The Stone Clinic Year-Round Conditioning Program for Professional Athletes offers a unique opportunity for professional athletes to train in valuable physical and mental conditioning programs led by world renowned professional coaches and Olympians. The program is designed to enhance an athletes' performance in competition, to teach techniques to avoid injury in their respective sports, and to help injured athletes regain strength and agility for the upcoming season. Athletes graduate from the program with the mental and physical edge it takes to tackle the upcoming season and perform at their peak in competition. Set in San Francisco, the program utilizes several facilities and natural settings including The Stone Clinic, The San Francisco Bay Club, The Presidio, Marina Green, and the Marin Headlands.

The Stone Clinic Year-Round Conditioning Program for Professional Athletes uses aerobic activities such as bicycling, in-line skating, slide board workouts, boxing and speed bag workouts, running, weight training, stretching, track and speed drills to improve balance, strength and coordination. In his years as an orthopaedic surgeon for the U.S. Ski Team and the U.S. Pro Ski Tour, the programs founder, Kevin R. Stone, M.D., has stressed the importance of the athletes' mental and physical condition before the start of the season. Dr. Stone tailors traditionally recreational exercises for maximum benefit to the professional athlete. An aggressive program of bicycling and hill climbing, for example, are used to build strength and stamina, two important physical qualities in any sport.

Dr. Stone points out that a good training program combines aerobic strength training with flexibility conditioning so that muscles get strong and remain strong. Studies also have shown the value of positive mental conditioning. Athletes learn techniques to develop an optimal mental state for peak performance on competition days and focused concentration on training days during the program. Additionally, athletes have the opportunity to plan a personalized year-round training program with each of the coaches during the program.

The Stone Clinic offers this program to any professional athlete and their training partner. The program is available to fit into the athletes schedule and can be customized to a three day, five day, or week long training program for their particular sport.

To obtain more information, sample schedules, or to make a reservation, please contact Maureen Madden at (415) 563-3110 or fax (415) 563-3301.