A new technique to develop muscle and enhance the strength of the bones is in vogue and uses vibration plates in an innovative way to achieve this. So, how does it operate?
Basically, these vibration plates as the name suggests, are made up of vibrating and moving plates. When an individual takes a standing or sitting position on them, he is required to use the energy generated by the movement of these vibration plates and complete his workout. The moving vibration plates lead to swift muscle tightening events of close to fifty times every second and this helps in lending a total workout to the entire body. This workout therefore helps you burn calories, builds flexibility, boosts the oxygen content within cells and speeds up efficient blood circulation. The mechanical energy is caused due to the subtle drop of the vibration plates by two to four meters. This drop is a gentle one and not harmful to the body.
Here’s how it actually works. Suppose you are in a standing position on the vibrating plate with slightly bent knees, the drop of the platform leads to the immediate stretching of your muscle and as a natural reaction, your body contracts the muscle. However, the time that it takes for the body to do this is utilized by the vibrating plate to go back to its original position and your body has to respond again. This cycle is repeated pretty rapidly about 50 times per second and that is how the swift contractions are brought about. You can thus experience close to 3000 such contractions in a minute and that corresponds to the effect of about 3000 knee bends. Doing this without the aid of such vibrating plates is obviously not possible and this involuntary body reaction of contracting the muscles progressively leads to the tautness of all the muscles in the body over a period of time. This compares very well with the 45% of muscle contractions achieved during traditional exercise and that is why it is becoming very popular.
The difference between the traditional training and vibration plate training is in the manner your body reacts. In the former, it responds to the extra resistance brought about by the weights, while in the latter, it is reacting to the forced and quick pressure caused by the vibrating plates. Since the speed is far greater, the body is also compelled to make the adjustments quicker and you will be able to achieve results much more rapidly. The best part of this is that you need not spend a great deal of time and can achieve more with less.
To summarize, there are five solid reasons as to why you should opt for this kind of a workout:
a) It is a revolutionary new technique to develop muscle and strengthen the bones
b) You can burn calories, achieve flexibility in your muscles and improve blood circulation in a relatively short period of time.
c) The contractions induced in the muscles make them taut and toned
d) It is a safe and quick method to get results that you desire when compared to conventional exercising.
e) As compared to the conventional work outs, the reaction of the body is swifter and this makes you feel more lively and healthier.