vibration plate

Abbies_mummy
Abbies_mummy Posts: 1
in Fitness and Exercise
I have a vibration plate at home which I use for 10 minutes each day but not sure of the calories I'm burning? Anyone know?

Nicola x

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  • docktorfokse
    docktorfokse Posts: 473 Member
    i just googled what that was. i don't get it.
  • ShavoneJ
    ShavoneJ Posts: 7 Member
    I think it depends on the exercises you are doing on the plate. I'm not sure that vibrations add to the calories lost, but you can track the basic exercise to see what you are burning.
  • DyanCB
    DyanCB Posts: 138 Member
    I had a client company that makes the plate used in the NASA programs. Off hand I don't know the calories burned but I can point you in the direction of getting this and other data as there are many studies done on this particular one to document the benefits. Go to PubMed and do a search (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/). This is the gov't website that houses every bit of published data.

    Good luck
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    I have a vibration plate at home which I use for 10 minutes each day but not sure of the calories I'm burning? Anyone know?

    Nicola x
    No more than if you were doing the same exercise without it. Just don't think that 10 minutes a day will do it for you though.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/2/31047/vibration-plate-exercise-machines-trim-belly-fat.html
    Results of a new study show that vibration plate exercise machines can trim harmful belly fat, combined with exercise and calorie restriction.

    Well, duh. Anything combined with exercise and calorie restriction will help trim belly fat. :laugh:

    The researchers say the results are encouraging, but emphasize that though vibration plate exercise machines were shown to trim belly fat and help with sustained weight loss, calorie restriction and proper use of the machines is important. Standing on a vibration plate exercise machine and holding the handles, will not trim belly fat or help with weight loss.

    Personally it sounds gimmicky to me. I suppose it burns some calories but it doesn't appear to really do much for you other than shake you. How much muscle energy does it take to get shaken?
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    i just googled what that was. i don't get it.

    I think a bosu achieves the same objective at a more reasonable price.
  • SparkleShine
    SparkleShine Posts: 2,001 Member
    I'm naughty, that is all I'm going to say.:laugh:
  • KatKatatrophic
    KatKatatrophic Posts: 448 Member
    I'm naughty, that is all I'm going to say.:laugh:


    Did you think what I thought it was? Lmao
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    Its a gimmick - if you stand on it, you might as well stand on the deck and do nothing - same calorie burn....
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    I have a vibration plate at home which I use for 10 minutes each day but not sure of the calories I'm burning? Anyone know?

    Nicola x
    Oh, really?
    :wink:
  • toddx318
    toddx318 Posts: 51 Member
    I think we have seen machines like this before.....

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  • sz8soon
    sz8soon Posts: 816 Member
    I'm naughty, that is all I'm going to say.:laugh:

    I guarantee you are not the only one! :happy:
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,329 Member
    Sounds like those old belt machines from the fifties and sixties. :laugh:
  • thebaconbeast
    thebaconbeast Posts: 560 Member
    Well I could vibrate your plate all on my own...
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    I have a vibration plate at home which I use for 10 minutes each day but not sure of the calories I'm burning? Anyone know?

    Nicola x
    No more than if you were doing the same exercise without it. Just don't think that 10 minutes a day will do it for you though.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
    Usually, when people use their vibrating device, the calorie burn varies.
    My guess would be 50 calories per 5 minutes, depending on the intensity of your session.
    I must admit, I've never used one before or even seen one in use.
    I'm old school and choose not to incorporate this into my fitness routines.
    Sounds like fun though.
    :wink:
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,329 Member
    Usually, when people use their vibrating device, the calorie burn varies.
    My guess would be 50 calories per 5 minutes, depending on the intensity of your session.
    :wink:

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    taking notes for future reference.
  • Fairy_Farts
    Fairy_Farts Posts: 166 Member
    Ummm.... good for you :flowerforyou:

    (I have nothing clean to say about this. So, I'll just leave it at that)
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    Usually, when people use their vibrating device, the calorie burn varies.
    My guess would be 50 calories per 5 minutes, depending on the intensity of your session.
    :wink:

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    taking notes for future reference.
    Well, one never knows when it might be time to make some changes to compensate for any unsatisfying results that exist as we strive to reach our goals.
    I hear both good and bad, so maybe more research is needed.
  • scorpiotwinkles
    scorpiotwinkles Posts: 215 Member
    I used to run a business with these machines. They DO WORK in 10 minute exercises each day 3 times a week, but as far as calories goes they don't burn a lot. You don't move much during the exercise as you hold the position and the machine vibrates and tones while you hold the pose. People who used my machines were people who didn't have 1.5hours to go to the gym and wanted a quck fix. What they do is work the muscles super quick during each exercise and tone them. Toned muscles need more energy so along with a calorie controlled diet you WILL lose inches and tone up. I had several clients lose many inches from their bodies in 4 week programmes. The most spectacular being 14" in total. We measured top arms, chest, waist, hips (widest part round the belly if it was large), top thighs, knees and calves. Google bodyaction.co.uk and you will be able to read more.
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    Total and utter scam.

    I could lose weight in calorie deficit by playing with a yo-yo for ten minutes a day, that doesn't make a yo-yo and effective fat loss tool.

    The people selling these things are fraudsters.
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    Total and utter scam.

    I could lose weight in calorie deficit by playing with a yo-yo for ten minutes a day, that doesn't make a yo-yo and effective fat loss tool.

    The people selling these things are fraudsters.
    ^^^^^^^^^
    All jokes and innuendo aside, THIS!!!!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    I was in the mall yesterday and the guy (who must have noticed I was fit) called me over. I said I wasn't interested (to save him embarrassment) and he replied "if you could do the SAME work for 10 minutes without having to go the gym for 30 minutes, that doesn't interest you?" I replied back "10 minutes of getting shaken and stirred isn't my idea of physical exercise." He just shrugged his shoulders.
    This is just another "gimmick" to get people who really DON'T want to exercise to think they are. There's not to say that there isn't studies that show that vibration plate training isn't helpful (you can actually increase strength), but you still have to EXERCISE on it to be helpful.
    My whole philosophy is "if you won't do it for FREE, buying a machine or apparatus isn't going to encourage you much. It will end up being an expensive clothes hanger in the end."

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • jfan175
    jfan175 Posts: 812 Member
    My new workout: Stand on a vibration plate with an electic belly stimulator while holding a shakeweight, drinking Shakeology from a Camelback. What do you think?
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    My new workout: Stand on a vibration plate with an electic belly stimulator while holding a shakeweight, drinking Shakeology from a Camelback. What do you think?
    ...while making money as an Amway distributor!

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