School Gym of Dreams – Training Facilities for Competitive Sports
Chapter 1 – Why is the school gym the future of sport?
There are places that build strength. And there are places that build the future. When these two spaces converge, something special is created. This is how the idea of a dream school gym was born.
For decades, school has been perceived as a space for intellectual education. The body—its development, strength, and fitness—has taken a back seat. For years, physical education classes were associated with soccer, long jumps, or medicine ball throws.
As professional sports reach unprecedented levels of physical intensity, school children are... weakening. Literally.
Lack of strength. Lack of muscle. Lack of system.
Today's youth suffer from phenomena that have only recently received scientific names: pediatric sarcopenia, dynapenia, and kinetic developmental disability. These aren't textbook terms—these are the real tragedies of a generation that never built muscle, which it could later lose. A generation that doesn't know the meaning of true strength.
School can—and should—be the first place where the body reclaims its rightful place in education. But not through chaos and improvisation. Through the system. Through infrastructure. Through vision.
The School Dream Gym is more than just equipment. It's the infrastructure of the future.
Thanks to equipment like the TYTAX, the school doesn't just teach children how to exercise—it introduces them to the world of physical training at club and even Olympic levels. Over a thousand different exercises can be performed on a single machine, from warm-ups to advanced strength movements, simulating swimming, cross-country skiing, the long jump, or a sprint start.
This isn't a vision of the future. THIS IS A SOLUTION READY TODAY.
Because today there is a race going on – for children’s health, for their motor skills, for their immunity, for strength that is no longer obvious.
Because today we need solutions that are not a luxury, but a necessity.
Because today it is possible to build a space in which a child – a strong child – regains its future.
This isn't luxury. This isn't a special project.
This is the new minimum of civilization.
Faigenbaum AD et al. (2009); McCarthy H. et al. (2019) – Pediatric sarcopenia, dynapenia, kinetic disability
Why school?
Why the gym?
Why now?
Chapter 2 – School as a center of general physical preparation
Not every school will become an Olympic preparation center.
But every school can be the place where the path to mastery begins.
There is one condition: you need to give children a tool to build strength.
School is the most powerful tool for shaping human capital in the history of civilization. Millions of children and young people gather there every day, spending thousands of hours a year. It is there that the first, most important stage of life unfolds: the stage of shaping habits, the foundations of health, psyche, and body structure. And yet—for decades—physical development was treated in school as an extra. As a break from learning, as a less important area of development.
The body was always present, but rarely taken seriously.
Traditional PE lessons often end with one of two options: soccer for boys, volleyball, or walking for girls. The system lacks the tools to develop the most important things: core muscle strength, movement control, postural symmetry, flexibility, and fascial resilience. This is precisely why more and more children experience poor posture, knee and shoulder problems, back pain, and even an aversion to any activity.
Meanwhile, school can — and should — be a place where the body is built, not broken down.
What is general physical preparation?
It's not about the sporting result.
It's about the ability to live injury-free.
It's about the ability to adapt, to exert effort, to regenerate.
It's about building a foundation —whether your child becomes an athlete, a doctor, or a computer scientist.
development of functional strength and muscle mass,
balance, stabilization and coordination training,
improved flexibility and mobility,
strengthening of tendons, ligaments and the neuromuscular system,
preventing overloads and injuries.
This isn't a luxury for athletes. It's the biological minimum that every person should achieve in their youth.
General physical preparation includes:
Why is a school gym a breakthrough?
Because for the first time it gives teachers a complete system for achieving these goals – not just the pitch and the ball.
Because for the first time it allows children to build a strength base in a controlled and safe way, regardless of their current fitness level.
Because for the first time, school can become a place of real biomechanical change in a child's body, and not just a place of "moving".
It's not just equipment. It's a shift in thinking about the role of schools.
Let's imagine that in every school – next to the biology, math and language classrooms – there is a strength room.
Not a place to show who's the strongest. But a space to build yourself—every day, without the pressure of failure.
