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Whole Body Vibration training goes well beyond toning and firming muscle; it also provides numerous holistic benefits to persons of all ages and fitness levels. Recent studies establish that Whole Body Vibration

• accelerates weight loss;
• improves balance, equilibrium and dexterity;
• improves overall flexibility;
• promotes lymphatic drainage;
• improves blood circulation;
• decreases physical and emotional stress;
• decreases arterial stiffness;
• promotes recovery from injuries and surgeries;
• improves bone density and
• reduces cellulite

Our clients love our vibration exercise machines because they get results!

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Vibration energy moves through the body creating instability with each vibration wave. The body is forced to perform involuntary reflexive muscle contractions at a rate of 25-35 times per second. In comparison, when we are weight training and conditioning using external loads like weight machines and free weights, we are voluntarily contracting our muscles at a rate of once perhaps twice a second.

Whole Body Vibration machines allow the body's mass to remain constant; but the body feels as if it “weighs” more: you, in turn, workout against a far greater influence of “load” in every movement you perform. Whole Body Vibration has the distinct advantage of “loading” the human frame while minimizing high impact and repetitive stress factors on joints. As a bonus, Whole Body Vibration training promotes an environment conducive to faster workouts without added effort on your part. The result is an incredible and immediate improvement in circulation, balance, flexibility, strength, and power.

Key research studies regarding whole body vibration training are listed below:

Impact of Whole-Body Vibration Training Versus Fitness Training on Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass in Older Men: A 1-Year Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. Vol. 62A, No. 6, pp: 630-635, 2007.

Bogaerts, A., C. Delecluse, A. Claessens, W. Coudyzer, S. Boonen and S. Verschueren.

Whole Body Vibration training is as efficient as a fitness program to increase isometric and explosive knee extension strength and muscle mass of the upper leg in community-dwelling older men. These findings suggest that Whole Body Vibration training has potential to prevent or reverse the age-related loss in skeletal muscle mass, referred to as sarcopenia . . .

Power Plate® Training Builds Bone

This is a summary of a study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (Vol. 19 (3), 2004)

By Sabine Verschueren, Machteld Roelants, Christophe Delecluse, Stephan Swinnen, Dirk Vanderschueren & Steven Boonen, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium.

These research findings present an exciting solution for an ever-worsening problem in our aging population: osteoporosis, loss of postural control and balance, bone fractures from falls often resulting in difficult and incomplete recovery. As the average age of the western world's population increases, we are faced with an increasing epidemic of osteoporosis. Each year millions of people suffer from fractures due to early bone loss. One in three women and one in eight men will suffer from osteoporosis this year. In the U.S., 2.8 million people (80% of whom are women) suffer from bone…

The Effect of Power Plate® Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Muscle Strength in the Elderly

This is a summary of a study published in the international scientific journal, Age and Aging (May 2009).

By An Bogaerts, Christophe Delecluse, Albrecht Claessens, Thierry Troosters, Steven Boonen and Sabine Verschueren, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven Belgium.

Increased age is associated with a decline in cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular performance. However for elderly people to continue to function independently and perform daily activities, it is essential they maintain sufficient muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. To do so, they should perform progressive resistance and aerobic training. However a significant proportion of elderly people are unable or unwilling to undertake two training regimens. Exercise on a Power Plate® machine could offer a viable alternative, as it may be an efficient combination of bot…

Power Plate® Training Enhances Resistance Training, to Further Improve Body Composition

This is a summary of a study published in the international scientific journal, Maturitas (2009).

By Cecilie Fjeldstad, Ian Palmer, Michael Bemben and Debra Bemben, University of Oklahoma, USA. Age-related changes in body composition are well documented, with the most commonly observed of these being an increase in fat mass and a decrease in muscle mass. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a combined whole-body vibration and traditional high intensity resistance training program on the body composition of postmenopausal women. The study involved 55 postmenopausal women, who were divided into three groups. The first group performed a resistance program only (RG), which consisted of eight resistance exercises (leg press, hip flexion and extension, hip…

Power Plate® Training Can Reduce Abdominal Fat in Overweight and Obese Adults

This is a summary of a study published in Obesity Facts, the European Journal of Obesity (2010).

By Vissers, D., A. Verrijken, I. Mertens, C. van Gils, A. van de Sompel, S. Truijen, and L. van Gaal University of Antwerp, Belgium.

One of the biggest health issues for obese people is visceral (or abdominal) fat. Visceral fat is the fat tissue between the organs in the abdomen. It is a major health concern because there is a strong correlation between high levels of visceral fat and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. Each group followed the intervention for six months and had a six month 'no intervention' follow up. The anthropometric data, body composition and metabolic features were measured at three, six and 12 months. One measurement performed was the determi…

Power Plate® Training Helps Reduce Cellulite

This research was conducted at the SANADERM Professional Clinic for Skin Disease and Allergology, Bad Mergentheim, Germany

By Dr. Horst Frank and Dr Birgit Moos - Research into the Effects of Vibration Training on Cellulite. In six months, the whole body vibration group - which exercised on the “classic” Power Plate® machine - achieved a 25.7% reduction of cellulite on thighs and buttocks, exercising two to three times per week, in sessions of 8-13 minutes. The whole body vibration + cardio group achieved a 32.3% reduction of cellulite on thighs and buttocks, exercising two to three times per week in sessions of 8-13 minutes with whole body vibration, plus 24-48 minutes of cardio training. These research findings reveal a new and exciting solution for fat loss and collagen remodeling. Finally, celluli…

Regular Massage on a Power Plate® Machine Can Help Improve Circulation

This is a summary of two studies conducted at the Loma Linda University in the USA, published in the Medical Science Monitor, Vol. 13(2), pp: CR71-76, 2007 and Vol. 14(3), pp: CR112-116, 2008.

Study 1, entitled: 'The Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Lower Extremity Skin Blood Flow in Normal Subjects' by Everett B. Lohman, Jerroid Scott Petrofsky, Colleen Maloney-Hinds, Holly Betts-Schwab and Donna Thorpe. Study 2 entitled 'The Effect of 30Hz vs 50Hz Passive Vibration and Duration of Vibration on Skin Blood Flow in the Arm.' by Colleen Maloney-Hinds, Jerroid Scott Petrofsky and Grenith Zimmerman.

Only a short massage is needed to get results. After three minutes of massage on a Power Plate® machine, there's an increase in skin blood flow which lasts until at least 10 minutes after treatment. The greatest increase in blood flow actually happens during the first five minutes of massage. Carrying out massage on a Power Plate® machine on settings of both 30 Hz and 50 Hz high can increase blood flow to the skin and thus improve circulation. However massage carried out on a 50 Hz high setting increases the blood flow more rapidly and keeps the level higher during the recovery pe…

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