Luca Piancastelli E-mail: luca@lucapiancastelli.it Website: www.lucapiancastelli.it Luca Piancastelli Born in Cesena (FC) Italy On February 23,1972 Speaks/writes in English, French and Spanish. Since January 2000 teacher at training courses organized by the Italian Fitness Federation (FIF www.fif.it ) for instructors of Body Building and Fitness, Indoor Cycling, and Personal Trainer (*) From 2002 up to 2004 Master Instructor for Tomahawk, leading German company in the sector of indoor cycling. Since 2004 National Co-ordinator of Indoor Cycling training programs for the Italian Fitness Federation (FIF) Inventor and owner of the registered trademark for teaching program of indoor cycling “Indoor cycling Evolution®” ( ww.indoorcycling.it ) which has been adopted as the official method by the Italian Fitness Federation. Since 2004 teacher at the University of Urbino, Faculty of Motion Science, in Master of training post-university , Chair of Theory and Technique of Training prof. Ario Federici (in 2006: “Graduate in fitness and management of motion activities for physical well-being”. First level Master activated in January 2006). From 2003 up to 2005 Master Instructor of Indoor Cycling and Presenter in National and International conventions for the German company Tomahawk. Presenter of indoor cycling in national and international conventions (Italy, USA, Spain, Latin America , Great Britain, Africa, East Europe) In 2006 he created a new method of training named Walking Program that he is presenting in the most important conventions in Europe. He is the Coordinator of International Walking Team and the director of International Walking School ( www.walkingprogram.net ) . Author of music CDs for fitness published by Multitrax (Belgium). Spokesman at national and international conventions of medicine and science applied to sports (2006: spokesman at the XIX National Congress of the Italian Multi-specialization Society of Young Surgeons). Master trainer for FIF in Masters of « Nutrition and Food Integration », « Training in the presence of pathologies », « Circuit training e cardio fitness”. From October 2004 up to December 2005 he has personally carried out an innovative research to evaluate the quality of sleep under general anaesthesia at the University Division of Surgical and Reanimation Sciences of the University of Studies in Bologna. From May 2005 up to February 2006 he has participated in a research project so as to evaluate the “post-operative Delirium” at the Division of Emergency Surgery of the Hospital Sant’Orsola in Bologna. Since June 2005 he is a teacher at the training courses of AMI, National School for Teachers of Mountain Bike www.amibike.it Since 2005 he is co-author and co-coordinator of the fitness portal www.altrofitness.com Since 2005 he collaborates as Consultant with the company EthicSport present as sponsor during the displays where there is Indoor Cycling. Consultant of Indoor Cycling in several gyms in Italy, in Spain, in Poland and in Holland. In 2006 he created a new method of training named Walking Program that he is presenting in the most important conventions in Europe. He is the Coordinator of International Walking Team and the director of International Walking School. Owner and manager of the website www.walkingprogram.net , which is entirely dedicated to the Walking Program®. Since the beginning of 2006 he collaborates with the company Lionardo (Velòsystem – www.velosystem.com ) for the study of biomechanics applied to pedalling and energetic metabolism. Since May 2006 he collaborates with Gensan in a program aimed to the analysis and elaboration of the integrators which can be used in cycling. Since June 2006 he is the consultant in Italy of the Spanish group Body Factory www.bodyfactory.es , leader franchising company in Spain of fitness centres. From September 2006 up to January 2008 he is the technical-scientific consultant and coordinator of training courses for Rizzato Sport (www.rizzato.com) From October 2006 up to 2007 testimonial for Suunto (www.suunto.com) , leading company in the manufacture of telemetric detectors of cardio frequency and wrist cardio frequency meters. From 2006 up to 2007 testimonial in television for Tecnopower, manufacturer of equipment for fitness. Since 2007 he is the technical coordinator of the European Fitness Association (EFA) Since 2008 he is consultant of Fitness Project, Italian company that produces walking machines (www.fitnessproject.it) Since 2008 he is coordinator of the school of indoor cycling for EFS (Euro Fitness School, Bielsko-Biala, Poland www.eurofitness.com.pl ) Professional tri-athlete (membership card nr. ga043381) enrolled at Edera Forlì. Teacher at the Degree Course in Physic-therapy at the University of Studies in Bologna during the academic year 2007-2008. Pubblications and articles Gentili G., Bersani G., Fabbri C., Piancastelli L., Alvisi V.:Concordance between endoscopic findings and histologic lesions of terminal ileum Saragoni M., Nicita C., Piancastelli L. Experience of reconstructive and esthetical surgery technology with tri-lucent artificial breast (TBI). 