Trainers help build speed, endurance
Plenty of area gyms offer membership for general fitness and strength training, but when Tim Prukop's high school athlete son Dakota asked for more training, his father spied a fast-growing field.
"Sports performance businesses are really starting to grow," Tim said, adding that many younger athletes want elite exercises to improve speed, agility and jumping. For them, and for college and professional athletes, 1Up fits the build, he said.
1Up Sports opened in April 2012 and moved to its present location in January 2013. It is housed inside a warehouse built with an expansive training field, weight workout area, men's and women's locker rooms, and space for 1Up Sports' on-staff chiropractor and physical therapist.
Tim, a former football coach at Arizona State University and the University of Southern California and a scout for the Kansas City Chiefs, said he has always loved working with athletes and training. His wife, Lisa, serves as the business's chief operating officer, and their full-time trainer, Ron Curcio, has more than 25 years of experience building such businesses. With three additional part-time trainers, they see more growth ahead, they said.










