Kurume City, Kurume University, Japan Bicycle Racing Association Fukuoka Branch, Panasonic Corporation Appra Iansu Co., Ltd., and Nippon API Co., Ltd. agreed to cooperate and cooperate in training such as muscle strength improvement performed by Kurume bicycle race athletes. And a business cooperation conclusion ceremony was held on August 29 (Thursday).
From left: Japan API Mizokami Co., Ltd., President Nagata of Kurume University, Maiori Uchimura, Ai Kodama (2018 prize queen), Mayor Okubo, Mayor Fujita Branch Manager of Players Association, Yuasa Panasonic Corporation
A " knee trainer" jointly developed by Professor Naoto Shiba of the orthopedic course of Kurume University School of Medicine and Panasonic Co., Ltd. will be worn by athletes during training to efficiently strengthen the muscle strength of their thighs.
In addition, the High Sensitivity Gas Analyzer APIMS, which is manufactured by Japan API Co., Ltd. and is used at JAXA's Hayabusa II facility and research facilities such as the Institute of Cosmic Ray Research (Kamiokande), the University of Tokyo. We analyze various data from biogas such as breath and provide advice on effective training methods.
In the future, the athletes of the Kurume Bicycle Racetrack aim to produce prize money kings, prize money queen, and eventually Olympic athletes in cooperation with industry, government, academia.