Who designed PowerPosture? Dr. John Christman, a Biophysicist and Exercise Physiologist, designed the PowerPosture program. His academic training includes: B.S., Economics, U.C.L.A. M.S., Kinesiology, U.C.L.A. Ph. D., Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa.   Dr. Christman has been in the medical field for 25 years, and has performed research in the following areas: Muscle adaptations to power training Central nervous system control of breathing Central nervous system control of heat dissipation during rest and exercise Central nervous system adaptation to heat acclimation Interracial differences in blood pressure and heart rate reactivity to exercise stress Effect of fitness on heart rate reactivity to psychological stress Cardiovascular changes with pediatric cardiac rehabilitation Exercise capabilities of long-term survivors of childhood cancer Effects of atenolol on exercise hemodynamics in Marfan's Syndrome Dr. Christman's other recent areas of professional activity include: Teaching children and adults about the role of exercise in the control of diabetes Teaching nutrition and lifestyle classes in the healthclub setting Supervising personal trainers, the nutrition/lifestyle program, and aerobics classes for a national healthclub chain Personal training of healthclub clients Designing and administering physical therapy treatments, especially for people with multiple sclerosis, balance problems, and aging-related loss of strength FiTelligence, Inc. - Founder. Corporate consultants on lifestyle strategies for peak mental and physical performance, especially in the business world Other passions and pastimes of Dr. Christman's are: Competitive triathlon racing since 1985 - Honorable Mention All-American, 1995 Family life and raising his 3 children, all under the age of 13 The "power posture" concept and the PowerPosture videotaped program are the results of an 8 year development process. In 1991, Dr. Christman first developed a program to improve posture and upper body flexibility for his clients at health clubs. He has improved it on an ongoing basis since then. Since 1994, Dr. Christman has also been a corporate consultant with FiTelligence, Inc., on how to achieve peak mental and physical performance. He incorporated the insights he gained into worker needs for better posture, better ergonomics, and less upper body pain and fatigue into his posture and flexibility program. This program development culminated in 1998 with the writing and filming of PowerPosture.