Because general physical preparation is not a competition.
It's the construction of a body that can withstand life.
Behm DG, Faigenbaum AD (2017); Lloyd RS et al. (2014) – Development of muscle mass and functional strength in children and adolescents
Chapter 3 – School as a base for sports clubs – a new model of cooperation
You can build the best physical education system possible. But if its doors close at 3 p.m., half the potential is lost.
School should be vibrant – even after school. And it should breathe sport.
The contemporary organizational challenges faced by schools and sports clubs require a completely new approach. Although children train after school in hundreds of local clubs, they still lack access to a shared, well-equipped, and safe space. A place where they can not only throw a ball but also build real foundations of strength, fitness, and health.
Traditional school gyms are dead spaces.
You don't have to look far. In many schools, the so-called "school gym" is a drab space with a black floor, gray walls, a row of exercise bikes, a single treadmill, and a few pieces of equipment for various exercises.
Dark, cramped, and boring. This isn't a space that inspires. It's a space that discourages.
A child exercising in such a place for a year or two will not develop a love of movement.
Will develop indifference. Or rebellion.
This isn't just a hardware change. It's a change of entire philosophy.
TYTAX gym, designed especially for the School Dream Gym:
allows you to perform over 1,000 exercises – not 10, not 20, but 1,000 different movement patterns,
allows for both general and specialized training – for each sport discipline,
gives you access to strength, power, mobility, technique and recovery training – all in one place.
It's not a "block of equipment." It's a system. It's a foundation. It's an ecosystem of physical development.
School Dream Gym – like from another planet
The school as a partner of a sports club – not as competition
Many young athletes train in the afternoons – in clubs, on teams, or in gyms. But most of these places don't have a gym. There's nowhere to build strength.
And yet it is strength training that translates directly into sports results:
stronger jump,
faster sprint,
greater stability in contact,
less susceptibility to injuries.
The School Dream Gym can fill this gap. It's open after school, available locally, and equipped with professional-grade equipment.
And if a PE teacher – a strength training specialist – were to join the collaboration, we could, for the first time in history, build a model in which the school and the club are jointly responsible for the child's physical development.
It is not just filling in the gaps. It's about building an advantage – in sports, in health, in the future.
Because a child who strength trains in a system not only plays better football, but also runs faster. Jumps higher. Gets sick less often.
And he has a better chance… of everything.
Students training at the club can use the gym for afternoon training.
Club coaches can conduct classes in cooperation with PE teachers.
The club does not need to invest in equipment – it uses the infrastructure that already exists.
The school gains new importance – it becomes a local center for sports and physical education.
In the School Dream Gym model, the school doesn't close itself off from the outside. On the contrary , it opens itself to collaboration with sports clubs, creating a completely new quality of relationships:
What about access, security and accountability?
The new model is more than just a savings. It's an investment in quality.
In the model we propose, the gym can operate:
as part of PE lessons – as a basis for general development training,
after classes – as a professional base for sports clubs,
in the evenings or on weekends – as a space for consultations, workshops, camps, motor tests.
The registration system, the distribution of hours, the presence of staff – everything can be determined locally.
The key is one thing: we divide resources to double the effects.
Traditionally, the school had its own equipment. The club had its own equipment. Both sides suffered from shortages.
In the School Dream Gym model, there's only one piece of equipment—but it's the best possible. And it serves everyone who builds children's strength.
This isn't utopia. It's sound economics. And an excellent strategy for developing sports at the local, national, and even international levels.
Rhea MR et al. (2012) – "The importance of strength and periodization in youth team sports."
Chapter 4 – Training for swimmers: TYTAX as a dry pool
Water is an element. But swimming is an art of technique, strength, and endurance. And to master it, you need to train outside the water as well.
Swimming training begins where the pool ends.
Although swimming is associated almost exclusively with water, the greatest successes in this discipline are achieved outside of it – in the training room, on the mat, in the gym.
Technique training, strength training, stabilization, mobility, cardio endurance – all of this must be developed on land to reach full potential in the water.
