Operation Fitness™

• 9903 Santa Monica Blvd. #820 • Beverly Hills, CA 90212 • 800.933.8633 • Mike@MichaelTorchia.com

SHAPE UP AMERICA CENTER™

A Revolutionary Concept To Help People Live Healthier Lives

CONCEPT

I propose a concept to design and install incredible recreational health and fitness facilities across the country. Included here will be computer labs with monitored Internet access. The SHAPE UP AMERICA CENTER™ will service children and adults of all races, cultures, in all communities throughout each city and will have access to up to date information about health and wellness. Both children and adults will learn how to exercise correctly, eat well and play sports in a fun, educational and entertaining way. The amount of property made available to us would determine the scope of services we will provide in that particular facility. To provide all the programs we have in mind the space required for each facility would be 60,000 square feet with a minimum of 10,000 square feet to provide a skeleton program. The full scope of recreational, physical and educational services we have slated will be invaluable, especially in the inner-city areas. Our Operation Fitness Organization is currently seeking out those individuals in communities around the country, sharing our vision, to help introduce our ideas and sell this concept; with pour modus operandi to procure the facilities and required political backing and monetary support necessary in making this a reality at the earliest date possible.

PURPOSE

Sports activities, fitness equipment, exercise accessories, and fitness conditioning and nutrition tutorial software, will be the tools that will be utilized to improve physical and mental wellness of the children and adults of the communities we serve – and that is so drastically needed.

GOAL

The SHAPE UP AMERICA CENTER™ programs are designed to add value to a person's life in a fun and exciting way. Ultimately, my goal is to give children and adults the ability to prevent eating disorders, develop strong social skills, establish leadership qualities and learn healthy eating habits. Thus, the children will not only develop a healthy body, but also a strong, confident and healthy attitude towards life.

PROGRAMS - OPERATION FITNESS™

It is a privilege to introduce my “OPERATION FITNESS™ Program” for children and adults. This program is designed to teach people how to work out properly, eat right and create healthy lifestyles. Although centered on the physical results, the program ultimately is designed to increase motivation and improve self-esteem. The all-around effect is an equal balance in feeling good mentally, emotionally and physically.

Sports & Fitness Conditioning Programs

Martial Arts/ Self-Defense Classes

Nutritional Counseling

Specialized Programs For The Handicapped

Computer Classes - Featuring Tutorials, Animation, and Virtual Games

Fitness is a learned behavior and by encouraging the fun of movement and teaching the benefits of exercise, we can help kids develop healthy habits that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. All of our programs are designed to develop and improve self-esteem, concentration and discipline. All classes will be taught in a loving, learning, non-threatening and engaging environment, where the participants will interact with the professionals that will serve as a strong mentoring program.

Once a month, we will offer various pro and amateur athletes and fitness authorities / celebrities to do training seminars, lectures and exhibitions.

The centers will have a parent participation program to teach parents how to properly work out with their kids leading to better communication within the family. The programs for the youngest children (15 months to age 5) will utilize the following;

BRIGHT FITNESS ACCESSORIES - With a strong emphasis on Safety

Slide Maps

Tunnels

Exercise Ball

Step Blocks

Jump Ropes

Body Bars

Climbers for developmental benefit

The mental climber encourages spatial awareness and the vestibular dome develops the inner ear, thereby assisting the child who is just beginning to walk. The gross motor program will be directed at a different focus each week.

Our sports & fitness conditioning programs will teach sports and exercise skills and how to improve coordination, balance, strength, power, and speed. Professional instructors will teach proper technical skills, strategies, exercise drills and motivational training.

In addition to the physical conditioning, our martial arts classes will educate children about the potential dangers that may arise when talking to strangers and teach them how to protect themselves if they are in an uncomfortable situation.

FITNESS

The fitness training area will consist of the following:

State of the art weight training

Cardio equipment

Free weights

Exercise Bands and Balls

Stretch Gages

Core Training Accessories

Surround sound stereo system and television monitors will be installed in the exercise area to help keep a positive and high energy level of training. The walls will have murals of super athletes performing vigorous exercises and sports activities.

There will be mirrors on some of the walls to allow people to see themselves performing the exercises in proper form and to give the rooms more of a dimension.

The outdoor sports area will include (where achievable):

Batting cages

Basketball Courts

Tennis Courts

Volley Ball Courts

Olympic Size Pools

Golf Ranges

Putting Greens

Handball Walls

Running Track

NUTRITION

It is essential to teach children good nutritional values. The complex nutrition center will have a computer lab facility with a library of software programs on fitness and nutrition, bringing the awareness of how they work together. Classes will be offered to teach both children and adults the proper way to eat for themselves. They will be taught what proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and calories are and how to apply this information to improve their overall health.

According to a recent report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, teenage obesity is climbing, mirroring the increase in overweight adults. Kids snack on larger amounts than they used to, and eat more meals away from home. Teaching good nutritional habits will only get harder, as junk food commercials get slicker and more fast food restaurants offer promotional merchandise and invade school cafeterias. In order to stop these trends we must take more responsibility for our children's health – that is so important to the future of our nation.

