BOULDER - Body Bar Systems, a Boulder-based manufacturer of a free-weight body bar used in fitness clubs, is expanding its product line to Russia.

The brand will be distributed by MFitness, a Moscow-based supplier of fitness equipment.

"We are pleased to partner with MFitness, a true leader in fitness equipment and education in Russia," said Timothy Riley, managing director of Body Bar Systems. "MFitness is the perfect company to profitably extend the Body Bar brand throughout Russia."

Body Bar makes weighted bars, from three to 36 pounds, encased in rubber. The bars are used in clubs, personal training studios, physical therapy centers, spas, military bases, high schools, colleges and homes for resistance training, stretching, balancing, yoga, Pilates, martial arts and cardiovascular training.