| What is weight loss and what does it take to lose | | | | motivation is no longer depleted by this all too |
| weight? | | | | frequent excuse. Vibration training has proven to be |
| The simple explanation for slimming is this: all weight | | | | useful in raising energy levels, increasing the |
| loss is about the dynamic between what we eat | | | | production of the ‘happy' hormones and so |
| (energy in) and what we do during our day (energy | | | | helping to create feelings of wellbeing, motivation and |
| out). Activation of our muscles during exercise of any | | | | happiness in even depressed individuals.How Does |
| kind burns calories, whether we work at a labour | | | | Vibration Training Aid Slimming? |
| intensive job or we get our daily exercise another | | | | The vibrations increase the production of |
| way it is this we must keep in mind. | | | | regenerative and repair hormones (including HGH), |
| Vibration Training works for weight loss, because | | | | improve blood circulation in skin and muscles, |
| during a workout on a vibration platform, involuntary | | | | strengthen bone tissue, improve lymph drainage and |
| reflex movements of the muscles occur, just by | | | | increase the basal metabolic rate. All this results in |
| standing on it without any other voluntary | | | | more strength, more speed, more stamina, rapid |
| movements. In a comparison with a workout using | | | | recovery of muscles and tissue, increased flexibility, |
| voluntary movements - only approximately 30% of | | | | mobility and coordination, anti-cellulitis effect, collagen |
| your muscles are recruited. During the involuntary | | | | improvement, and fat reduction.There is a direct |
| responses when using a vibration platform | | | | relationship between how hard you are 'pushed' and |
| approximates 100% of your muscle cells are | | | | how much energy you expend. There are a few |
| activated as the body uses all its muscle fibres in | | | | ways to expend energy during Vibration Training |
| response to the hyper-gravity caused by the | | | | including: |
| vibration plate.The platform creates vibration by | | | | - How fast the platform is oscillating |
| pivoting from a centre tilting axis. | | | | - How long you spend on the platform |
| When a user places their weight on the platform, | | | | - How hard you workout while on the platform |
| their own body weight acts as resistance to the | | | | There is a direct relationship between the speed at |
| forces caused by the vibrating platform. This action | | | | which the vibration platform oscillates and the rate at |
| induces voluntary muscle contractions, but also | | | | which your muscles move. The rapid movements |
| induces involuntary muscle contractions such as those | | | | causes your body to burn large amounts of energy, |
| within the digestive system. When we train in the | | | | therefore emptying cells of their stored |
| gym using conventional training, we do this by | | | | carbohydrates. The higher the speed the more |
| contracting our muscles and relaxing them over and | | | | rapidly your body will burn fat, and this kind of effort |
| over again with some sort of load for resistance. | | | | cannot be recreated by any gym or fitness regime. |
| That load can be created with weights, hydraulic | | | | The reason for the large amount of energy burning, |
| machines or by simply using your own body weight | | | | is the almost 100% recruitment of your muscle fibres |
| to create a load e.g. push up's. When using the | | | | when using the vibration platform.Vibration training |
| vibration platform you can induce muscle contractions | | | | also improves circulation and lymphatic flow, and |
| up to 28 times per second. | | | | healthy circulation of both blood and lymph help to |
| Just by standing on the platform, the stimulation of | | | | detoxify the body and remove waste and fat from |
| the muscle fibres could be likened to a light aerobic | | | | the body. This can help speed up your weight loss |
| workout. A more advanced response through higher | | | | and to help create general wellbeing throughout the |
| speed and a workout designed to create an | | | | body, boosting the immune system and cleaning out |
| anaerobic response (very athletic), has a hormonal | | | | toxins from your body. |
| effect causing your protein mass to increase which | | | | Is It Safe? |
| raises your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), thus burning | | | | Your muscles are able to move up to 150 times per |
| more calories while resting.As a result your body fat | | | | second without injury and vibration training works |
| percentage will change. How much depends on your | | | | within this constraint. Limiting your sessions to 10 to |
| dietary and lifestyle habits.Using the vibration platform | | | | 15 minutes will allow your body to use the vibration |
| has proven to increase workout intensity by more | | | | platform to best effect without injury, although |
| than 30%, over any other form of exercise. The | | | | allowing your body to ‘settle in' to using the |
| amazing thing about this is that anyone in any stage | | | | platform is advised. Daily usage is discouraged until |
| of fitness (or lack of) can begin right away and just | | | | your ‘settling in' period is over, after using the |
| by adding a few postures each day, can work up to | | | | vibration platform for 10 to 15 minutes every third |
| a full workout on the vibration platform with very | | | | day for the first two weeks, you can begin to safely |
| little effort, compared to a traditional workout. The | | | | use the vibration platform on a daily basis if so |
| ‘load' on the body is no higher than with walking | | | | desired.Short programs of higher use (6 x per day |
| up a staircase, yet this gentle training method can | | | | for up to 6 weeks) can help to produce safe |
| produce amazing results. So many people who have | | | | effective weight loss and body toning, however it is |
| found it difficult to exercise because of various | | | | not advised to keep this up for any longer. Instead |
| reasons, may find that they can get fitter and | | | | maintenance is continued with regular sessions of 10 |
| slimmer via the use of a vibration platform. | | | | minutes per day, 3 to 6 times a week. |
| Training on a vibration platform can be performed | | | | Of course, vibration platforms are not only designed |
| with either static postures or dynamic exercises. | | | | for working out, but also have numerous therapeutic |
| Static postures are where you get yourself into the | | | | uses also. At low speeds, the gentle rocking action of |
| required position, and hold the position without any | | | | the platform improves your balance and stability. |
| motion for the selected period. Dynamic exercises | | | | Rather than induce involuntary muscle reflexes, at |
| involve a range of motion during the selected period, | | | | lower speeds a user is forced to user their voluntary |
| for example pushing up and down into a squat.The | | | | muscles to counter act the rocking action of the |
| vibration platform also removes excess lactic acid | | | | platform. At speeds slightly higher, the soothing |
| from the body and so most of the soreness that | | | | vibrations can be excellent for massage, circulation |
| results from working out is also eliminated and your | | | | and injury rehabilitation. |