Posts Tagged ‘Whole Body Vibration

Fitness Professor recently rated PowerVibe top residential vibration supplier for 2011!  Fitness Professor is the only independent, impartial review site of fitness equipment on the internet.  They are not an affiliate site, and they do not accept money or advertising dollars from manufacturers. 
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PowerVibe, a Dallas, Texas based supplier of Whole Body Vibration (WBV) products for medical, therapy, commercial, and residential use, announces the introduction of their new Pro Home functional vibration unit.
The Pro Home features a platform-only design, which means it does not have the large main column typically associated with WBV machines. This design allows the [...]

Long periods of sitting can be hard on your back. But, if you must sit on the job, you can protect yourself from aches and pains with a few simple steps. 
It’s best to have a chair that supports your back and adjusts easily for height. Find the right sitting height by checking your elbows — [...]

PowerVibe, a Dallas, Texas based supplier of Whole Body Vibration (WBV) products for medical, therapy, commercial, and residential use, announces the addition of Scott Logan to their senior management team. Logan brings 20 years of senior sales, marketing, and management experience in the specialty fitness and medical industries to the PowerVibe brand.
“We met Scott while [...]

Findings show that exercise helps your immune system fight simple infections like colds and flu. Exercise also helps ward off bigger problems like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and cancer.
Oftentimes when we have a cold or the flu, we’re a little too tired or our energy level is so low that we have no [...]

Exercising is very important in controlling Type 2 diabetes.  Exercise can help control your weight and lower your blood sugar level.  Aerobic exercise increases insulin sensitivity and, along with proper nutrition, helps restore normal glucose metabolism by decreasing body fat. Strength training (a.k.a. resistance or weight training) also decreases body fat by raising the metabolism. [...]

Can Whole Body Vibration training take the place of a cardio-workout?  In principle you could exchange your cardio training for whole body vibration training, but only if you were to perform all of the exercises dynamically and have little or no rest in between.  Vibration training will attain many of the effects you are developing [...]

If you have arthritis you may not always feel like moving. But, regular, moderate physical activity is an essential part of an arthritis care plan. Among other things, it helps people with arthritis:

Increase flexibility
Reduce stiffness and inflammation
Strengthen muscles around joints
Achieve long-term pain relief

Exercise improves more than arthritis symptoms. It reduces

As you age, your muscles tighten and range of motion in the joints can be minimized. This can put a damper on active lifestyles and even hinder day-to-day, normal motions. Tasks that used to be simple now become extremely difficult. A regular stretching program can help lengthen your muscles and make daily living activities easier.
Stretching [...]

Exercising while breathing supplemental oxygen may greatly increase the amount of oxygen in the blood plasma.  This can be determined by testing the blood-oxygen levels in the arteries or veins. Quite often after a short time of exercising with oxygen, there is a dramatic “pinking” of an exerciser’s skin. If this can be seen, it [...]


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