SPRI® Wins Prestigious Nova7 Award

Libertyville, IL (February 14, 2006)-SPRI® Products, a leading distributor of rubber resistance exercise products and fitness accessories is proud to announce they have won the Nova7 Award for Best Free Weights and Specialized Equipment Supplier of 2005.

The Nova7 Supplier Awards are Fitness Management magazine’s third annual “reader’s choice” awards. The award recognizes manufacturers across seven categories for their outstanding products and services. Hundreds of fitness professionals across the U.S. including health club owners, managers, trainers and program directors voted for this year’s winners.

“The SPRI® team proudly accepts this award,” said Herb Flentye, Chief Operating Officer of SPRI® Products Inc. “Being awarded in this way compliments our entire business and captures what we aim to accomplish on a daily basis; the highest quality products and the best service. To be recognized by our peers and customers for delivering the best in our business, is the highest honor we could receive.”

The official announcement of the 2005 Nova7 Award winners will be revealed by Fitness Management Magazine at the upcoming International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) tradeshow this March in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About SPRI®
For more than 20 years, SPRI® Products, Inc. has been the leading distributor of rubberized resistance exercise products, fitness accessories and exercise education programs for the health and fitness industry. Headquartered in Libertyville, IL SPRI® provides professional fitness solutions to heath clubs, personal trainers and health-minded consumers via the SPRI® website, catalog sales and thousands of retail outlets nationwide.

About Fitness Management
Fitness Management magazine is the leading industry publication directed to owners, managers, and administrators of commercial, corporate and community physical fitness centers. Its editorial content emphasizes safe and effective professional fitness leadership, and profitable management based on market-driven strategies and cost-effective facilities and services. The Nova7 Awards, now in it’s 14th year, annually recognize seven facilities for their outstanding innovations in seven categories of excellence.