5° congress of Italian and American Plastic Surgeons. San Francisco, California, USA 1996 “Theory and practice in the evaluation of nutrition and the intensity of lypolitic exercise” Performance, Year XIII – N4 – December 2001 “The motivation and individuality of the trainer as fundamental element in the practice of spinning” Performance, Year XIV – N3 June 2002 “Omega3 fats in the athlete’s diet” June 2002 www.bodynet.org “The use of food fats in sports” Performance, Year XIV – N4 – September 2002 “The use of cardio frequency meter in indoor cycling” Integration and completion between group activities and the use of weight machines and/or cardio fitness. A practical proposal. “Watch out for arts-muscular overloads when pedalling” Performance Year 2003 “Physical exercise and immune response” Performance year XIV N°9 December 2003 “The use of Carnitina: a new reading key” Performance 2004 “The use of fats in endurance training” Performance year XV N°2 May 2004 “Doping storm: open war to doping” Performance year XV N°2 May 2004 “Age limit in physical exercise” “MCT (Medium Chain Trigliceridi): a new frontier among energetic supplements” Performance Year XV N°5 August 2004 “How to avoid a backache when pedalling” Performance Year XV N°3 August 2004 “Indoor Cycling: the first quarter training” Performance Year XV N°4 December 2004 “Cardiovascular training in indoor cycling” Performance Year XVI May 2005 “One can be both sportsman and vegetarian” Performance Year XVI N°2 August 2005 “Indoor Cycling and anaerobic threshold” Performance Year XVII n°2 May 2006 “Sports, an irreplaceable drug? Psychopathologic aspects of sports abuse” Performance Year XVII n°3 July 2006 “Physical strenghtening and indoor cycling” Performance Year XVIII N°2 May 2007 “Caffeine and sports” Performance Year XVIII N°4 December 2007 Piancastelli L., Potalivo A., Blandino S., Cassetti S., Agulli M., Melotti M.R., Di Nino G.F. “MLAEP allow to value depth anaesthesia and modulate the concentration of propofol by target controlled infusion during breast cancer surgery”. Acta XIX International Congress in Emergency Surgery, SPIGC. June 2006 Mazzoni L., Chattat R., Ansaloni L., Gassino F., Melotti M.R., Agnoletti V., Potalivo A., Moscaritolo V., Agulli M., Piancastelli L., Blandino S., Cassetti S. “Postoperative Delirium risk factors: analisys of an elderly sample in an emergency surgical unit Piancastelli L., Potalivo A., Agnoletti V., Melotti R.M, Di Nino G. “Anaesthesiologic technique for Surgery of Neoplastic Breast Pathology”. Manual of Techniques in Emergency Surgery Piancastelli L. – Italian Walking Team: “Textbook of Walking Program – Manual for Instructors” Piancastelli L. “Manual of Indoor Cycling Evolution: Manual for Instructors” Piancastelli L.: “Podrecznik Techniczny Instructora” Euro Fitness School 2008 Fitness Manuals Manual for Indoor Cycling trainers used by FIF Manual por los istructores de Ciclismo Indoor (nivel Basic, nivel Advanced, nivel Professional) (AFFE Espana) El entrenamento cardiovascular en el ciclismo indoor: manual por los istructores de ciclismo indoor (AFFE Espana) El entrenamento lipolitico en el ciclismo indoor: manual por los istructores de ciclismo indoor (AFFE Espana) Manual for Walking Program® trainers (phase I and Phase II) Manual for Wellness FIF trainers (*) an example of the programming of courses held from September to December 2007 25-24 AUGUST RICCIONE PRESENTER BLUE FITNESS CONVENTION FIF 3 SEPTEMBER RAVENNA MASTER SUPPLEMENTATION 7-10 SEPTEMBER RAVENNA INTENSIVE COURSE INDOOR CYCLING EVOLUTION 16 SEPTEMBER BIBBIENA (AR) MASTERCLASS OF WALKING AND INDOOR CYCLING 22 SEPTEMBER MILANO MASTER OF GYM PATHOLOGIES 23 SEPTEMBER BOLOGNA GYM PATHOLOGIES 29 SEPTEMBER POMEZIA WALKING INTRODUCTION 30 SEPTEMBER FERRARA PRESENTER INDOOR CYCLING - WALKING 6-7 OCTOBER BOLOGNA COURSE INDOOR CYCLING EVOLUTION 13-14 OCTOBER TERAMO COURSE CERTIFICATION IN WALKING PROGRAM 20-21 OCTOBER RICCIONE PRESENTER FIF ANNUAL CONVENTION 25-28 OCTOBER PALERMO MASTER WALKING PROGRAM AND WEIGHT LOSS 4 NOVEMBER MODENA SPOKESMAN ACQUAWELLNESS CONVENTION 4 NOVEMBER TRESIGALLO (FE) INTRODUCTION COURSE TO WALKING PROGRAM 10-11 NOVEMBER BOLOGNA COURSE OF INDOOR CYCLING EVOLUTION 16 NOVEMBER PALERMO COURSE OF UPDATING BODY BUILDING 17-18 NOVEMBER PALERMO XXL CONVENTION SPOKESMAN AT MEDICAL CONVENTION 17-18 NOVEMBER PALERMO PRESENTER OF INDOOR CYCLING EVOLUTION 24-25 NOVEMBER ROMA INDOOR CYCLING 1-2 DECEMBER FERRARA COURSE CERTIFICATION WALKING PROGRAM 8 DECEMBER POMEZIA COURSE INTRODUTION WALKING PROGRAM 8 DECEMBER POMEZIA MASTERCLASS WALKING 9 DECEMBER ROMA EXAMS I* LEVEL BODY BUILDING FIF 15 DECEMBER ROMA MASTER FIF NUTRITION EDUCATOR 16 DECEMBER ROMA MASTER FIF NUTRITION 19 DECEMBRE TERAMO MASTER WALKING/INDOOR CYCLING