January 2005

Export Newsletter

Advertising in 2005? What you need from SCIFIT!

Planning to advertise SCIFIT this year? SCIFIT Trademarks Don’t forget to request the new SCIFIT prod- When using one of our trademarked names uct CD. The CD features all of the SCIFIT you must use the ™ or ® symbol the first products in the new color scheme and the up time the word is used in the document. How- Inside this issue: grades to changes made to products in 2004. ever, these symbols do not have to be used throughout the same document if the same word is repeated more than once. Remem- IFI Update 2 These CD’s are also great to use to update ber, our logos contain the correct trademark your websites. symbols so if our logo appears on the docu- SCIFIT Color Change Up- 2 ment then the ™ or ® symbol does not need to be used in the remainder of the document. date For more information please contact Nikki Container Shipments- 3 . how to unload treadmills SCIFIT®

Fit-Quik® INCOTERMS 2000, which 3 one is best for you Fit-Key™ 2005 Tradeshow Sched- 4 Bio-Flex™ ules

Tele-Rail™ Asia-Pacific and SCIFIT 4

PRO II®

RST7000 (patent pending)

Special points of in- terest: • Where IFI is taking us...not only in England but around IMPORTANT: SCIFIT Service Bulletins the world • Do you have SCIFIT tread- Starting next month the SCIFIT please email Nikki Frasier mills on your container? Service Department will release ([email protected]) the Service Read more to know how to Important Service Bulletins re- Technicians names and email ad- properly unload them garding SCIFIT equipment on an dresses, which need to receive • Learn how SCIFIT can help as needed basis. In order for SCI- them. you with your SCIFIT ship- FIT to send these Service Bulle- ments tins to your service department, Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI)...England has set a standard

In our July 2004 newsletter we first mentioned that our Ex- providing a barrier to participation. port Partner, E.XF Fitness Equipment, in England helped three SCIFIT products (PRO1000, PRO1, and PROII) become • A lack of awareness amongst disabled people of the IFI compliant. benefits of exercise and healthy lifestyle activities.

What is the IFI? • A lack of accessible leisure environments. Research conducted by the Gary Jelen Sports Foundation in 1998 investigated the barriers that prevented disabled people It was clear that without intervention the traditional forces of participating in gym based physical activity. supply and demand were unlikely to address the needs of dis- abled people in the health and fitness environment. The IFI The research found that fitness suites were inaccessible for a run under the auspices of the English Federation of Disability number of reasons: Sport (EFDS) provides a range of solutions to these barriers.

In January 2001 EFDS received a grant of £1 million from the • A lack of accessible fitness equipment for disabled Sport England Lottery Fund towards a total project cost of people. £1.3 million. Local authority partners contributed further funding of £0.3 million. • A lack of disability awareness among facility staff

What is IFI? continued….

In the pilot phase of the IFI, 29 fitness facilities across Eng- More information about IFI in land achieved in excess 32,000 separate visits to fitness suites future newsletters…. by disabled people in a twelve month period.

Following the success of the pilot scheme, Sport England grant aided a further £5 million to EFDS and in October 2003 the main scheme was launched. The main scheme targets 150 facilities across England ensuring that disabled people, irre- spective of geography, will have an IFI facility within reason- able traveling distance of their home.

For more information about IFI, please visit their website: www.inclusivefitness.org

Update to SCIFIT color change

All SCIFIT equipment is now available in would like. the new color scheme. Some of you were waiting on our last two units, TC1000 Please let Nikki Frasier know if you have Climber and ISO1000 Upright Bike. How- any questions. ever, we do still have some of these two items left in the old colors, that are new units. When ordering either the TC1000 ISO7000R, Bi- Climber or ISO1000 Upright Bike please directional Recum- specify “New Colors” if this is what you bent Bike

