Spring is finally upon us. May the new season bring all of us into an even better state of health and balance. Thank you for joining our newsletter and for your input. We are always happy to hear what are your interests so that we can better cater to your needs.

Indo Board was well received at AAHPERD, American Alliance for Health, Physical Eduction, Recreation and Dance, March 30th through April 3rd. Over 70 physical educators attended Indo Board's presentation, Indoboarding: Fun Physical Fitness for the Mind and Body.

Indo Board President, Hunter Joslin and Teacher of the Year, Andrea (Andi) McCarthy
from Aurora West College Preparatory Academy (6-12), Aurora, Colorado. AAHPERD 2011.

Soul Surfer - Bethany Hamilton
Left to right: Peter Lewis, Cheri Hamilton, Bethany Hamilton, Hunter Joslin, and Georgette Akai.

Bethany Hamilton's film, Soul Surfer, starring Anna Sophia Robb, opened nation wide, Friday, April 8, 2011. The film is based on Bethany's true life story and book also titled Soul Surfer. Bethany was attacked by a 14 foot tiger shark on October 31, 2003. The attack left Bethany with a severed left arm. We are so stoked that Indo Board was there from the beginning helping Bethany in her quest to become a Professional Surfer after the loss of her arm. She continues to surf and inspire people all over the world.

Much Aloha goes out to Tom Hamilton, Bethany's dad, for his adamant support of the fact that Indo Board played a part in Bethany's training. Indo Board was well placed in several scenes in the film largely due to Tom's influence in the production of the film.

Understanding Functional Balance Training with Rocky Snyder

The Continuing Education Workshop hosted by Indo Board Master Trainer, Rocky Snyder, held on March 5, 2011, was a great success! Much gratitude goes to Rocky for his continued Indo Board insightfulness, support and enthusiasm! The next workshop that Rocky will host is scheduled on July 23, 2011.

To register, please go to http://indoboard.com/continuing_education/.

Coming up: Continuing Education Workshop, April 30, 2011, in Nyack, NY

Course title: Understanding Functional Balance Training with Jim Massaro.
To register for Indo Board Master Trainer Jim Massaro's Indo Board Workshop in Nyack, New York,
go to http://indoboard.com/continuing_education/
Nyack, New York, is a quiet, little town. It is reachable from New York state, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Long Island.

Coach Jim Massaro

Indo Board is very proud to partner with Coach Jim Massaro to host our Indo Board Continuing Educational Workshop for Fitness Professionals on April 30, 2011. Coach Jim is a certified by I.S.S.A. as a Strength & Conditioning Specialist and also holds certifications by Titleist Performance Institute, USA Weightlifting (Club Coach Certification), Renegade Training, Warrior Diet, Pilates by IM=X, and APEX, is a sports conditioning specialist who educates and trains on both local and national levels. He is the founder and owner of Advanced Body Personal & Athletic Training Center, in Nyack, NY. He is also the assistant football coach for the football team at Nyack High School, NY, as well as both the football and girl’s lacrosse head strength and conditioning coach. Under his tutelage over the last ten years, the Nyack HS football team has won two state championships, five section championships and seven league championships.

This month's Letter of the Month comes from surf coach, Robbie Nelson of
http://www.happybarrelssurfschool.com/

I am Robbie Nelson, head coach at ProSurf Coaches as well as the founder of the Adaptive Surfing Foundation. Since 2000 I was using the Indo Board with my surf clients as balance trainer, yet never applied it to my own fitness until after my knee injury in 2009. It is now a part of my daily life.

Since moving our operations from California to New York in November, ProSurf Coaches continues to deliver staggering results and the Indo Board has proven to be one of our most valuable assets, especially for the days when the surf is flat.
At the Adaptive Surfing Foundation, The Indo Board has also proven to be a fantastic training tool for surfers with disabilities, helping them develop stability, core strength and focus to allow them to surf stronger and with more confidence.

I want to say thank you to Hunter and everyone at Indo Board for your motivation and for making my workouts more focused and fun.

-Robbie Nelson, Surfing Australia level 2 certified Instructor
Founder of The Adaptive Surfing Foundation
Head Coach, ProSurf Coaches
CEO, Happy Barrels Surf Instruction

This month Indo Board Sponsored Athlete is Pro Mountain Boarder, Melissa Ponce de Leon.

Melissa writes, "Since meeting with Hunter and changing my posture, my snowboarding has improved greatly. Before I always had troubles with my frontside spins and I landed the best frontside 360 I've ever thrown yesterday. I can't wait until I take my better balance to the dirt."

Melissa's competitive results:

2010 Fall Classic Women's Overall Champion - 2010 Altitude Cup Women's Overall Champion
2009 Fall Classic Women's Overall Champion - 2009 Altitude Cup Women's Overall Champion
2009 Twilight Showdown Women's Champion - 2008 Triple Crown Women's Overall Champion
2008 Altitude Cup Women's Overall Champion - 2008 US Open Women's Overall Champion

Indo Board Dumbell Row Exercises
This month's video workout comes from Indo Board Master Trainer, Peter Estabrooks of http://www.thefitnessguyinc.com/

Brett Simpson started off his 2011 campaign on the professional surfing World Championship Tour (WCT) with a stellar 5th place finish at the
Quicksilver Pro in Australia. As a result Brett is currently ranked as the #5 professional surfer in the world in 2011 and the second place American
behind Kelly Slater (#1).

Courtney Conlogue on her first WCT result, 9 place and current World Ranking of 9th. Also she finished second (to Coco Ho) last week at the WQSLegendary Pacific Coast Pro in New South Wales, AU.

Justin Barcia of Geico Powersports has a comfortable 17 point lead in the 2011 AMA East Supercross Lites Points Series.

Trey Canard of American Honda is sitting 5th in first full year of competing on the AMA Supercross 450 Class Points Series. He is only 26 points out of the lead.

Tyler Weyman had 1 National Win (85 age mod class), 5th place moto finish (85 age stock), 6th place Overall finish (85 age stock 9-5), Qualified for 85 open through 16 Main, Crashed 3 times (stock, open and 2nd moto of 85 mod), NO Injuries but LOTS of confidence. ALL in all a FANTASTIC week in Texas for the GNC SPRING MOTOCROSS NATIONALS at Oakhill. Taking a week off then will start training for Mammoth and Loretta's.

Jennifer Lee, Waikiki Beachgirl becomes third woman ever to paddle solo from Catalina Island to Dana Point, CA and paddles channel again in 2 Woman Relay for Japan three days later. http://tinyurl.com/6xvvd5c

Happy Spring!