| With all the exercise equipment on the market | | | | equipment. Initially invented for extended space travel |
| promising unbelievable results, how do you know which | | | | to prevent muscle atrophy, bone density loss, and |
| ones really work? And can vibrating exercise | | | | blood clotting, the machine provides all those benefits |
| equipment improve your health? The short answer is | | | | and more. In addition the equipment has been proven |
| that almost all equipment will work to some degree | | | | to raise HGH levels for repairing injured body parts, |
| providing you use them frequently and therein lies the | | | | raise serotonin (feel good hormone) and reduce |
| problem. Almost all home equipment sold ends up | | | | cortisol (stress hormone). Many doctors consider |
| being underutilized or thrown away. Either it requires | | | | stress one of the major causes of disease. Two of |
| too much effort or time. Or a previous injury, illness or | | | | the most important benefits are the increase in blood |
| condition makes it difficult. There are a host of reasons | | | | circulation and the improved flow of the lymphatic |
| and excuses that we all have used. None of these | | | | system which is 3 times the size of the circulatory |
| reasons can prevent you from using vibrating exercise | | | | system. Those improvements alone can improve your |
| equipment. | | | | health by removing toxins and delivering valuable |
| The answer to the specific question, "Can vibrating | | | | nutrients to vital organs. |
| exercise equipment improve your health", the answer | | | | So who might use this equipment? Doctors, Medical |
| is, "yes". It is important to realize that there are many | | | | Spas and Wellness Centers that stay on the lending |
| different types and prices on vibration machines. | | | | trend for technology and innovation such as Dr. Chuck |
| Selecting the wrong one may not give you the safe | | | | Woosley in Nashville, TN. ( He is the Tennessee Titans |
| exercise program you need or provide whole body | | | | chiropractor) Sports teams such as the Tennessee |
| vibration therapy for a specific injury or disease. | | | | Titans, Miami Heat, Pittsburgh Steelers, and numerous |
| The two basic types of vibrating exercise equipment | | | | others utilize vibrating equipment for rehabilitation from |
| are the piston type and oscillating type. Before you | | | | injury and injury prevention. Individuals such as |
| consider which brand to purchase consider it wise to | | | | Madonna and Shaquille O'Neal use vibration equipment |
| avoid the piston type. In this type of equipment the | | | | for personal training. So do senior centers and physical |
| pistons vibrate vertically and can cause stress on the | | | | therapists as is the perfect machine for the elderly. It |
| joints, ligaments and the spine. The oscillating system is | | | | should be mandatory that every senior center in the |
| safer, pain free, stress free and invigorating. This | | | | country has one. Virtually everyone can benefit from |
| system can target specific body parts by changing the | | | | this equipment. |
| vibration plate exercises you are doing. | | | | I tried many models. The most expensive ones are |
| How does the equipment work? What kind of benefits | | | | best suited for commercial gyms and can cost |
| can you expect? Who uses this equipment? These | | | | upwards of $10,000. There are many inexpensive |
| are all questions I get asked frequently. I will address | | | | home models but the materials are inferior and the life |
| the questions below | | | | expectancy for most is short. The one I have seen |
| The movement during vibration plate exercises causes | | | | used in doctor's offices, weight loss centers and other |
| the brain to communicate messages to the muscles to | | | | commercial venues is the K- 1 Platinum oscillating |
| contract to maintain equilibrium effectively creating a | | | | vibration system. The K-1 is also affordable. It retails for |
| muscle toning and therapeutic isometric workout. As | | | | $3495 plus shipping. I did find a place that will not |
| the muscles contract they are strengthening as well as | | | | advertise them over the Internet but you can buy them |
| causing an increase in the circulation which bring | | | | through a medical distributor for $2995. If you push |
| nutrients to the muscles. The itching sensation often | | | | them you may be able to get free freight or a split on |
| felt on the equipment is an indication of the improved | | | | the freight charges. That is important as this equipment |
| blood flow to the skin. | | | | weighs about 100 pounds. It is by far the best pricing I |
| The benefits of this equipment are multiple and it | | | | have found. |
| explains why such a wide range of people use the | | | | |