Page 2 SCIFIT Tip: Unloading treadmills off of containers

Many of you know that SCIFIT changed their treadmill treadmill together. Finally, you will notice that the packaging recently. The feedback has been very posi- treadmills are positioned so that the heavy ends are op- tive and appreciated but there are some questions we posite of each other per stack. can still answer for you. First, when multiple treadmills are ordered we gener- If you need more in- ally request a high cube container because when load- formation or have ing the treadmills on the container we can stack them any additional ques- three high instead of two, hence, saving additional tions or comments space for more product. Second, the fork lift blades please contact Nikki that work best to unload the treadmills from the con- Frasier. tainers are measured: 1/2 inch or 1.27 cm at the front of the blades to 1 3/4 inches or 4.45 cm at the back (base) of the blades. Third, if treadmills are stacked three SCIFIT’s NEW Treadmill Packaging high, it is best to unload the top treadmill first and by itself. Then you can unload the middle and bottom

An introduction to INCOTERMS 2000, What are they?

Also referred to as delivery terms, terms of sale, and trade (cost and freight) terms. Standardized trade terms have been devised with the The E Terms: EXW (Ex- intent of providing a common language between the interna- Works) tional buyer and seller. Most companies that engage in inter- national trade throughout the world are unaware of the The D Terms: DDU Did you know... changes in international trade terms that were effective 1 (delivery duty unpaid) and INCOTERMS are January 2000. DDP (delivery duty paid) updated every 10 years There are four classes of INCOTERMS that can be used: How do you know when to use each term? Seem a bit The F Terms: FOB (free on board) and FAS (free along side confusing? It doesn’t have ship) to be. Check back next The C Terms: CIF (cost, insurance, and freight) and C & F month for more information about INCOTERMS...

Let SCIFIT help you with your freight needs

The International Department at SCIFIT has been working very hard for the past six months establishing relationships with reputable worldwide freight forward- ing agencies. Please feel free to ask us for a freight quote on any of your orders. Our forwarders offer a great service with competitive quotes.

Page 3 Export Newsletter

SCIFIT 5151 South 110th East Avenue Tulsa, OK 74146 2005 Tradeshow Schedules USA ∗ IHRSA, San Francisco, CA, USA/17-19 Phone: 918-359-2000 x 231 March, 2005 Fax: 918-359-2012 Email: [email protected] ∗ FILEX, Sydney, Australia/29 April-1 May, 2005

∗ FIBO, Essen, Germany/5-8 May, 2005

∗ Health and Fitness Japan/7-9 June, 2005

∗ Fitness Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brasil/8-10 September, 2005

∗ LIW, Birmingham, UK/20-22 Septem- ber, 2005

∗ Club Industry, Chicago, IL, USA/3-5 November, 2005

The Asia-Pacific Region draws SCIFIT back again

There is something about “The Land Down Under” that we all After leaving Australia Larry returned to Japan for another admire...sure, it’s the culture and the people, and even the visit to our Export Partner, Mizuno Corporation. Not only did clean crisp air that fills your lungs. For SCIFIT it is not only Larry enjoy fabulous sushi meals but he also participated in that but our clever Export Partner as Mizuno Corporations National Sales well. Last month Larry Born had the Meeting in Tokyo by giving a two hour opportunity to visit our Export Partner, presentation about SCIFIT and Fit- Maxim Strength/APT Sports/Medical, Key. Larry learned that Mizuno has in Adelaide, Australia. He is the only made great progress establishing one of the SCIFIT International Team themselves in the medical market in to visit the newly-renovated SCIFIT Japan. Something that is not so easy showroom there. Larry was impressed to do for a company that has focused with their entire operation at Maxim primarily on fitness. We can’t wait to and APT, but he really enjoyed learn- see what this brings and are eager to ing about their assertive sales tech- help them pursue the medical market. niques and the excellent level of cus- tomer service they provide. Mr. Paul Boleckyj and his team have already sold three Fit-Key™ systems in Australia. (Pictured left to right: Sheena English, Senior Accounts Executive; Larry Born, SCIFIT CEO; Paul Boleckyj, APT Sports/Medical Owner; Bob Portman, APT Sports/Medical Service Manager)