Too Good To Be True?

[T&S]

I've seen those vibration machines advertised on shopping channels, the ones where you stand on a plate which vibrates millions of times per second and claims to work your muscles.

Do they work? Seems too good to be true and I've always said if something's seems to good to be true.....

[ubasses]

I have had a small one for a couple of years, you do seem to be able to use it for less time before you feel your muscles than by doing the same exercises without

[Graham-W]

Well, put it this way. Can you get them on the NHS? If it cured swollen ankles, my Mum wouldn't be on so much medication.

[T&S]

I appreciate you won't turn into Arnie by using them, but the guy selling it keeps telling us how out of breath he's getting using it.

[Bluestone]

No!! Don't do it. Absolute rubbish.

They are good if you just want to tone up a bit, and they are "apparently" good at reducing cellulite, but I do not believe they shift pounds - as the manufacturers claim.
Also, have you used one before? They're horrible! They shake your head around and, for me, gave me nothing but a horrible headache.
There are lots of reasons why you *shouldn't* use one so, if you do go ahead with it and get one (which I would advise against) then read up on that first.

[T&S]

I'm not interested in buying one, I was just curious to find out if they are as good as they claim.

[Bluestone]

Oh, I see. Sorry.
No, they are not as good as the manufacturers say... nor the people selling them :-)
If so, the NHS would provide them to all the people morbidly obese. They'd save a small fortune on weight loss surgery!

[T&S]

Thanks Bluestone. I'd rather just sit here and eat chocolate!

[Bluestone]

Lol. You and me both!! :-)

[ubasses]

I definitely could not see how you would lose weight on it, I would call it a toning machine, something I use along with other fitness regimes.

[boxtops]

I used to go to toning tables when they were in fashion, they help to tone up muscle but not to lose weight. I've seen those machines, they look very uncomfortable and I can't see how they'd wobble your flab away (or mine, come to that).

[daffy654]

Muscle building uses calories, that is how you lose weight on the Power Plate. They also make you work harder than you would on stable ground. They do work if used properly, if they didn't then they wouldn't be used by premiership football clubs and famous gym chains.

Graham-W, you are not thinking of the same thing that T&S is asking about.

[scruffbag]

Powerplates work and are brilliant, but use as part of an exercise regime and not on their own.xx