Performance

What could you do in just 10 minutes a day to greatly enhance your physical performance? The answer is vibration training. In the 1990’s a few studies were conducted and proved that just 10 minutes of effortless vibration training had similar results on athlete’s bodies as over 100 leg presses with weight load of more than twice the body mass! You could complete about 200 drop jumps from a height of over 50cm, or achieve same results from standing on a vibrating platform for about 10 minutes.

Around the year 2000, numerous papers were published that dealt with the results of vibration training on athletes. From the inquiries it was found that this training provided great benefits in muscular development, power, strength, flexibility and overall balance.

A group of scientists from Easter Europe decided to compare training results if individuals trained on regular ground to those who trained on a vibration platform. A dozen men, none of whom were professional athletes, were asked to complete an exercise routine for 5 weeks. They were separated into 2 groups, one of which was asked to complete all the exercises on a vibration platform. In the end, their results were compared. The group who trained on a VibraPro showed much more flexibility, strength and balance. This shows that vibration exercise is very effective in conjunction with regular routines.

Rehabilitation

Physiotherapists and other sports rehabilitation professionals were very interested in finding out if vibration training could be beneficial to their task and help treating sports injuries.

A few athletes who have been suffering from ACL (the anterior cruciate ligament) ruptures were asked to participate in a study that was conducted to see the effects of vibration exercise on ligament injuries. The proprioceptive capacity of the injured parts was monitored throughout the study.

Each athlete had to show their overall balance first, by simply standing on each leg, one leg at a time. During this time, the muscle activity in their legs was recorded. They were then asked to stand on a vibration plate for about 10 minutes, and redo the balance test. As a result, impressive improvements were recorded, especially in the posterior-anterior direction of movement of injured ligaments. Specialists were glad to know that vibration training can be great help in recovery from sports injuries.