Johnson Health Tech, Inc. manufacturer of Matrix Fitness, Vision Fitness, Horizon Fitness and LIVESTRONG Fitness equipment, reported a 20 percent gain in sales in the third quarter ended Sept. 30th over the corresponding 2009 time period. In North America, sales for the third quarter improved by 26%.

“Much of our domestic growth can be attributed to a continued investment in sales support, marketing and product development,” said Nathan Pyles, President of Johnson Health Tech North America (JHTNA). In the commercial segment, JHTNA showed an increase in sales for the third quarter by 33.5% over prior year. Year to date sales are up 45.7%. Pyles attributes much of JHT's commercial growth to extremely strong sales for the Matrix Fitness product line, specifically the award-winning T7xe treadmill and G7 strength.

In the retail segment, JHT showed an increase of 24% in North America and 20% globally, which Pyles accredited to a successful and well-received launch of its global elliptical and treadmill product platforms, complete with exciting new features like the MaxTone footpads and Livetrack Interactive Technology, to name a few.

“Our concentrated efforts to build the JHT brand portfolio globally and our international business development have continued to yield tremendous growth across all segments and channels, both in North America and worldwide,” stated Mark Zabel, vice president global marketing of Johnson Health Tech. “We've seen great interest in our new 2010 product launches and are excited to deliver continued innovation for our customers that has positioned JHT for record-breaking growth throughout the end of 2010.”