Two Years of Whole Body Vibration Training

In January I’ll celebrate “doing the vibe” for two years. Wow, what a journey it’s been!

I became interested in Vibration Training after reading a feature article in a local news magazine. Having injuries, a cartilage tear in one knee and a back injury with nerve pain down the length …

Vibration Training: A Beginner’s Experience

When I came on board as one of the managers of vibrationtraining.net, I never heard of whole body vibration. The only thing in my schemata that I could relate it to was the old belt vibrating device my cousin’s mother had in the 1980′S.

As I began to work on the …

Should I Contract my Muscles?

Relax, don’t do it…..

This article is a small piece in the promised series on what you shouldn’t do on some platforms. This one is about why you don’t deliberately contract your muscles on any Vibration Training or Therapy system.
Pivotal (Legs locked)
The best way to describe this type of pivotal therapy in …

Vibration Machines Make for Noisy Neighbors

Are your neighbors going to like your home model as much as you?

This problem is raising its head again and again - with one company being sued in Italy for not warning its customers about issues such as the noise and vibration that these units can create. In this case the neighbor’s bathroom tiles were cracked.

I will go …

Vibration Training for Long Distance Runners

NOTE: The following is a testimonial from a reader. As it is anecdotal, results cannot be verified. Most testimonials can be construed as thinly veiled advertisements. So, because of this, reference to the actual machine used has been removed.

You are left to draw your own conclusions.

Greg Writes:

I returned to long distance running nine years ago and quickly found …

Choosing a Provider of Vibration Training or Therapy

The Claims
Increased metabolism (fat burning/weight loss), increased muscle strength, increased fitness, speed and flexibility for athletes, hormone rebalancing, lymphatic drainage, increased bone density, activated circulation, improved balance and coordination, overcoming injury/healing, pain reduction, increased oxygen uptake (VO2), improvement in cellulite appearance in women, increased blood concentrations of testosterone and growth hormone in men… And all this in only 10-20 minutes …

Popular Mechanic Tests Ironman Vibration Trainer

The latest issue of Popular Mechanic magazine tested out the Ironman Resolution Fitness Trainer and found it wanting.

Their conclusions:

It’s impossible not to be skeptical of Ironman’s Resolution Vibration Trainer ($2000), which claims to help users lose weight by shaking them. You hold a sequence of poses, including squats and a legs-in-the-air crunch, for up

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Poster Boy

Lloyd submitted this photo of himself standing on a vibration platform. The photo comes from a poster with the motto “We design the machine, you design the body”.

Lloyd claims that for the last 18 months the only workouts he has done are vibration workouts.

If a picture is worth 1,000 words then this self-portrait says a lot.

The …