Vibration training

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  • izahaira
    izahaira Posts: 14 Member
    Power Plate? Some people swears by it. You do your regular exercises on this thing. I have not tried it myself.
  • KML617
    KML617 Posts: 220 Member
    *exits slowly* I thought this was something else lol

    LMAO! Me too
  • MzCongeniality70
    MzCongeniality70 Posts: 352 Member
    Does Hitachi make the trainer?
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :drinker:
  • SkinnyBubbaGaar
    SkinnyBubbaGaar Posts: 389 Member
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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Try the Shake Weight

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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    OP my advice is to find a workout program that you enjoy. Ideally do both cardio and strength training. Workout with consistency and meet your calorie goal, profit. The vibration thing seems like another shake weight type fad.
  • emmaedwards7528610
    emmaedwards7528610 Posts: 38
    From what I gather from the trainers at the gym (where we have a powerplate) it is NOT a work out, but instead is good post-workout for conditioning and cooling down to prevent sore muscles and aches. There are a few exercises you can do on them where the vibration creates a bit of extra resistance, again for conditioning, but I think the benefits are minimal. They're really only useful for a post-gym massage.

    Saying that I've heard some people swear by them for toning the skin. I also imagine they have some benefit for those with physical conditions that mean regular exercise is difficult as they at least stimulate the muscles so are probably good for blood flow.

    I wouldn't replace a good old-fashioned workout with them though, there are, alas, no quick fixes in this world bar surgery.
  • mrsconway66
    mrsconway66 Posts: 3
    i have one and use it every day,3 times a day for 10 minutes at a time, its the only form of exercise i am using,, and im down 11.2 kilo in 3 months, and my cm loss is incredible. it says that they burn 300 calories at a time but i log it in as 150. i have found that when i do walk now,( which isn't often because of the weather atm) that my legs are much stronger and im able to walk much further than i was able too before i started using the machine. definitely worth having and using in my opinion.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    i have one and use it every day,3 times a day for 10 minutes at a time, its the only form of exercise i am using,, and im down 11.2 kilo in 3 months, and my cm loss is incredible. it says that they burn 300 calories at a time but i log it in as 150. i have found that when i do walk now,( which isn't often because of the weather atm) that my legs are much stronger and im able to walk much further than i was able too before i started using the machine. definitely worth having and using in my opinion.
    So, you've cut your food intake by 1,000 calories a day. That seems plausible, depending on your previous diet.
  • KoRnKraZy
    KoRnKraZy Posts: 69 Member
    Haha we have one of those machines at the gym and I accidentally put it on high and it started going mental! I thought it was going to explode xD
  • MFPRat
    MFPRat Posts: 201 Member
    *exits slowly* I thought this was something else lol

    Mee too!! I thought...there is training for that???!!?? :laugh:
  • tracieangeletti
    tracieangeletti Posts: 432 Member
    Thought this was going to go in a totally different direction!! ;-)
  • Mainebikerchick
    Mainebikerchick Posts: 1,573 Member
    I REALLY just want this in my newsfeed!!!! :laugh:
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    They're not in MFP because they do not offer exercise benefits. Don't waste your time on them for exercise. Find a real exercise program that you enjoy and that will actually make you move.

    orly? but "cleaning, light moderate effort" and "food prep" are totally legitimate "exercises" because they're in the MFP database.

    Gotcha. :wink:
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    i have one and use it every day,3 times a day for 10 minutes at a time, its the only form of exercise i am using

    If you have 30 minutes a day, why not do something like 30 day shred? You'd be getting more benefits, I'm sure.
  • fervc
    fervc Posts: 19
    *exits slowly* I thought this was something else lol

    I was thinking the same thing.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Here is what the Mayo clinic has to say about vibration training:

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/whole-body-vibration/AN01598
  • Katrina_vw91
    Katrina_vw91 Posts: 232 Member
    Ill just leave this here...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eSN8Cwit_s
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    I REALLY just want this in my newsfeed!!!! :laugh:

    I tried once, but it didn't really do anything for me.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    me like different vibration.
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    *walks in*

    Well... damn.

    *walks out*

    was seriously hoping for VIBRATOR training. not that i need training ;)
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    I was going to say log it as "other cardio", but I don't think MFP has that option....so HIIT??? \m/
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    sounds like the title to a porno
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    just file it as *kitten*
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    It's like vacuuming
  • Leather_N_Lace
    Leather_N_Lace Posts: 518 Member
    Um. Oops... Totally disappointed!
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    ...wait...wut the...I was going to suggest logging it as sexual activity, until I realized...geezus the things people will try to get thin...OTHER than exercise...:noway:
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,854 Member
    Hi i have just started"My Fitness Pal" and have just started doing "VibraTrain" vibration training. Could someone tell me how to put this on as a exercise please as it doesnt come up with anything under vibration training , thanks a lot
    This requires training? I guessed it was entirely intuitive.
  • brandiuntz
    brandiuntz Posts: 2,717 Member
    They're not in MFP because they do not offer exercise benefits. Don't waste your time on them for exercise. Find a real exercise program that you enjoy and that will actually make you move.

    orly? but "cleaning, light moderate effort" and "food prep" are totally legitimate "exercises" because they're in the MFP database.

    Gotcha. :wink:

    I didn't say those were legit because they are in the database. That is a completely different conversation other people are more than welcome to have. :wink:

    I don't know how the OP was using the machine. All current research leans, at best, towards "maybe" in certain, very controlled situations (and possible physical therapy applications for the elderly/frail population). Just standing on it is probably not giving the OP much of a calorie burn over normal expenditure for the same time period.

    If the OP is doing a series of exercises while on the machine (pushups or such), she should probably just log those exercises and their appropriate burn.:flowerforyou:
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    Okay, innuendo aside, is the OP standing on one of those machines that virbrate under your feet and wants to count that as exercise? :laugh:

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