Athletes' Performance Secures First Round Funding from Polaris Venture Partners;

Polaris Co-Founder Jon Flint and Former SFX Sports President William Allard Join Board of Directors

TEMPE, Ariz. and WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Athletes' Performance, the world leader in integrated performance training, announced today that it has received its first round of institutional funding from Polaris Venture Partners.

“I have long admired the unique approach Mark and his team have taken to prepare athletes to excel on the field of play”

The recognized leader in the training of elite athletes, Athletes’ Performance offers the highest level of fully integrated training and performance physical therapy in the world. Using the finest methods, specialists and facilities to seamlessly integrate and efficiently and ethically enhance an athlete’s performance, Athletes’ Performance caters to the top champions in all major sports. In the past year alone, Athletes’ Performance has trained:

• Eight first-round draft picks in the 2006 NFL draft, including #1 overall and four of the top nine selections;
• Over 80 NFL veterans during the off-season (with over 185 players currently in the NFL who have trained with Athletes’ Performance);
• Over 50 MLB veterans, including seven named to the 2006 All-Star Game;
• Seven NBA first-round draft picks in the 2006 NBA draft, and over 30 NBA veterans during the off-season;
• The German Men’s National Soccer team, which rose from a world rank of #22 to finish 3^rd in the 2006 World Cup;
• The US Women’s National Soccer team (winners of Olympic Gold in 2004 while being trained by Athletes’ Performance);
• Tournament champions on the PGA and LPGA tours; and
• Professional teams including the LA Dodgers, LA Galaxy, Phoenix Coyotes, LA Kings, and CD Chivas USA.

Athletes’ Performance also has a consumer brand, Core Performance, that provides recreational and amateur athletes with solutions developed, tested, and proven at the Athletes’ Performance facilities then delivered to consumers through books, DVDs, and a membership web site at www.coreperformance.com.

The funding will be used to continue providing even greater levels of innovation and service to Athletes’ Performance’s elite athletes around the world while also widening the company’s online and other offerings to new audiences.

Athletes’ Performance today also announced the addition of Polaris Co-Founder and Managing General Partner Jon Flint and former SFX Sports President (and former Marquis Jets CEO) William Allard to its board of directors.

“This round of funding from Polaris Venture Partners will allow Athletes’ Performance to not only expand physically, giving our clients even more access to top-flight training, but also target more aggressively the huge audience nationally and internationally that benefits from our approach to physical development,” said Mark Verstegen, founder and president, Athletes’ Performance. “With the expertise of Jon Flint and Bill Allard to our board, we are working with executives who treat their companies like true partners and have a long track record of success in helping those companies grow without compromising their mission in any way.”

Athletes’ Performance is headquartered in Tempe, AZ on the campus of Arizona State University, with additional world-class facilities at The Home Depot Center outside of Los Angeles, CA, and in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company works closely with leading research partners, such as the Arizona State University Biodesign Institute and companies such as Abbott Laboratories and Gatorade, to continue pushing forward on the ethical frontier of physical development for athletes, the military, and the larger population.

“Mark Verstegen and his team have built a world class and truly unique company,” said Flint. “They have the opportunity and the ability to become one of the leading brands in the world of sport.”

“I have long admired the unique approach Mark and his team have taken to prepare athletes to excel on the field of play,” said Allard. “I am excited to assist Athletes’ Performance to expand its business to the next level.”

About Athletes' Performance

Athletes' Performance, created by Mark Verstegen in 1999 as a refuge for elite athletes, is headquartered in Tempe, AZ with a second world-class facility at The Home Depot Center, outside of Los Angeles, CA, and a third elite facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Athletes' Performance is recognized as an industry leader offering the highest level of integrated performance training and performance physical therapy and the most fully integrated training system in the world. Its systems have helped to produce the best of the best in sport: Green Jacket winners, Grand Slam Titles, World Series Winners, Stanley Cup Champions, Super Bowl and NBA Champions, Olympic Gold Medalists and All-Stars from every major sport. Mark Verstegen, in addition to his role as president of Athletes' Performance, serves as director of performance for the NFL Players Association, and is a consultant to high-performance companies such as Adidas, EAS, Keiser, Power Plate, Amino Vital, Gatorade and GoFit.

More information about Athletes' Performance, including its line of breakthrough consumer products, is available at www.athletesperformance.com with integrated online performance training available through www.coreperformance.com.

About Polaris Venture Partners:

Established in 1996, with offices in Waltham and Seattle, Polaris has over $3 billion under management. Polaris Venture Partners has helped build numerous market leading companies, including Akamai Technologies, Allaire, Art.com, Exchange.com, healthCentral Network, Heavy.com, JibJab.com, Powersoft, TechTarget.com, WordPress, and World Championship Sports. More information about Polaris Venture Partners is available at www.polarisventures.com.