Vibration Training and Fat Loss
Filed Under: Fat Loss · Vibration Training
Filed Under: Fat Loss · Vibration Training
So you’re wondering how exactly vibration training can help you lose fat?
Simple, the vibrations create reflexive muscle contractions of about 30 contractions per second. That’s a whole lot of contractions! You also use exercise positions that involve several muscles at the same time, allowing you to work almost all of your muscles in a single session.
This allows you to get more work done in a shorter amount of time – which is the secret to getting fit for those who have busy lives and not a lot of time to exercise.
In most all strength (resistance) training, you are exercising your muscles (using dumbbells, weight machines, bodyweight exercises) against the resistance of gravity, the exception is when using elastic resistance bands.
Whole body vibration platforms such as the Power Plate, increases the force of gravity through your body while your muscles are contracting. This stimulates your metabolism, increases bone density, and increases the circulation of testosterone and natural growth hormone, which plays a large part in maintaining lean muscle tissue.
Lean muscle tissue usually decreases with age, if you don’t do some type of resistance training. Less muscle = slower metabolism! So obviously you need to do some resistance training to keep from gaining weight.
I like to combine vibration training with different dumbbell exercises, sandbags, and flex band resistance bands. So I will do a circuit, alternating from one upper body exercise to another, going from a pushing exercise to a pulling exercise.
I may do these in a circuit with lower body exercises to work all my muscles in one session, creating a fast, efficient workout that keeps my heart rate elevated the entire time.
This type of workout is the key to losing weight if you don’t have a lot of time to exercise. Intense resistance training can boost your metabolism for up to 24 hours after you are done exercising!
Get moving!
Brian
You are absolutely right. Exercising while adding vibration helps the body’s muscles contract with out you even moving yourself. All of the muscles are working, not just the ones you are focusing on. You listed all of the valuable reasons vibration will help someone all the while definately cutting your workout time. Studies show that 10-15 minutes per day is equal to one hour of exercise with out vibration. Time is valuable to everyone.
I really like the way you have explained strenght training and how vibration can be added to help. You have made it very easy to understand. It is also very informative. I am hoping to add one bit of information to all of the good information you have already provide. The Power Plate is a great piece of equipment but is out of most peoples price point. They start at $2,000 for the home unit. Soloflex offers the Whole Body Vibration Platform for only $445. Same technoloy, but more affordable for someone to purchase for themselves. Soloflex has a larger platform offering even more exercises.
Thank you again for making is so easy to understand and helping people see the great value WBV adds to your workout and to your life.