Whether you’re a gym buff looking to get to the next level or an exercise novice trying to improve your balance and strength, whole body vibration therapy may be the right choice for you. Whole body vibration therapy involves standing, sitting or lying down on a machine with a vibrating plate. Different types of exercises are performed on the plate to improve your overall fitness level.
The reverberation of the plate transmits energy to your body, stimulating your muscles to contract and release several times. This vibration makes you feel like you’re exerting yourself. Supporters of the technology say that in as little as 15 minutes a day, this type of therapy can:
- Assist with weight loss
- Improve flexibility
- Burn fat
- Build strength
- Diminish muscle soreness
- Increase blood flow
How to Get Started
If you want to get started using whole body vibration therapy, you should buy a plate for home use or find a gym or therapy location where you can use the vibration plate on a regular basis. It’s also a good idea to consult someone who is familiar with the use of a whole body vibration plate to assist you.
Next, you should determine what type of exercise regimen you will do on a consistent basis. This can include abdominal exercises, weight lifting, body resistance training or stretching. There are many different workouts to choose from.
Some individuals experience back pain or musculoskeletal soreness after using the vibration platform. Set the device to the appropriate speed to diminish any negative side effects and help ensure your safety. As with any new exercise, you should consult a physician or exercise professional to make sure you are headed in the right direction.
Benefits of Whole Body Vibration Therapy
There are a number of benefits to whole body vibration therapy including:
- Seeing health and fitness gains two times faster
- Reducing cellulite
- Helping foster weight loss
- Improving muscle strength
- Toning and increasing flexibility
The use of these machines can encourage the production of the human growth hormone, which stimulates protein production. Further, the use of whole body vibration therapy can promote lymph gland activity to enhance your ability to ward of infections.
Research indicates that individuals with osteoporosis experienced particular improvements in bone density. This type of therapy offered an alternative to individuals who could not participate in more intense exercise, helping improve compliances rates with exercise therapy.
Additional research is still needed to determine the long term benefits of whole body vibration therapy, but so far it’s showing promising results.
There are a number of potential benefits to whole body vibration, which spur the need for future research. If you want help achieving your health and fitness goals, consider a vibration device and determine what type of whole body vibration therapy is right for you.
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