| Vibration Plates are the key piece of fitness equipment | | | | amount of weight, with around a 6% average (of their |
| in any gym right now. Made famous by their celebrity | | | | total body weight) loss. Those who had been dieting in |
| users including Madonna and Manchester United | | | | conjunction with aerobic exercise reported an average |
| Football Club, vibration plates really do seem to deliver | | | | 7% reduction in body weight. Group three who had |
| remarkable results. But does the reality match the | | | | been using vibration equipment reported the biggest |
| hype? Can they really help you tone up, build muscle | | | | loss with an average of 11%. |
| and shed the pounds? | | | | In addition to overall weight loss it seems that vibration |
| Well, according to a recent study conducted by | | | | plates really do deliver other health benefits. The users |
| researchers at Belgium's Antwerp University the | | | | in the study also lost the most fat from areas around |
| clever technology used within the vibration plate | | | | their vital organs, which will ultimately reduce the risk of |
| machine really can help you. And the benefits are far | | | | heart disease (if the fat is not allowed to return). Those |
| reaching... The study was based on a group of | | | | using the vibration equipment actually lost twice as |
| overweight volunteers, mostly women. They were | | | | much fat from around their hearts than those who did |
| each provided with scientific dietary advice which they | | | | not exercise at all - all from a 5 times per week 13 |
| were required to follow and were then split up into | | | | minute workout! |
| three groups. Exercise regimes were devised for each | | | | If you are considering purchasing a vibration plate |
| group. The first group did no physical exercise for 6 | | | | fitness trainer you should be aware that they are not |
| months. Group two performed an assortment of | | | | the easy option. If you simply stand on them for 13 |
| exercises in the 6 months, including swimming, aerobics | | | | minutes you will not achieve much from your session. |
| and dance. Group three were asked to complete short | | | | To get the very maximum results you need to work |
| routines of no more than 13 minutes each day for 5 | | | | out on them, for instance by performing stretches, |
| days per week. | | | | lunges and squats. If you are prepared to really work |
| The results were astounding. As you may expect, the | | | | hard then a vibration plate can almost certainly chance |
| group who dieted but did not exercise lost the lowers | | | | your body for the better. |