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DATE: April 17, 1989 TO: David Childs, City Manager FROM: Don Hickerson, Chief of Police SUBJECT: Fitness Program/Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Health Fitness Consultants have not visited the Police Dept. for several months. Our Coordinator determined that all department members should be concentrating on aerobic exercises until desired levels of fitness are achieved. All officers performed satisfactorily in strength testing. The only equipment in our training room geared- towards aerobic exercise is the Aire-Dyne stationary bicycle. We have budgeted $1500. for the purchase of a treadmill for aerobic exercises. I have been informed by a number of fitness equipment merchandisers that substantially more money is needed to purchase a treadmill suitable for the anticipated usage. Stewart Steinman of Tread Aerobic Industries recommends that we purchase a heavy duty unit, with an AC motor. He recommends a Trotter Model 440 :equipped with a 12 horsepower AC motor. He states that a DC motor only develops the rated horsepower at the maximum speed, probably about lOmph. At 5mph the horsepower would only be about half (3/4 hp. ) while the AC motor would • deliver 12 hp at any speed. I have priced the Trotter Model 440 Treadmill at the factory and the only two retail outlets in the metro area where it is sold. The cheapest price I have been able to get is $2944. (The retail price, is $3295. ) I recommend that we administer the Fitness Program "in-house" and use the $1200. budgeted for the consultants and $300. left in the budget for the MPH 55 Radar (We were able to purchase the radar $300. under the quote) to purchase the "Trotter Model 440 treadmill. The treadmill and the Aire-dyne bicycle should provide adequate aerobic exercise for the department to meet their projected goals. •