Vibration Plates

Strength and Toning

One of the main vibration plate benefits is strength and toning. The vibrations cause your muscles to quickly contract and relax to keep you balanced. As you move during exercises like lunges or squats the vibrations cause your muscles to work harder and build strength throughout your body. Even standing still with your knees slightly bent can achieve great toning results.

Health and Rehabilitation

Whole body or tri-plane vibration plates can be used for recovery of damaged muscles and tendons, back pain and general pain management, to aid stroke recovery and to improve circulation as well as spinal stability. Please consult your GP, chiropractor or physiotherapist first.

Improve Your Sport

Using gym style tri-plane vibration plates regularly can benefit your participation in a range of other sports and activities by building overall strength and improving flexibility and balance. Tri-plane vibration training has particular benefits for sports such as golf, skiing, racket sports, climbing and many more.

Including a warm-up and cool-down on your vibration plate will also benefit your muscle performance and recovery time afterwards.

Massage and Circulation

Research shows that regular massage using a tri-plane vibration plate increases circulation in arms and legs. Improving circulation can help with healing injured muscles, improving oxygen supply and helping to get rid of lactic acid, from muscles.

Save Money

A home vibration plate will be a great investment for anyone hoping to tone up or increase strength. We provide interest free credit options to help you spread the cost. Power plate classes cost up to £15 for a 20 minute session and monthly gym fees soon mount up.

Weight Loss and Cellulite

As little as 15 minutes each day will soon make a big difference. Combined with a sensible diet you will reduce body fat including abdominal fat. When it comes to weight loss there are no miracles. However, the benefit of vibration plate training include the ability to easily intensify the effort you put in and reach your goals faster. Research also shows that using a whole body vibration platform ( eg Power Plates or JTX vibration plates) can reduce the appearance of cellulite. Over a 6 month period cellulite reduced by 25.7% on its own or by 32.2% combined with cardio exercise.

Low Impact

A vibration plate provides a low-impact workout suitable for all ages. Your workout can also be adjusted for all fitness levels; From simply standing on the plate with your knees slightly bent to multiple repetitions of sit ups, lunges and press ups or combining with a cardio workout.

Traditionally to increase muscle strength the focus has been on increasing mass (in the form of weight training). This is very effective, but comes at a cost. Weight training is high impact and causes an element of stress to the body. Vibration plates increase strength but are low impact. This can be explained through the formula: Force (or strength) = mass x acceleration. We have discussed adding mass ( using weights) to increase muscular strength or force. Vibration plates focus on the other side of this equation. Strength is increased through applying acceleration with the vibrations rather than mass.

JTX 6000 & JTX Salon Fit Range

Please note: We have now discontinued the JTX 6000 Oscillation and Vibration Plate and JTX Salon Fit Vibration Plate range. These are no longer available for sale worldwide unless bought second hand. All warranties will continue to be supported and our customer service team are happy to provide advice relating to these vibration plates.

Vibration Plate History

The technology was developed by the Russian space programme; designed by scientists to help Cosmonauts lose less muscle mass and bone density whilst in Space. As with many Space programme innovations, the technology eventually came back down to Earth and the fitness industry was quick to realise the potential benefits.

How do Vibration Plates Work?

By creating a very powerful, pulsating vibration. When you stand on a vibration plate with your knees slightly bent, it triggers the reflex muscles in your legs and abdomen, which subtly contract up to 50 times per second. The vibrations strengthen and tone muscles, and will also target fat. These powerful vibrations or oscillating movements intensify your traditional exercise positions and routines. It can be a strange sensation at first, but not in the least bit unpleasant and the results speak for themselves.

Independent Research; Vibration Plates for Weight Loss

Scientists at the University of Antwerp carried out a study on the effects of vibration plates for weight loss. To conduct this experiment they gave exactly the same dietary advice to three groups of volunteers. The control group were instructed to do no exercise for six months; the second group did an aerobic activity such as swimming three times a week; and the final group used vibration machines for 13 minutes a day, five days a week. The vibration plate’s effect on weight loss were immediately clear. After six months the vibration group had lost nearly two-thirds more abdominal fat than the aerobic group. They also lost 11% of their body fat compared to 7% for the aerobic group, and 6% for the diet only group. Read the full report: European Association for the Study of Obesity.