Vibration Trainers

To be used in private!

Advantages: Works your muscles harder whilst feeling quite relaxing and addictive.
Disadvantages: Your wobbly bits shake from head to toe and you sound like a robot!

I have been using this machine for the past two weeks. I had previously used one at my local gym but the wait to get on the machine could be lengthy as it has proved so popular with people of all ages. The one I now have at home seems to be almost as powerful as the more expensive model in the gym and I can use it when I want. It has proved useful for getting more from exercises such as sit-ups and press-ups as the constant vibration really makes ...
...makes your muscles work harder. People I know who have used the machine for a few months believe their muscle tone to be improving! I have also found my recovery to be better after a long run if I use the machine whilst doing stretches. The reason I suggest using the machine in private is that many of the stretches recommended require you to get into quite embarrassing positions with your bottom pushed outwards or skywards, your teeth chatter due ...

MrBell282 03.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Crazy Fit Vibration Massage Plate Exercise Machine

Vibrate your Body into shape!!!!!!

Advantages: Great Hz range, well priced, sturdy, good size platform
Disadvantages: There are cheaper alternatives just as good

...BODI-TEK POWER VIBRATION TRAINER 20 levels of speed 3 exercise programmes Adjustable 15minute timer Platform size 53cm x 38cm Max user weight: 150kg Easily movable with attached wheels The key element to buying any vibration trainers is to ensure that it covers a wide range of Hz to insure that you can achieve all of your exercise needs. As a basic guideline, below is a list of all the different Hz and the impact they have on the body. 5-6 Hz ...
...Now with the bodi-tek machine, the Hz goes all way up through the range (20 speed settings) to 66hz which is more than enough for any type of training you would like to achieve. This is an important factor as it makes the machine suitable for people of all ages and abilities (not children under 14 however!), making it an ideal purchase. Secondly you want a decent platform size so that you can perform a number of different exercises. Now this platform ...

Logan33 08.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Bodi-Tek Power Vibration Trainer

A whole lot of shaking going on

Advantages: A low impact, all over workout for those on the go
Disadvantages: Might be a little too unconventional for some.

...An important feature of the power plate is that the joints in the body are minimally loaded - meaning the danger of overloading with external weights is much reduced. There are many scientific studies that provide support to these claims. Google the words 'power plate' and 'scientific support' and you'll see it. . The Power Plate is a sleek piece of kit, it looks like a weighing scale you'd find on the deck of the Starship Enterprise. All brushed ...
...for £195.00. This includes 10 power plate sessions in a studio under the watchful eye of a qualified instructor. The niche they aim at is the 'gym jaded', people who have tried all the gimmicks and for whom the attraction of membership at the local Cannons has worn off. It is 'the gym for people who don't like the gym', small workout area with neutral, beauty boutique décor, no monthly membership, no exercise card - you buy a course of sessions and ...

runningman77 14.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Power Plate MY5

Shake your body!

Advantages: Quick, easy, time efficient
Disadvantages: Expensive, won't improve your fitness

...gym. I first heard about power plates long before I used one because I'd read that all the celebrities were crazy about them and had lost loads of weight by using them, so when two arrived in my gym I was a little excited. WHAT IT IS Basically, the machine plate vibrates and aims to tone your muscles by giving them a high speed workout by causing them to contract and relax. You stand in different positions (like a lunge or squat) and hold the position ...
...on your own without spending hours on squats or lunges. HOW IT WORKS There are different settings for the machine ranging from low vibration frequency to high and a range of times so that you can pick what suits you and the exercise that you're doing - for exampe I find it relatively easy to hold a squat for a length of time at a high frequency but much harder when doing a stomach crunch so I tend to do that for less time or at a lower frequency. ...

lwa04lh28 26.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Power Plate Pro 5 Air

Ladies and Gents, the answer to your exercise prayers!!!!!

Advantages: Superb for toning, muscular strength, increase fast twitch fibres, flexibility
Disadvantages: Weight restriction, it'll vibrate your house down!

...achieved (I.e lifting weights) your body only recruit?s the number of muscle fibres it needs to complete the task. For example if you lift a 5kg weight, this may (for some of you at least) be very easy and you?ll only need to use 30% of your muscle fibres to complete the lift. If you lifted 15kg you may need to recruit 80% of your muscle fibres. Now using the vibration machine, as the body is stimulated (usually at about 30/50 Hz) and recruits almost ...
...This is because of the tonic/stretch reflex that is automatically created by the vibrations occurring. It is thought therefore that if you combine the vibrations with lifting weights at the same time, your training instantly becomes more efficient AND effective because your stimulating 100% of your muscle fibres to complete the task. In particular in power sports like sprinting, it is thought the vibrations promote the use of ?Fast twitch muscle ...

Logan33 12.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Body Sculpture Power Toner BM1501