Acceleration Training™ on Power Plate® equipment offers a host of
benefits, ranging from an immediate improvement in blood circulation,
to a variety of other measurable outcomes: such as increased muscle
strength and flexibility, improved range of motion, decreased
cellulite, increased bone mineral density, reduced pain and soreness
and faster recovery. Our three-dimensional vibration technology
continues to lead the industry, and its benefits are grounded in
extensive academic and independent scientific medical research.
Technology:
What is Power Plate? Power
Plate® equipment is the premium vibration device powering a new
dimension in wellness solutions for all ages, lifestyles and physical
abilities. It uses the principles of Acceleration Training™ to
stimulate the body’s natural response to vibration. These vibrations
transmit waves of energy throughout the body, activating muscle
contractions multiple times per second, enhancing overall performance
in sessions as short as 15 minutes a day, 3 times a week.
How Does It Work? Acceleration Training™ with Power Plate® machines creates instability
in the human body, as with each vibration the body is forced to perform
reflexive muscle actions, multiple times per second. Furthermore, these
contractions must work in multiple dimensions as the Power Plate®
machines actually oscillate in all three planes, exactly as the human
body is designed to do. The net result is an incredible improvement in
force production, or strength and power.
The principle by which Power Plate® machines work lies in the law of
motion, stated by Sir Isaac Newton: that the force of an object is
equal to its mass multiplied by acceleration, or f = m x a. What this
means is that one can improve functional force (stability, strength or
power) by either applying more mass or more acceleration to the body.
Many forms of training and conditioning use mass - as seen in methods
with weight machines, free weights, etc. Power Plate® machines,
instead, use the second half of this equation, by applying acceleration
to the body, while keeping mass, i.e. your body weight, the same.
This is a real breakthrough in training and conditioning as we can now
optimally “load” the human frame while minimizing high impact, high
load, and high stress factors. Gravity is the force that adds load to
the human body every second of every day for every movement we perform.
Through Acceleration Training™ exercise, Power Plate® machines make the
body feel as though it “weighs” more every time acceleration forces
increase.
The result is that you work against a far greater influence or “load”
of gravity in every movement you perform. This is the essence of all
strength and conditioning programs and Power Plate® machines simply use
a different part of the same equation to achieve this! In fact, the
amazing outcomes seen with Acceleration Training™ exercise respect the
same biological and physiological laws of the body as witnessed in
other forms of training. The difference is merely the nature of the
stimulus applied (i.e. cceleration), and not the human response.
Be Sure The Power Plate Method Is For You
YOU
SHOULD CONSULT A PHYSICIAN BEFORE BEGINNING ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM,
INCLUDING A PROGRAM INVOLVING THE USE OF THE POWER PLATE MACHINE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY KNOWN MEDICAL CONDITION, OR ANY PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS
ON YOUR ABILITY TO EXERCISE, POWER PLATE STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU
SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE USING THE POWER PLATE MACHINE.
IF, WHILE USING THE POWER PLATE MACHINE, YOU FEEL DIZZY, FAINT,
SHORT OF BREATH, OR ANY PAIN, STOP USING THE POWER PLATE MACHINE
IMMEDIATELY, AND CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
