Vibration training might seem to be a new concept, but the Russian professor Nazarov had already investigated this technology back in the 1970s. As a former top gymnast, Nazarov had seen the results of vibration training close at hand. Vibration training was used by Olympic trainers in Russia who were looking for the best form of training. Russian athletes subsequently dominated the Olympic Games during that decade. Following the huge success of the Russian athletes, the Russian Space programme also initiated research, investigating vibration technology and the negative effects of weightlessness on muscles and bones (osteoporosis).

Despite Nazarov's good results, politics and language prevented recognition of the Russian's work by the West. Vibration technology was rediscovered in the West at the end of the 1980s. It was the Italian sport physiologist, Carmelo Bosco, who conducted extensive research into the vibration method. He is one of the leading scientists who studied the effects of vibration technology on the human body, particularly on the muscles, nervous system and hormones.

Whole Body Vibration is a form of training which uses reflexes. Vibration plates generates mechanical energy (vibrations) which are transferred to the body. This high frequency vibration causes a myotatic reflex or a stretch reflex in the muscle being trained. The muscles involuntarily contract. A good example of a stretch reflex is a reflex tested by the doctor when he gently taps a reflex hammer under the knee. The muscles in the upper leg involuntarily contract 100% automatically.

Vibration plates stimulates the muscle’s stretch reflex. With conventional power training, only 40-45% of the muscle tissue contracts. During a workout on vibration plates, the muscle tissues contract for 90-100%.
During the training, the muscle tissues contract at the set frequency. Each vibration causes a contraction. Due to the high number of consecutive contractions, the contraction is experienced as one long contraction.
A full work-out on vibration plates takes 10 minutes. A 10 minute work-out on vibration plates can equals 1 hour in the gym and you burn up to 350 calories.

The Body vibrations have many other positive effects which include:-

• Increased muscle strength
• Improved circulation
• Improved hormonal emission
• Increased collagen
• Improvement of basic metabolism
• Improved flexibility
• Increased bone density
• Saves time
• Improved coordination
• Improved fitness
• Faster muscle recovery by production of Human Growth Hormone (HGH)
• Attacks cellulite
• Lymph drainage (fluid drainage)
• Fat combustion
• No more adhesions
• Higher pain threshold and pain relief
• Improves suppleness of muscles
• Improved general health
• Lowering of the stress hormone cortisol
• Increasing the happy hormone serotonin
• Less pressure on joints, ligaments and tendons
• Increase in testosterone
• Strengthening of the connective tissue
• Training with less effort
• Improved sense of balance
• Fewer varicose veins

Vibration training is a pain free training with many benefits, involving little effort or sacrifice.

Weight Loss & Health

A Quick Way In To Stay In Shape

Everyone considers health to be an important asset. We not only keep healthy by eating a good diet but also by physical activity. Often, however, physical activity loses out. We spend our days at work, while our evenings are filled with social commitments.

Compared with any other training equipment, Powerplates give you a better workout in less time and, very importantly, with less effort. The unique and revolutionary method applied by the Powerplates focuses on the stretch reflexes of the muscles. Powerplates are ideal for maintaining and/or improving your general health. This is why the Powerplates are also used by top athletes. Great benefits like increased strength and recovery capacity certainly contribute to your success together with Powerplates.

Vibration training is the solution for people who have little free time but want to have a fit, healthy, slim or lean body. In a fraction of the time required by other sports, you will experience 30% more effect with vibration. Combined with fitness exercises or other sports, the vibration training offers even more spectacular results.

A full work-out on Powerplates takes 10 minutes. A 10 minute work-out can equal 1 hour in the gym and you burn up to 350 calories.

Beauty

Looking good makes you feel good. Your self confidence grows accordingly.

In recent years, the number of people with weight problems has increased dramatically. Being overweight puts you at great risk of heart disease, diabetes and joint problems. Scientific research has shown that if you reduce your weight by 5%, you also reduce the health risks.

Using the vibration training you can maintain your weight at a healthy level. With Powerplates you can burn up to 350 calories a day.

Cellulite, that dimpled orange peel effect, is caused by the accumulation of fat cells in the connective tissue below the skin. Fat piles up surrounded by fluid. As the number of fat cells in the subcutaneous fat tissue increases, dimples are formed by clusters of fat cells. Poor blood circulation and unsatisfactory elimination of waste material harden the cell clusters beneath the skin. Powerplate helps you fight cellulite. Vibration training improves the circulation. Furthermore it improves lymphatic drainage, allowing better drainage of fluids and waste materials. The connective tissue becomes stronger after training with Powerplate. Your skin thus becomes firmer and dimples and bumps disappear

It not only helps you fight cellulite, it also smoothes away wrinkles. As the connective tissue becomes stronger, your skin will become firmer, giving wrinkles no chance to form.

Vibration training is the solution for people who have little free time but who want to have a fit, healthy, slim or lean body. Expensive invasive surgery is no longer necessary. In a fraction of the time required with other sports, you will experience 30% more effect with the Powerplate. Combined with fitness exercises or other sports, the Powerplate offers even more spectacular results.

Sports & Rehabilitation

Powerplates work according to the super-compression method- movement, rest and repetition. This results in improved performance. The vibrations transferred by the Powerplate to the body, with a frequency between 30 and 50 vibrations per second, are converted into energy. The stretch reflex responses make the muscles work hard. A shorter training and less pressure has more effect than other training equipment.

With vibration training, muscle strength increases by up to 30% more than with other power training and in 85% less time. Due to its lower impact workout and shorter training time, the joints, ligaments and tendons are put under less pressure. Research has shown that tendons, fascia and connective tissue are manipulated by intermittent stretching. This relieves adhesions. Within a short space of time, Poweplates achieves very favourable results.

In rehabilitation situations, the Powerplates can be used very early on due to its low impact training. The benefits and results also have a preventive action regarding the functioning of the whole healing system. Furthermore vibration training during in rehabilitation can be maintained for longer as it takes less time and requires less effort. As a result of the wide range of training and the experiences of top athletes, vibration training has been very successful.