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birthing, sport, health, weight loss, green prescription, fitness, training, A business of BM&S Imports, New
Zealand Operating since 1988; A registered NZ
company since 1994 Kerry James Goodhew - Owner / Managing
Director Since 1995 on the launch of the world’s
first small hand held lactate test meter we have been FIRST in NZ to supply
you with the best. You too can be FIRST with lactate test
product from BM&S! LactatePro – New
Zealand’s #1 Sport & Medical Lactate Test Meter proven
over 14 years! Return here often to see what is new! Newsflash! Bulletins for: ANZAC Day,
Wednesday, 25th
April 2012 1. We are away ANZAC Day to
Monday 30th. 2. We are ready for your final run/bike/row/swim...
performance assessments so you can make realistic personal predictions,
targeting PB’s for these Olympics -- Stocked high with double your
requirement for the previous Games, believing that no way will we run out on
you this time! BUT don’t
leave it to chance, stock up early. Our product stocks can go very fast. Go
Kiwi! Bulletin for: Wednesday, 7th March 2012 Be aware that we may run out of stock
a couple of times through to July! Demand on Strips is currently very
high with unpredictable large quantities.
We must predict your requirement a minimum 4 months ahead at the
factory, not easy to match up accurately! If you are not ordering a month
ahead or managing your own stock with a minimum quantity trigger then you can
expect to wait for supply sometime in the next several months up until the
start of the Olympics. Friday, 24 February 2012 Reminder! Office Closure:
Tuesday 28th Feb to Tuesday 6th March You have today and Monday 27th
to get your order in to see you through. We telegraphed this in a previous
notice below! Monday, 20 February 2012 “Going, going, gone!”
1.
We have finally had to make a commercial decision on continuation of
supply of LactateScout
in New Zealand. We
are quitting it. In our view it is a
good product however in 9 years it has not achieved any significant market
traction here being less than 1% of
user demand. We feel much of this
outcome was due to a seriously detrimental study put out by two so called
sport scientists at the Australian Institute of Sport whose study was
unpublished but nevertheless circulated. They used more than year old expired
test strips! Such action was not only unscientific and unprofessional but
outright unethical! Anyway, confidence in accuracy and
reliability from both sport and medical users here in NZ has been hands-down with
LactatePRO since its launch in 1998. We have LactateScout stock to clear at below
landed cost: 1.
*NEW* Basic Set: LS Meter + zip bag + manual Deal:
NZ$474 = lowest price
in the world! (compare: AU$849 = NZ$1,060 @ 1/0.8
x-rate ; http://www.polarrevolution.com.au/store/data/order.php
) Available:
x 2 2.
*used* LS Meter + Manual: Deal: NZ$272 Available:
x 1 (there could
be more “2nd – hand” units available soon as we are
offering an exchange deal – see
below!) 3.
*NEW* LS Assistant Software specialised PC cable – RRP
NZ$166: Deal: NZ$79 Available:
x 3 4.
*NEW* BlueTooth Adaptor –
“Have your laptop on the track, field or pool-side with you and get results
direct to it as you test your athletes! Deal: NZ$199 Available:
x 1 5.
*expired* BigPack72 test strips = Deal: NZ$FREE with LS Meter Basic Set
purchase. Available:
x 3 expire this month; x 6 expired over 1 year – useful for beginners
to practise technique! LactatePRO Exchange Deal Options for current
owners of a LactateScout are two: 1. Seek
supply overseas, for example from
our friend Mike at Pursuit Performance, Australia. http://www.polarrevolution.com.au/store/data/order.php NB: there is a little risk with
overseas sourcing since we have had a shipment worth thou$ands
destroyed by heat when it was inexplicably routed through an Australian
airport, sitting in 40+C! or, 2. Exchange your LactateScout for LactatePRO: We will offer
you an unprecedented exchange offer at landed cost on a Meter (ie we take no margin) and then continuously supply you
strips also at cost until a part differential is met on your loss of use of a
LactateScout. You
return the
LS to us to initiate this exceptional offer! It’s Olympic Year! “Go Kiwi!” 13/1/2012 Bulletins: 1.
