Vibrating machines ...

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  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    edited April 2015
    So far the internet is telling me 100 cals/hr. BUT also that the thingy can be very good for bone density.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    edited April 2015
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    But you just stand there, right? And that burns calories how?

    The vibration causes the fat molecules to crash into each other creating internal heat and thus magically burns calories and causes the fat to melt off.

    But wait, there's more, for a limited time only you can get two for the price of one...

    TIC


  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Passive exercise doesn't burn many calories.......http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/passive-exercise-whole-body-vibration
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    No, in a word. Power plates (the bigger brother) can be found in many gyms, they are an alternative form of exercise, but you dont just sit there and have to do some pretty serious exercise whilst using them. They have veen shown to be beneficial in certain circumstances.
  • Emilia777
    Emilia777 Posts: 978 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
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    This. And this:
    sijomial wrote: »
    It counts calories I had to put my height and weight etc into it to get calories for me my neighbour has one she put her details in she smaller than me she don't burn as much can have it set to different vibration speeds

    It doesn't and actually can't count calories - the "estimates" the machine is giving you are frankly ludicrous.
    Please don't set yourself up for failure by believing them.

    The only way to “work muscles” is to lift heavy stuff. Vibrating the crap out of them might be a nice massage, but that’s about it.

  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Are you talking about these?

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    Serious vintage flashback. What's up with those? My grandparents had one, we kids used to play on it. It was all a big joke, I thought?

    There was one in the exercise room at my grandma's apartment building. My sister and I would sneak in to use it because we thought it was funny to try to talk while getting jiggled. My grandma would yell at us "don't break the exercise machine!"
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    Emilia777 wrote: »
    randomtai wrote: »
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    This. And this:
    sijomial wrote: »
    It counts calories I had to put my height and weight etc into it to get calories for me my neighbour has one she put her details in she smaller than me she don't burn as much can have it set to different vibration speeds

    It doesn't and actually can't count calories - the "estimates" the machine is giving you are frankly ludicrous.
    Please don't set yourself up for failure by believing them.

    The only way to “work muscles” is to lift heavy stuff. Vibrating the crap out of them might be a nice massage, but that’s about it.

    Intense cardio also works muscles. Just in a different way.
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
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  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    Would muscles that are being vibrated (given energy to) by an outside source actually expend any energy in order to burn calories?

    It doesn't make any sense to me.
  • Tamar197712
    Tamar197712 Posts: 19 Member
    Well I guess time will tell I don't count the calories my legs are still tired from my 1/2 hr session so if it works .... Bonus to me
  • Emilia777
    Emilia777 Posts: 978 Member
    Emilia777 wrote: »
    randomtai wrote: »
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    This. And this:
    sijomial wrote: »
    It counts calories I had to put my height and weight etc into it to get calories for me my neighbour has one she put her details in she smaller than me she don't burn as much can have it set to different vibration speeds

    It doesn't and actually can't count calories - the "estimates" the machine is giving you are frankly ludicrous.
    Please don't set yourself up for failure by believing them.

    The only way to “work muscles” is to lift heavy stuff. Vibrating the crap out of them might be a nice massage, but that’s about it.

    Intense cardio also works muscles. Just in a different way.

    This is a good point! OP, knock yourself out, and do report your results.

  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    any body use these ive got one but don't know if they make a difference can't see how I burn 300 cals in 15 mins just stood there ?


    Short answer is.....you don't. It's all marketing hype.....having said that they can have a legitimate place in physiotherapy.

  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    any body use these ive got one but don't know if they make a difference can't see how I burn 300 cals in 15 mins just stood there ?
    Over exaggerated claims by seller. You can get STRONGER by using them with compound exercises according to a study done awhile back, but the vibroplate they used was the size of a like a small dining room table and not the ones that are no larger than a 18x18 plate.

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  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    Yeah these things have come back for some reason, although they're slightly different that the ones your grandparents owned. A friend of mine recently spent $300+ on one. I had a really hard time not smacking her upside the head with it because that's really all it's good for.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    So far the internet is telling me 100 cals/hr. BUT also that the thingy can be very good for bone density.
    We have them here at our Wellness center (2 of them) and yes because of a big senior membership, we use them to improve bone density for those who are still having problems with doing physical exercise.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

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