Title
Pilates Equipment Upgrade Purchase 2014
History
The Pilates Equipment item was brought to the Village Board's consent agenda on April 21, 2014. Staff was given direction to reassess the equipment being ordered. This item has removed the (1) PPS Deluxe Model Reformer / Tower Combo at a cost of $5,095.75 which can be reconsidered at a later date. This item is resubmitting the (4) PPS Reformer Tower conversion upgrade kits at $1,230.25 and the (4) MVE Fitness Chair w/ Split-Pedal at $1,040.25 for consideration with additional background information attached.
The Pilates upgrade kits and fitness chairs will enhance member retention by administering mind-body exercises, increase well-being, and strengthen an individual’s core, balance, shoulders, lower back, and abdomen. Staff is recommending the purchase of the tower equipment to retrofit four of the existing reformers that are utilized on the Sportsplex fitness floor. The reformer equipment owned by the Village is still in peak condition and is expected to last another ten years or more. The reformer is used in a setting where there is an instructor for safety reasons due to the complexity of the equipment.
The tower upgrade kit and fitness chair are from Peak Pilates and are designed to fit the existing units. Mad Dogg Athletics is the sole distributor for this region. Peak Pilates has proven to be high quality and extremely durable throughout the past seven years in use at the Sportsplex. The Village of Orland Park Sportsplex has established itself as a long-time leader in Pilates for the south suburbs. Sportsplex currently has six (6) reformer units, however only four (4) towers are requested as one unit is already equipped with the tower and one unit is a very old unit that is difficult to access, cannot be retrofit and is being decommissioned. Group classes are not feasible when the equipment varies greatly for one participant. Staff anticipates that a replacement for this unit could be co...
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