LactateScout
at lowest price ...ever! You’ve been watching the financial
news; the $kiwi is screaming higher than ever against the Euro! No better time to ... BUY NOW!
...includes
FREE cable + Software valued at NZ$177 ...a limited stock offer! Don’t delay as who
knows what will happen with our crazy dollar! 2. IMPORTANT – Keep an eye here for our
office closure notices for biz trips or leave – Don’t be caught out, PUT IT
IN YOUR DIARY NOW! 1. Office closed: Wednesday
to Friday, 1st to 3rd February – incl. 2. Office closed: Tuesday to Friday, 28th
February to 2nd March – incl. 3. We seem to have got on top of your
exponential demand... ...by year end, phew! You’ve all done great helping us
with this, however, please watch out through this year and continue to manage
your requirement by carrying your own extra stock or placing your order early. Notices older
than this date are archived: Click! “Get Tested!” Looking for the most effective weight-loss or health & fitness prescription and advice? Click Since 1995 on the launch of the
world’s first small hand held lactate test meter we have been FIRST in NZ to
supply you with the best. You too can be FIRST with lactate test
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years paying exorbitant rates for site developers we are venturing to DIY! I
will do my best to make this site easy to follow and helpful to you. Any suggestions appreciated. We are an
independent importer-distributor. No
middle-man! ...we import directly from
the manufacturer. Our prices offered
to you are always at the lowest possible mark-up being wholesale direct
rates, often equal to or BELOW the lowest price found anywhere in the world
(ensuring correct exchange rate, shipping and GST have been accounted
for!). Even though our mark-up is
small we do offer to split and share it with a number of businesses who are
enthusiastic about lactate testing, who on-sell (retail) to their customers. We
supply... Ř GP’s and
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major DHB’s Ř Maternity /
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Centers, Trainers & Veterinarians Ř All the
major University, Polytechnic, and College of Education Sport Science and
Nutrition service provider & research dept’s. Ř NZ Academy
Sport www.nzasni.org.nz Ř All
relevant NZ Olympic and other sport organisations (directly, or indirectly
through NZAS) Ř Independent
Coaches, Trainers, Sport Scientists. Ř Individual
self-testing athletes, youth age through world masters age competitors Ř NZDF
(Defence Forces) Ř Government
research dept’s (e.g. Lactate testing of salmon!) Lactate Pro
Most popular in NZ Lactate Scout
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connectivity for transfer and saving as you go during field testing. ______________ “LS Assistant” SW screen capture
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Body fat % -
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(Are you physically old or young for
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has all the accuracy and reliability of TANITA’s top spec’d
commercial monitors that cost thousands in NZ$’s found in hospitals,
universities and research centers. However, this model is a CONSUMER product,
made for the home user. This means that
it does not have the heavy duty construction specifications required for high
frequency commercial use such as on gym or fitness center open floor
membership areas. TANITA offer no
warranty on its consumer range used commercially. We, BM&S Imports, independently offer a
limited warranty of 3 months against faulty manufacture if you buy to use
commercially which is extendable for certain professional-commercial
uses. This use must be advised and
agreed upon before we extend warranty to you.
To learn more go
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POLAR Heart Rate Monitors BM&S
was the first nationwide importer-distributor of Polar Heart Rate Monitors in
New Zealand. Polar is what we started
business with back in 1988 therefore we have a particular fondness for this
product which led us to other compatible products we proudly represent today. We
no longer import Polar, however we still enjoy retailing it due to this
compatibility with our other products.
We sell at RRP unless you are a user of our other products where you
can then enjoy EXCLUSIVE BM&S Customer Club discount pricing.
RS800CX with G3 GPS
sensor There
have been many advances in Polar since 1988.
One of the most exciting has been the development around analysis and
feed back of Heart Rate Variability.
Amongst other things this feature can tell you the state of recovery
you are in and whether you should train or not, and if so, at what adjusted
intensity. I feel this is as valuable
as lactate testing for optimising gains in your performance! Support
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FIND A TESTING SERVICE Medical -
Obstetrics-Maternity 1.
