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Performance Enhancement Center
Tim Bondy Physical Therapy offers a new way to experience physical therapy...outdoors! Our Conway center features the Performance Enhancement Center (P.E.C.) including an outdoor patio area for exercise equipment, stairs for climbing, ropes course, obstacle course, stretching bars and a variety of uneven ground for patients to practice walking.
The course allows patients to do warm-up exercises outdoors, work on balance and other body mechanics through a variety of equipment nestled in and around the woods. It is also designed to help train area athletes and to teach proper techniques for shoveling snow during the winter months.
Those who work outdoors can do physical therapy in the same atmosphere in which they work to learn techniques to do their job more efficiently.
The P.E.C. is the result of a shared vision of Tim Bondy and physical therapist Steve Politis. “Each patient has the ability to apply their program content to an outdoor setting. It allows us to incorporate the spontaneity of the natural world into the patient’s workout routine. Ever since I bought that facility I wanted to utilize the outdoors,” explains Tim Bondy. "I kept looking out the window thinking, 'This is beautiful.' Everybody likes to be outside and it's beautiful out here so let's make use of it. Our patients feel differently outdoors. It awakens their senses, changes the way they breathe, see and hear. Nature’s beauty changes everything and brings a whole new dimension to rehabilitation and functional training.”
Who Can Take Advantage of the P.E.C.?
| Adult Athletes |
YMCA |
Any Organization |
| Student Athletes |
Physical Education Classes |
Anyone interested in improving their health |
| Club Sports Teams |
Scout Groups |
| Student Sports Teams |
Senior Citizen Groups |
| Church Youth Groups |
Civic Organizations |
| Families |
Seasonal Outdoor Groups |
What is the P.E.C.?
| Only Northern Michigan indoor/outdoor training facility |
Bio-Mechanical Assessments |
Ropes Course |
| Outdoor Activities in Structured Environment |
Strengthening and Conditioning |
Medical Exercise Training |
| Supervised by Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist |
Core Stabilization Training |
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| Sports Specific Training |
Outdoor Speed Training |
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Why Use the P.E.C.?
| Be Outdoors |
Play Harder |
Develop Sense of Team Work |
| Move Better |
Improve Athletic Performance |
Improve Overall Health, Physical Fitness and Well-Being |
| Run Faster |
Build Self-Esteem |
| Have Fun |
Build Endurance |
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Because Your Body Matters!
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