Fitness Plus will host an open house for Athletic Republic™ on Friday, November 13 from 5 to 7 pm on the second floor of the facility at 150 S. Mount Auburn Road.

The event is geared toward athletes participating in basketball, track and field, club volleyball, and girls soccer and will highlight sport-specific protocols and offer demonstrations. Participants should bring their running shoes.

Student athletes from dozens of sports have learned how to take their game to the next level at Athletic Republic, the only scientifically proven training program in the area. Athletic Republic offers training programs that combine supervised training protocols and exercises to help athletes of any age achieve their top performance level.

"At Athletic Republic, we tailor the program to an athlete's individual strengths and strive to help him or her 'give 110 percent,'" says Darren Harris, ACSM-HFS, CSCS, assistant manager of health and fitness at Fitness Plus. "Our philosophy is that a 13-year-old has just as much potential as an Olympic athlete. We have seen countless young athletes achieve more than they ever thought they could."

For more information, visit www.sfmc.net or call Saint Francis at 573-331-5345.