This article posted here 26 Nov. 08 cited from HIV InSite,
University of California, San Francisco. Point-of-care
lactate testing predicts mortality of severe sepsis in a predominantly HIV
type 1-infected patient population in Uganda Point-of-care
lactate testing predicts mortality of severe sepsis in a predominantly HIV
type 1-infected patient population in Uganda. Clin
Infect Dis 2008 Jan 15; 46(2):215-22. Objective 2.
This article posted here 26 Nov. 08
cited from Lab Tests On-line. Lactate Testing in Acute Assessement What is being
tested? When cellular oxygen levels are decreased,
however, and/or the mitochondria are not functioning properly, the body must
turn to less efficient anaerobic energy production to metabolize glucose and
produce ATP. In this process, the primary byproduct
is lactic acid, which can build up faster than the liver can break it down.
When lactic acid levels increase significantly in the blood, the affected
person is said to have first hyperlactatemia and
then lactic acidosis (LA). The body can often compensate for the effects of hyperlactatemia, but LA can be severe enough to disrupt a
person’s acid/base
(pH) balance and cause symptoms such as muscular weakness, rapid
breathing, nausea, vomiting, sweating, and even coma. Lactic acidosis is separated into two types: A and B. Type A may be due to inadequate oxygen uptake in
the lungs and/or to decreased blood flow (hypoperfusion)
resulting in decreased transport of oxygen to the tissues. The most common
reason for this is shock from a variety of causes including trauma and blood
loss, but LA may also be due to conditions such as heart
attack, congestive
heart failure, and pulmonary edema (fluid in
the lungs). Type B is caused by conditions that increase the amount of
lactate/lactic acid in the blood but are not related to a decreased
availability of oxygen. This includes liver
and kidney
disease, diabetes,
leukemia, AIDS,
glycogen
storage diseases (such as glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency), drugs and
toxins, severe infections (both systemic sepsis
and meningitis),
and a variety of inherited metabolic and mitochondrial diseases (forms of
muscular dystrophy that affect normal ATP production). Strenuous exercise can
also result in increased blood levels of lactate. 1. Lactate Testing in General Practise With the
advent of the world’s first small hand-held lactate test meter launched in
1994 by Boehringer Mannheim, the use of lactate
prescription for effective and objective “Green Prescription” was already
well considered. My personal
observation is that the Europeans are well ahead of us in this medically
correct and safety orientated approach to intensity
prescription of exercise. It is
this correct medical approach that has been begging for implementation here
in NZ. Fourteen years later (2008) the right Doctor with knowledge &
motivation to champion this cause here is yet to be forthcoming! To view larger image
in viewer on your PC click here.
2. This article posted here
26 Nov. 08 cited on-line at Wiley Interscience. Interval versus
continuous training in patients with severe COPD: a randomized clinical trial Eur Respir J 1999; 14: 258–263. R. Coppoolse*, A.M.W.j. Schols*, E.m. Baarends*, R. Mostert**, M.a. Akkermans**, P.p. Janssen**, E.F.m.
