Advisory Board Nautilus USA

Jay Blahnik

Advisory Board Member, Nautilus Institute™

Jay Blahnik is an international trainer of fitness instructors, author of "Full Body Flexibility", star of 17 award-winning exercise videos, and creator of numerous, critically acclaimed group exercise programs.

As the ultimate "go to" for exercise programming and training, Jay's background in fitness also includes:

• Recipient of the IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year award and keynote speaker for some of the world's largest fitness conventions, including IDEA (IDEA is the world's leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals)
• Consultant for some of the biggest companies in fitness, including Nike, 24 Hour Fitness, Bally Total Fitness, Crunch, BOSU Balance Trainer and Nautilus, Inc
• Contributor to hundreds of fitness publications and dozens of exercise videos, including Jane Fonda's strength and flexibility videos

Keli Roberts

Advisory Board Member, Nautilus Institute™

Keli Roberts is a national multi-event cyclist, nationally acclaimed fitness trainer, author of "Fitness Hollywood", trainer of many Hollywood celebrities, and host of a CBS/Fox-produced fitness video series.

With exceptional expertise in personal training and master instruction, Keli's background also includes:

• Recent selection as IDEA's Trainer of the Year, the fitness industry's most coveted recognition (IDEA is the world's leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals)
• Experience as a model and competitive cyclist/athlete before becoming one of the most in-demand personal trainers in Southern California with clients including Russell Crowe, Jennifer Jason Lee and Cher
• An extensive range of fitness knowledge including working with pre- and post-natal clients, physical rehabilitation, stability training for alignment and posture, weight training, indoor cycling and strength circuit training

Tom Purvis

Advisory Board Member, Nautilus Institute™

Tom Purvis is among the world's foremost experts in resistance training and exercise mechanics, and the founder of RTS®, the Resistance Training Specialist® program.

Tom has decades of education and research experience in the exercise mechanics area, including:

• Over 20 years as a licensed physical therapist specializing in orthopedic and spinal rehabilitation
• Over 20 years in the design, innovation and proper use of exercise equipment, most notably as an exercise and biomechanics consultant for Nautilus, Inc.
• A pioneer in the emerging and specialized division of biomechanics termed Exercise Mechanics, giving highly regarded and industry changing presentations at both national and international health and fitness conferences for more than 15 years, including the rare of honor of presenting keynote at both the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Symposium and the IDEA Personal Training Summit

Wayne Wescott

Advisory Board Member, Nautilus Institute™

Wayne is the fitness research director at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, MA. He is a strength training consultant for numerous national organizations such as the American Council on Exercise, the American Senior Fitness Association and the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation and conducts many seminars for the fitness and conditioning instructors of the armed forces. In addition, he is an editorial advisor for many publications including Prevention, Shape, and Club Industry magazines. He is also author of 15 fitness books including new releases such as Building Strength and Stamina, Strength Training Past 50 and Strength and Power for Young Athletes.

Dr. Westcott was recently honored with many awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Fitness Professionals, the Healthy American Fitness Leader Award from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and the Roberts-Gulick Award from the YMCA Association of Professional Directors.

University of California, Davis Eric Heiden, M.D. &

Massimo Testa, M.D.
Research Partners, Nautilus Institute™

Dr. Heiden is one of the leading sports orthopedists in the United States. His expertise lies in sports medicine and orthopedic injuries such as knee surgery and the classification and treatment of rotator cuff disease. Dr. Heiden is a five-time Olympic gold medalist in speed skating and was a cyclist on the 7-Eleven professional cycling team. He has authored numerous publications on sports medicine related topics and currently serves as team physician to national and professional teams.

Dr. Heiden works with Dr. Massimo Testa at UC Davis where he is an assistant professor of sports medicine. He earned his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Testa's background includes extensive work in coaching and sports medicine with particular emphasis on cycling. Dr. Testa served as team physician for the 7-Eleven and Motorola Professional Cycling Teams from 1985-1990 and was team physician during 8 Cycling World Championships, 13 Tour de France races, 10 Tour of Italy races, multiple World Cup races and the 2004 US Olympic trials.

Dr. Testa lectures around the globe and has his sports performance research published in numerous publications. He currently serves as the Director of Sports Performance for the Sports Medicine Program at University of California at Davis. He graduated with a medical degree from the University of Pavia in Italy.

Southshore YMCA

Research Partners, Nautilus Institute™

The South Shore YMCA is a not-for-profit association of individuals dedicated to improving the quality of life for all through programs that promote healthy spirit, mind, and body. Rooted in Christian tradition and values, the YMCA seeks to serve all people, regardless of age, sex, race, religion, or economic circumstances. Our programs and services strive to strengthen the family, guide the youth of today, and meet the ever-changing needs of our community.

Wayne Westcott, a Nautilus Institute™ advisory board member, conducts much of his fitness research out of the Southshore YMCA. The Nautilus Institute™ will continue to report all the pertinent research findings by Wayne Westcott and the South Shore YMCA. We thank Wayne Westcott and the South Shore YMCA for providing the expertise and space to conduct such research.
www.ssymca.org.