGE OF MOTIONInternational Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 1:5, 2013
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation after Rotator Cuﬀ Repai: A Review of Current Concepts
Austin Vo, Hanbing Zhou, Guillaume Dumont, Simon Fogerty, Claudio Rosso and Xinning Li
Journal of Applied Philosophy, 1988
Myoelectrical and Mechanical Changes Linked to Length Speciﬁcity During Isometric Training
Thépaut-Mathieu C, Van Hoecke J, Maton B.
Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, February 2002
Eﬀects of Resistance Training on the Sit-and-Reach Test in Elderly Women.
Barbosa, Aline Rodrigues; Santarém, José Maria; Filho, Wilson Jacob; De Fátima Nunes Marucci, Maria
Science of Flexibility, p.162- 164, 1996
Michael J. AlterISBN 10: 0736048987
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 17(2), 374–378, 2003
Adding Weights to Stretching Exercise Increases Passive Range of Motion for Healthy Elderly
Ann Marie Swank, Daniel C. Funk, Michael P. Durham, And Sherri Roberts

IMPROVE STAMINA
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: July 1983
Isometrics Can Counteract the Eﬀects of Disuse
Broino Kiveloﬀ M.D. Associate Chief Department of Rehabilitation Medicine The New York Inﬁrmary
Prevention magazine, February 1983
http://www.ﬂaxoﬂife.net/i/ui/143225/f/A_60-Second_Shortcut_to_Vitality.pdf
Eur J Appl Physiol 112:4151–4161, 2012
Isometric Strength Training Lowers the O2 Cost of Cycling During Moderate-Intensity Exercise
Zoladz JA, Szkutnik Z, Majerczak J, Grandys M, Duda K, Grassi B.

REHABILITATION
Current Orthopaedic Practice: Vol. 24 - Issue 1: p 79–83, January/February 2013
Shoulder Rehabilitation in Glenohumeral Instability
Lervick, Gregory N.

IMPROVES ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND BLOOD FLOW
Experimental Gerontology 53, 2014
Arterial Stiﬀness and Blood Flow Adaptations Following Eight Weeks of Resistance Exercise Training inYoung and Older Women
Rossow LM, Fahs CA, Thiebaud RS, Loenneke JP, Kim D, Mouser JG, Shore EA, Beck TW, Bemben DA,Bemben MG

INJURY PREVENTION
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology: Oﬃcial Journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology 24(1), 2013
The Eﬀects of Isometric and Isotonic Training On Hamstring Stiﬀness and Anterior Cruciate LigamentLoading Mechanisms
J. Troy Blackburn, Marc F. NorcrossAustralian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5(12): 981-985, 2011
The Eﬀect of Isometric Training on Prevention of Bone Density Reduction in Injured Limbs During a
Period of Immobilization
Mohammad Reza Youseﬁ, Nasoor Ahmad, Mohammad Reza Abbaszadeh, Sina Rokhsati

REDUCES BODY FATAnnals of Biological Research, 3 (1):349-352, 2012
Eﬀect of Localized Isotonic Exercises On Under Fat Skin
Mohammad Dehganpoori, Habib Mohammad poor, Ali Ojaghi, Toﬁg Mahdavi and Amine Sahranavard
Annals of Biological Research, Vol. 2 Issue 1, 2011
The Eﬀects of Isometric Exercising Method On Under-Skin Fat Rate in Non- Athlete Boy Students ofIslamic Azad University
Mohammad Dehghanpor, Amineh Sahranavard, Alireza Lotﬁ

SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING
Siting is the New Smoking- 7 Ways a Sedentary Lifestyle is Killing You
Dr. James Levine, Director of the Mayo Clinic-Arizona State University Obesity Solutions Initiative
http://www.theactivetimes.com/sitting-new-smoking-7-ways-sedentary-lifestyle-killing-you

YOUTH ATHLETE IMPROVEMENTJournal of Sports Sciences 31(1), September 2012
Explosive Force Production During Isometric Squats Correlates with Athletic Performance in Rugby
Union Players
Tillin NA, Pain MT, Folland J.
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 53(5):573-81, October 2013
Relationships of Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull Variables To Weightlifting Performance
Beckham G, Mizuguchi S, Carter C, Sato K, Ramsey M, Lamont H, Hornsby G, Haﬀ G, Stone M.

MORE EFFECTIVE THAN AEROBICS
Journal American Medical Association (JAMA) 289(19): 2509-16, May 2003
Active Neck Muscle Training in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain in Women- A Randomized Controlled
TrialYlinen J, Takala EP, Nykänen M, Häkkinen A, Mälkiä E, Pohjolainen T, Karppi SL, Kautiainen H, AiraksinenO.

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