Wouters* **Astmacentre Hornerheide, and *Dept of Pulmonology,
Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Correspondence: A.M.W.J. Schols
ABSTRACT Abstract Limited
information is available regarding the physiological responses to different
types of exercise training in patients with severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was two fold: firstly, to
investigate the physiological response to training at 60% of achieved peak
load in patients with severe COPD; and secondly to study the effects of
interval (I) versus continuous (C) training in these patients. Twenty-one
patients with COPD (mean±sd
forced expiratory volume in one second: 37±15% of predicted, normoxaemic at rest) were evaluated at baseline and after
8 weeks' training. Patients were randomly allocated to either I or C
training. The training was performed on a cycle ergometer,
5 days a week, 30 min daily. The total work load was the same for both
training programmes. C training
resulted in a significant increase in oxygen consumption (V 'O2)
(17%, p<0.05) and a decrease in minute ventilation (V 'E)/V 'O2
(p<0.01) and V 'E/carbon dioxide production (V 'CO2)
(p<0.05) at peak exercise capacity, while no changes in these measures
were observed after interval training. During submaximal
exercise a significant decrease was observed in lactic acid production, being most pronounced in the C-trained group (-31%,
p<0.01 versus -20%, p<0.05). Only in the I-trained group did a
significant increase in peak work load (17%, p<0.05) and a decrease in leg
pain (p<0.05) occur. Training did not result in a significant improvement
in lung function, but maximal inspiratory mouth
pressure increased in both groups by 10% (C: p<0.05) and 23% (I:
p<0.01). The present study
shows a different physiological response pattern to interval or continuous
training in chronic obstruction pulmonary disease, which might be a
reflection of specific training effects in either oxidative or glycolytic muscle metabolic pathways. Further work is
required to determine the role of the different exercise programmes and the
particular category of patients for whom this might be beneficial. Books Allan
Davie is probably the pre-eminent advocate in Australasia of effective
training of race horses incorporating lactate testing. The great value of his book is the
simplicity of its explanation. Anybody
can use it to catapult the training of their horses into 21st
Century method to earn positive performance improvements.
AU$35 Price NZ$ relative to currency x-rate! Articles Bad news for heavy riders and narrow horses March 3, 2008 Researchers in the US have bad news for
overweight horse riders. A study has found that horses that have to carry
between 25 and 30 per cent of their bodyweight have more physical problems
related to exercise than those who carry 20 percent or less. Horses carrying 30% body weight showed a
significant increase in muscle soreness and muscle tightness scores. The
changes were less marked when they carried 25% body weight. Dr Debra Powell .... conducted a study ....performing a standardised ridden
exercise test in an indoor school arena. After five minutes active walk to
warm up, the horses were ridden at a trot (3m/s) for 4.8km, followed by 1.6km
at a canter (5m/s). This exercise schedule was chosen to simulate a 45-minute
work period of work typical of an intermediate-level riding school horse. The researchers measured heart rate, plasma lactate concentration and creatine
kinase. Lactate is produced in the muscles during
exercise. At low levels of work the body can metabolise it and so levels in
the plasma remain low. As the work level increases the rate of lactate
production exceeds the body's ability to remove it and so concentrations
rise. Creatine kinase
(CK), an enzyme present in the muscles, is released into the blood as a
result of some types of muscle damage. ... Plasma lactate levels were higher
immediately after exercise and 10 minutes after end of exercise, in horses that
carried 30% of their body weight.... ...(more)...
http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2008/03/011.shtml 1.
Lactate Threshold Training by Janssen Janssen
wrote the seminal text Training Lactate Pulse-Rate in 1987 which was
published by the Polar Electro company of Finland inventors of Polar Heart
Rate Monitors. At this time when Polar was launched on the world, lactate
testing was not common, and Conconi’s method of
analysing for the Heart Rate Deflection Point was popular. This later 2001 book by Janssen brings you
up-to date in covering what you need to know whether launching into a career
preparing athletes or you are an athlete yourself. Research,
training, and testing of elite endurance athletes at his sports medicine
advisory center in Deurne, Holland, has enabled Dr. Janssen to radically
change and improve coaching methods for a wide range of sports. Recognized as
one of the pioneers in lactate threshold training, Dr. Janssen has put
together this complete and comprehensive training manual. If you want to take
your endurance performance to the limit, you need to understand
exactly what you are doing to generate success. He presents practical programs to improve your lactate
threshold and race faster than ever before.
NZ$39.02 = RRP excl.gst.
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Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes The most
successful sports program in the world tells you how they test their
athletes. It covers the testing approaches in 17 different sports and
includes chapters on lactate testing, blood handling, VO2 max assessment,
strength and power testing, flexibility assessment, anthropometric testing
and more. If you are serious about testing athletes then this is the book for
you. Nearly 500 pages with hundreds of charts, tables and diagrams.
NZ$127.91 = RRP excl.gst.
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