The PowerPlate...

ellie_1989
ellie_1989 Posts: 22 Member
edited September 21 in Fitness and Exercise
So it supposedly tones but does it burn kcals? Anyone know? Reason I'm asking is that we have one at home and I go on it for 20mins most days. Thanks.

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  • sunshine79
    sunshine79 Posts: 758 Member
    I don't have an answer to this one but if you have a HRM put it on whilst on the powerplate and see what happens. I'd be interested to know the results :smile:
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    sounds like BS to me personally :P
  • sara_m83
    sara_m83 Posts: 545 Member
    I've tried one of these things before. It did get the muscles in my legs burning, but honestly I'm really wary of any "lose weight without effort" schemes.
  • princessorchid
    princessorchid Posts: 198 Member
    I go to 3 Power Plate sessions a week at my gym, and believe me it isn't no effort, it's HARD! I've been going since April and although I haven't lost that much actual poundage, I have definitely noticed a difference!

    I now do kettlebell training on the Power Plate 3x a week, and have noticed I am stronger (and I think I saw an arm muscle the other day...) and can lift a heavier bell.

    I like it because it's 25 minutes of hard work, rather than an hour of moderate activity!
  • hallswan
    hallswan Posts: 90
    I think the power plate doesn't make you loose weight - it tones and sculpts so you loose inches

    I did power plate for a couple of months and I definitely saw the difference - I didn't loose weight but I lost inches

    I still go to power plate at least once a week to compliment my running and biking - it is hard work and i have better muscle definition etc - so it all depends on where you are in your weight loss goal - i have about 5lbs to loose still so i am more focused on body shape than weight loss

    I wouldn't use power plates as my primary exercise source
  • lesley1981
    lesley1981 Posts: 329 Member
    I was using the power plates for a month! To get the full benefit out of them you need to use plenty of effort, they are not the no effort fix some people make them out to be. I was feeling muscles I didn't know existed before!

    I was losing a lot of weight at the time I was using them, so personally, I didn't think they made any difference... that is, until I stopped using them! I'm hoping to go back on them in the next month!
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    Do you people using them have a trainer or something guiding you?

    Hard work gets results. I suppose the question is whether or the power plate system with hard work is more beneficial than hard work alone.
  • ellie_1989
    ellie_1989 Posts: 22 Member
    Thanks for all your replies. You all basically summed up what I thought. I think it's supposed to go hand in hand with exercise and is used as a toning mechanism. I know my mum used it everyday for a couple of months along with a healthy diet and she's lost loads of weight and nearly all her cellulite is gone! She doesn't do any other exercise as she has a bad back so I guess it must help in some way. But I doubt I'll be inputting into my daily workouts column haha! It does bloody hurt though lol sometimes it gives me stitch and I have to come off it lol.
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