Vibration Trainers > Power Plate Vibration Trainers

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

Flexibar - A Great Fitness Product At A Faction of the Price

Advantages: Ease of Use, No Frills Effectiveness
Disadvantages: None

I first viewed the flexibar on a home shopping channel with great scepticism. It's a long bar with a padded grip in the middle and 2 counterweights on each end. You swing it, it vibrates, and er...and that's it. Don't let the apparent ease of usage fool you though. The Flexibar employs the same technology used in the vibration plates found in gyms. Here is the science bit from the website: As you swing the bar (and it can take several tries until ...
...your body which pushes and pulls the muscles out of equilibrium; a process known as the Tonic Stretch Reflex. During this contraction, signals are passed continuously from the muscles to the brain and back again, via the nervous system. These signals tell the muscles they are being pushed away from their centre and they must automatically contract to bring themselves back. The Flexibar works the body's core muscles and the contractions continuously ...

dazzlair 24.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Flexi-Sports Flexi-Bar

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

Shake shake shake

Advantages: great for toning up
Disadvantages: can get a little boring

Like I mentioned in my previous reviews, I really love working out. I don’t think that there is something on earth that can really make you liberate yourself to your every sense and be rewarded with the high and restful feeling after a particular tough workout. This being said, i have to admit that sometimes life is really too busy for me to really be able to indulge in some energetic, time-consuming workouts. That is why I bought the Power Plate ...
...particular machine, she told me that this is the miraculous machine where you just have to stand on it and let the machine do all the work. Of course, I belong to the old school where exercise means sweating and tiring myself till I drop dead, and I was hence quite skeptic about it. But I went over to her place to give the machine a try, and boy, I was shocked! For those who are not familiar with it, the Power Plate is a vibrating machine. You stand ...

diamond_sparkles 14.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Crazy Fitness Massager Vibration Power Plate