What started with welding work in a small garage is now one of the most important partners for fitness, leisure and therapy facilities. In April, Elbesport celebrates its 25th birthday. One more reason to take a closer look at the company from the friendly Hanseatic city.
When a well-known management consultancy approached former weightlifter and current managing director Kai Schumacher about setting up a group fitness barbell program for fitness studios, he was immediately on board. And even though the consultancy ultimately worked with another provider: the idea for Elbesport was born.
Just four months after the initial inquiry, Kai Schumacher organized the first trainer training for his own barbell program. The special feature: At the time, he had welded the barbells he used together himself from stainless steel tubing in a small garage, since comparable models were not available on the open market.
Highest quality standards from the Waterkant
Today, the Hamburg-based company is housed in a large industrial building and offers a wide range of fitness equipment in addition to barbells.
If you're looking for outstanding quality made in Germany, you can't go past Elbesport. The equipment portfolio covers the areas of functional, freeweight and group fitness training, and it looks like this:
1.Group Fitness
Classic barbell sets, weight plates and bars, hand weights, power tubes, steps, work-out mats and exercise balls: With the original IRON SYSTEM® equipment, the Groupfitness area forms the optimal basic equipment for an effective workout.
2.freeweight
Whether dumbbells and barbells in compact format made of polyurethane, TPU or rubber, Olympia discs V5 made of polyurethane or rubber, rubberized bumper plates, barbells for competition or home training, multifunctional benches or balance rolls. Elbesport offers the complete equipment for free weights, suitable for any training style.
3.functional training
But also for functional training without fixed equipment Elbesport offers the right equipment. Including various kettlebells, medicine and slam balls, power and body bands, battle and speed ropes, jump boxes, storage, accessories such as gymnastic rings, training hurdles, punching bags, boxing gloves and carefully selected sports floors and rubber paving stones for safety and comfort during training.
Success continues
In the future, Kai Schumacher, Managing Director of Elbesport, does not want to chase after every trend, but rather concentrate on all the products with which the company has made its name. Thus, the portfolio of outdoor equipment was recently expanded to about 50 different products and the customer experience, innovation and sustainability were increased by quite a bit. These three aforementioned areas are expected to carry the Hamburg-based company through the next 25 years as well. We are excited and congratulate Elbesport on its anniversary.
Published on: 14 March 2022