That is why the School Dream Gym is becoming a revolution also for young swimmers – especially where there is no permanent access to a swimming pool or it is impossible to train in the water every day.
Thanks to TYTAX machines, you can create a complete training facility for a water sportsman at school – without a drop of water.
There are four basic swimming styles: freestyle (crawl), backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Each has a unique pattern of arm, trunk, breathing, and footwork movements. At TYTAX, you can:
train the accurate reproduction of dry swimming movements ,
work on trunk rotation and the thrust phase,
control the pace, range and muscle tension in a way that is not possible in the water,
improve movement technique in an automated manner and without environmental resistance.
For young athletes, this is invaluable: they can practice precision, rhythm, and body awareness year-round, regardless of the time of day, pool availability, or weather.
Swimming technique – dry but precise
Strength Training – Building Muscles That Power You in the Water
The world's best swimmers have one thing in common: impressively strong yet flexible back, shoulder, core and leg muscles.
This is no coincidence – it is the result of systematic strength training outside the water.
It is the balance of power and precision that determines who wins the start.
On TYTAX machines, a young swimmer can perform:
horizontal and vertical rowing (simulation of thrust in crawl and butterfly),
vertical and horizontal presses (for push-off phase strength),
isometric exercises to stabilize the shoulder blades and shoulders (rotator cuff),
unilateral exercises that strengthen limbs independently.
Swimming is one of the most demanding aerobic sports. Therefore, TYTAX allows not only for strength training but also:
swimming simulations with low resistance and high intensity,
SKI exercises – activating the whole body in an aerobic rhythm,
classic exercises like "Power Row" or running in place with resistance – for VO₂max,
using the RM/RM option – to increase heart rate and burn fat.
Cardio Training - Swimmer's Oxygen Engine
This allows swimmers to train the full spectrum of endurance – aerobic and anaerobic – without leaving school.
Seasonal training – planning the preparation phases for the entire year
On TYTAX you can plan the entire training season of a swimmer, dividing it into:
preparatory period – building strength, muscle endurance and VO₂max,
pre-start period – volume reduction, intensity increase, technique training,
starting period – maintaining strength, regeneration, mobility,
transition period – stretching, regeneration, posture correction.
The school with TYTAX becomes the center of a year-round sports cycle – also for those students who train outside the club, individually.
This doesn't change anything. Everyone who swims recreationally—whether for back protection, performance improvement, or obesity management —will reap the same benefits:
improving strength,
extending the range of motion,
better well-being and fitness,
the joy of movement and form.
The School Dream Gym isn't just for champions. But it can nurture them —if we give the children the tools.
Crowley E. et al. (2017); Girold S. et al. (2007) – "The role of out-of-water strength training in swimming."
What if I swim just for my health?
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1. Is the school gym safe for children?
Yes, as long as it's based on the correct methodology and appropriate equipment. TYTAX allows for safe, teacher-supervised exercises.
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2. At what age can you start strength training?
WHO and NSCA indicate that children as young as 6–7 years old can participate in strength training – adapted to their stage of development.
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3. Doesn't this replace traditional PE classes?
No – it's their complement and professionalization. PE can remain comprehensive, but with the added benefit of strength training.
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4. What if my child doesn't want to exercise?
Children are more likely to avoid activities when they're boring or don't see results. The TYTAX gym is addictive – it brings joy to progress.
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5. Do schools need to have a gym to implement this model?
No. TYTAX can be installed even in a small room – all you need is a few square meters and the will to do so.
Conclusion – Strength as the foundation of the future
After the first four chapters, it is clear: a gym at school is not a luxury, but a necessity.
This is a solution that combines education with prevention, health with inspiration, locality with professionalism.
We've given our children tablets and computers. Now it's time to give them something they miss most:
the opportunity to build your own body - safely, wisely, modernly.
The School Dream Gym is not a technological project. It's a civilizational project.
Because regaining strength means regaining agency.
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