MY TEAM

The SHAPE UP AMERICA CENTER™ will consist of certified experts in the various fields of fitness and sports conditioning, motivational training, nutrition, and overall health and wellness. I will act as Executive Director overseeing all the facilities, marketing, promoting and maintaining the continual development of other sports and fitness complexes while in the process of building.

LOCATIONS

The SHAPE UP AMERICA CENTER™ will be located in residential communities that are easily accessible for children and adults. Supervised transportation arrangements will be available for kids to be picked up from either home or school and taken safely to and from the centers. Complexes will have handicap ramps at all entrances and exits.

PROPERTY LAYOUT

The front of the complexes will have a colorful awning running from the entrance to the curb, so children can be dropped off safely and protected from any inclement weather.

The entrance to the club will be designed to give the feeling of stepping into a theme park, immediately exciting kids and drawing them into the complex.

The reception counter will be sunken down, allowing employees to be at the same eye level as kids entering the complex. Thus, immediately discounting any feelings of intimidation when they are first greeted. Our goal is to create a safe environment for them from the moment they enter the complex to the time they exit.

Just past the reception area is the café with a juice bar and lounge decorated with Norman Rockwell artwork. Children and adults can sit at an old fashion soda parlor and enjoy healthy snacks and beverages.

Sports nutrition supplements will be sold in the café and in vending machines throughout the complex.

The floors will be black and white tiled and the café will have a jukebox with television monitors throughout, to play music videos. Across from the café will be an arcade full of fun and exciting video games.

There will be consultation offices and fitness evaluation rooms. All members will receive an orientation and complete health and fitness evaluation before using the facility.

The SHAPE UP AMERICA CENTER™ and its "Exer-tainment®" concept will fill a tremendous void in the hearts of parents and children that has long been needed in the communities of our cities.

For many years I have visualized and dreamed of the SHAPE UP AMERICA CENTER.™ The time is NOW for these facilities to become a reality!

PLEASE help to welcome my dream. Thank you.

Respectfully,

Mike Torchia

I would like to tell you a story about a boy named Michael….

Fifteen-year-old Michael watched as his teammates played their last basketball game. It was hard to share the excitement from the sidelines. Michael's coach had promised he would put him in soon, but just like every other game that season, Michael still hadn't played. Before the season started, Michael remembered the coach telling him he was too heavy and slow to play. But Michael showed determination by showing up for every practice and trying his best to get better.

Michael begged his coach again, "How about now, Coach? Please let me play. I know I can do it." "Not now, Mike," his coach replied; without even looking at him. "But there's only two minutes left in the game. It's my last chance." " It's a tied game and I need my best players out there," his coach snapped. Michael's coach didn't care about encouraging confidence or building a child's self-esteem. He only cared about winning. Sending a slow, overweight player into the game was the last thing his coach wanted to do. Holding back tears, Michael pleaded, "But Coach, you promised." "Maybe next year, Pugsly!"

Michael was devastated. He couldn't hide his humiliation at home. In an attempt at keeping up Michael's morale, his mother signed him up at the YMCA gym. At one time he had shown her an advertisement for the gym with a picture of a body builder. He had said, "Ma, I want to look like this guy." At the gym, Michael was in awe of the equipment, noise and bodybuilders. Feeling discouraged, Michael sulked on a nearby bench. There he was again, watching but not participating. Another bodybuilder witnessed his face across the gym and knew Michael would leave and never return if somebody didn't help him. Hey kid, you want big muscles? Come here and I'll show you how."

The man knew how important it is to give a child support and confidence when learning something new. After his first day at the gym, Michael was excited about what he had learned and the new sense of pride he was about to take in his body. He could feel the tightness in his muscles. This gave him a feeling of security and confidence, and that felt good.

I am Mike Torchia, "Michael" from the story you just read. I was a determined young boy. I know first hand the pain and difficulty millions of children suffer from dissatisfaction with their own bodies. Low self-esteem has a devastating result. I have spent my life overcoming it and have become an authority in the field of health and fitness through years of studying, teaching and living it. I have helped thousands of children and adults create a healthier lifestyle.

I've worked with many celebrities and have won several national titles in the sport of bodybuilding, including Teenage Mr. America, Collegiate Mr. USA, and Mr. California. My high school basketball coach made an all too common mistake. He made a choice, winning the game outweighed nurturing a young boy's hopes and dreams. Many coaches and adults make the same mistake, not realizing the damage they may be doing.

My program is designed to add value to a child's life in a fun and exciting way revitalizing the sports programs that have recently diminished from our school systems. Ultimately, my goal is to give children the ability to prevent eating disorders, develop strong social skills, establish leadership qualities and learn healthy eating habits. Children will not only develop a healthy body, but also a strong, confident and healthy attitude towards life.

I was fortunate to find my way, many of our kids out there never will without a helping and nurturing hand. Let us together help them to find their way!!!