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How does Whole body vibration training work?

VibroGym generates vibrations that are transferred to your body. Standing on the VibroGym you will notice how your body automatically adjust to the mechanical stimuli responding with a stretch reflex. The effect of whole body vibration training very much depends on the frequency and intensity of the vibrations. Lower frequencies are very effective for strength training, the muscles are forced to contract more powerfully - this increases the training effect. Higher frequencies are used for recovery, warming up and cooling down because it increases the blood circulation and therefore accelerate the process of toxins leaving the body.

Almost 100% of the body�s muscles are exercised when using Whole body vibration training. Conventional training methods only reach 40-60%. The deeper lying muscles, e.g. postural muscles, benefit greatly from Whole body vibration training. Another major advantage of Whole body vibration training: muscles that are not used very frequently can often not be activated consciously.
Whole body vibration training reactivates these muscles by reflex. The effect: all muscles arestimulated. The vibrations have a positive impact on your hormone balance and help to reduce stress. You feel more relaxed, fitter and more alert. Within 10 minutes you can complete effective training of your entire body. This is possible because Whole body vibration training stimulates the whole muscular system at once and not one muscle after the other.

What is cellulite?

Cellulites is a condition of the subcutaneous fat resulting in a coarse skin relief and an orange-like appearance of the skin. Therefore, cellulites is also referred to as orange-peel skin. From a medical point of view, the term cellulites means an inflammation of the subcutaneous connective tissue that expands laterally. The depressions and irregularities can be quite sensitive and are primarily situated in the bottom, hips, thighs and upper arms.

Cellulites is a disorder of the connective tissue, it is a sort of agglutination of the subcutaneous connective tissue structure, which is a matrix-like connective tissue. In many places of the large meshes special cells are situated, in which fat can be stored as a metabolic reserve.
The irregular skin surface of cellulites is the results of thickened fat cells, moisture and toxic substances from the surroundings as well as food. The welling of the fat cells is also caused by an excessive production of the oestrogen hormone, which makes the fat cells grow in number, too.
The surrounding blood circulation is blocked by the disconnected blood vessels. Waste products cannot be discharged anymore and the underlying connective tissue is encapsulated as it were. The skin is less elastic and the dreaded orange-peel skin becomes visible. The strangulated strand of connective tissue that are connected to the epidermis shrink. This process is responsible for the irregularities in the skin. This combination forms the pattern of the dreaded cellulites.

Other possible reasons for cellulites are a poor blood circulation, alcohol, refined sugars and caffeine. These substances contribute to the accumulation of toxic substances in the body. But genetic factors in combination with little exercise, constipation, stress, bad eating habits, smoking, too much alcohol and certain medications let the fat cells grow in volume due to the accumulation of fat molecules, moisture and waste products.

How to decreaes cellulite?

Theoretically the principle works as follows: if the specific places with cellulites are treated locally by laying on the vibration plate, for example in the position �abductor massage� , the vibrations enhance the blood circulation. The vibrations in combination with loosening the agglutinations of the connective tissue will lead to a stronger connective tissue and skin.
However, the fact remains that it is very hard to control cellulites completely, if nothing is done to the eating habits and the taking of harmful substances. The number of fat cells, that are the root cause of cellulites, will not decrease and even though the better blood circulation and the loosening of the agglutinations will make the cellulites less visible, the problem will return quite soon.

The local vibrations of the vibration plate have the same effect as a massage has. As a consequence, it results in a decrease of the amount of fat and a stronger skin and connective tissue. Furthermore, if vibration training is applied regularly, the muscle mass will increase, which leads to a better fat burning and a permanent disappearance of the cellulites.
Research in Germany* measured the improvement of the skin with the help of vibration training. The study consisted of three groups:

24 women doing vibration training for 24 weeks; 31 women combining vibration training with cardio training (24-48 minutes) and a reference group that did no training at all. A special diet was not required, but the participants were not allowed to eat too much fats and sugars.

Effects metabolism after vibration training.

A study in Idaho with regard to the effects of the training with vibration techniques on the metabolism was carried and showed clear results. Within six weeks, thirteen healthy test persons were tested. Six persons of the group trained with a vibration platform, seven trained with conventional training methods.
Subsequent measurements showed that the basal metabolism, the speed with which the body burns calories in rest, had decreased by 6,4% in the reference group, but the vibration training group showed an increase of 21,9%.

This means that vibration training has a positive influence on fat burning, provided the diet is adjusted accordingly.