Like the body vibration machine I
wrote about previously, the
my5 Power Plate is an exercise machine that uses vibration for full body fitness. The my5 is designed to be used to help everyone from sports teams to the elderly achieve new levels of fitness and performance. The my5 is supposed to be used 15 minutes a day three times a week. The machine produces vibrations that transmit waves of energy through the body, activating muscle contractions at 35 times per second. The machine comes in white, black or silver and is a lot prettier than the previous machine I covered (and a bit pricier too at $4,500).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 8)
Alex R. Jan 1st 2007 7:13AM
As a certified personal trainer for over 18 years with 5 current national certifications I have every reason to beleive that your "vibrate yourself skinny" as a hoax!
There is nothing based on science to explain how this method works. Instead of a price and comparison sale, please describe how your product is intended to do the job it is intended! Happy and Healthy New Year All!
John Adams Jan 1st 2007 7:31AM
This cannot but remind people of some previous "weight loss" machines that worked by magic such as electric belts that supposedly caused the muscles to contract by applying mild shocks. As the preious reader commented, a hoax.
Lynda R Jan 1st 2007 7:43AM
A hoax, but we still know people will buy it anyway just to see if that "quick fix" is out there!
Don J. Hunter MS,PT,MTC,Lped Jan 1st 2007 8:07AM
We have used vibration to "bias" muscle spindles for many years to facilitate tone of very weak or flaccid muscles. We have also seen the deleterious effects on the body of long term vibration (truck drivers before air ride seats). Like most things, anything powerful enough to do good is also powerful enough to do bad. Good refereed information would be welcomed before applying this to my patients, complete with the parameters of how much is good and at what point does it become bad for different classes of patient (osteoporosis patients, athletes etc.) if infact there are positives.
Michele K Jan 1st 2007 8:21AM
I've done some reading and these machines vary in price and effectiveness according to vibrational mechanism. I believe they help with balance and muscular strength as well as lymphatic drainage which is important in disease prevention. Rebounding(mini-trampoline) is great for these things too. And it doesn't take agressive movement/bouncing. I think these machines would be great for rehabilitation of the injured and elderly and for anyone who wants to keep the fluids moving in their bodies and as an adjunct to good diet and regular exercise.
Cheryl Starnes Jan 1st 2007 8:23AM
What a surprise, one more person who is on the "this is it for weight loss" bandwagon. Shame on you for the lack of information about how your product works, and for the simple fact that you choose to join the masses who prey on people trying to lose weight and looking for the next great weight loss thing.
THERESA SPENCER Jan 1st 2007 8:32AM
THIS REMINDS ME OF THE OLD MACHINE WITH THE BELT THAT GOES AROUND YOUR REAR.THEY WOULD ALWAYS SHOW A BIG FAT WOMAN ALMOST SHAKING HERSELF TO DEATH. DID THAT WORK?
I'M SURE IT DIDN'T.
Michelle Phillips Jan 1st 2007 8:42AM
I was the fat woman with the vibrating belt around my rear. Belt is gone, but rear is still here.
Mike Emery Jan 1st 2007 8:51AM
Wow, did everyone wake up with a hangover this morning?
Amy L Jan 1st 2007 9:17AM
I have friends in NZ who have used this for several years and look great; may be something to it? And yes, I've got a hangover!
s m v Jan 1st 2007 9:18AM
There's a sucker born every minute....
Vicky Jan 1st 2007 9:20AM
Here's are sure-fire ways to take off a few pounds; avoid corn syrup, hydrogenated oils and aspartame. take a walk around the block every day. Keep soda pop down to a can a day, or better yet, avoid it altogether. Free advice that works! Happy New Year!
leslie Jan 1st 2007 9:26AM
if you want to vibrate, just make love, you burn alot of calories doing that too. :o)
Michele K Jan 1st 2007 9:26AM
Until they develop an effervescent magic pill to drop into some bottled water from the fountain of youth, the only way to lose it is to use it and on the flip side, what you don't use you lose;-) We, as americans have the tendency to immediately buy into or refute anything WE DON'T UNDERSTAND. And I agree-there is false advertising behind many products in order to promote them. Advertising is the promise in a bottle. There is some solid science behind these vibration devices as well as some warnings. Do the research...read labels...ask educated questions and make educated statements. Most of all be well in the New Year;-)
jon Jan 1st 2007 9:34AM
not a hoax. the muscles work by trying to keep the body steady. have seen this in action but with a larger platform. folks do minor excersizes with this. great for the elderly as well. it improves their stability.
Eric SPERWER Jan 1st 2007 9:35AM
I try to keep an open mind. It would indeed be a good idea to place supporting medical or scientific documentation explaining how the vibrating device works. What are the potential benefits? At that price it would certainly be significant to know the details.
Debby Jan 1st 2007 9:36AM
I lost 124 pounds! A new fangeled way. I stopped eating and went to curves 5 days a week. I know its drastic but worked for me!
Beverly Jan 1st 2007 9:41AM
If the premise of this device is accurate, then why do construction workers who use jackhammers have beer bellies?
lynne k Jan 1st 2007 9:50AM
i use a 'tchi' machine. i lie on my excercise mat, putting ankles on a square box that when turned on, vibrates, and in turn moves my body gently to the left and right. when this machine is used for 20 min. before retiring (e.g. while watching 11pm news) the body definitely feels more oxygenated & refreshed in the morning and metabolism rate is higher while sleeping. it cost about $500.(5 yrs.ago) and is proving to be a great little investment. every gadget has its place and agreed, most of all, be well in new year.
Vicki Jan 1st 2007 9:50AM
As a Harvard trained physician, with over 20 years of practice experience, and a 25 year commitment to life long fitness this is one more unsubstantiated weight loss claim. Americans in particular have a hard time understanding that the body is an adding machine. Calories in must be LESS than calories out in order to lose weight. It would be a stretch to see how this could help the elderly, especially those with instability like I see who would be shaken off and fal and break a hip! Why not just stand outside half naked in sub zero weather?? The muscle shivering will at least burn up a bit more calories before they die from hypothermia.
The old adage of "if it is too good to be true, it probably isn't" surely applies here! Losing weight takes commitment, exercise and portion control. You can't supersize it and lose it too. Having lost 60 pounds and kept it off, I can attest to that fact with 100% certainty.