Can You Lose Weight With Whole Body Vibration

The platform movement of our Hypervibe machines cause repetitive bending and straightening of your joints. As the muscles attached to them quickly stretch it results in strong reflex muscle contractions. This contraction and relaxation of the muscles burn energy.

Our vibration machines cause contraction and relaxation of the muscles to occur multiple times per second in order to keep the body stable. In the same way that regular exercise will build muscle mass so will the automatic contraction and relaxation of the muscles while standing on the plate. This contraction and relaxation of the muscles alone burns energy. Muscles burn more energy than fat, therefore, having a lower body fat percentage and higher muscle mass will increase the calories burned even at rest!

A study published in the journal Endocrinology found that just 20 minutes a day on a vibrating platform over the course of three months reduced fat in the abdomen and liver and increased levels of osteocalcin, a protein that strengthens bones. This makes whole body vibration training a great method of weight loss for beginners new to exercise!

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As we have talked about in our previous blog post “Lymphatic Drainage and Weight Loss”, toxicity in the body plays a large role in losing or keeping excess weight off as well as increases cellulite and fat deposits. The lymph system requires muscle contractions in order to move the toxic substances and waste out of the body. The rapid muscle contractions created by whole body vibration will move the lymph along and create the muscle movement that your lymphatic system needs to open up, drain, and close down the lymph drainage process.

There are a variety of exercises and poses we can do to specifically target lymph drainage so if you refrain from exercises due to injury there are many poses and movements we are able to do on the vibration plate that will not put extra strain on existing injuries while still getting the benefits of whole-body vibration!Until this week, my only knowledge of the association between vibration and fitness came from old cartoons. Watch them long enough, and soon you’ll see somebody jiggling their butt or belly with a vibrating machine attached to a cloth belt on it. (You know the ones.) They were supposed to somehow vibrate your fat away—what a ridiculous idea! Except that now, TikTok has gotten ahold of it, and they’re spreading it around again.

You can now buy cheapish vibration or oscillation plates on Amazon, and that’s what most of the TikTokers seem to be using—although a few film their clips on commercial machines like this one, which you can ask your gym to buy for the low low price of $7, 996. In clip after clip, a person—almost always a young woman—stands on the plate, her thighs vibrating madly, as she tells you about how it burns fat and aids in lymphatic drainage, and she’s on day 15 and can’t be sure but she thinks it may be working.

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Here are some vibration plates you can buy from Amazon, if you want to try your hand at TikTok jigglefluencing (but please don’t):

According to TikTok, vibration plates can change your life in just 10 to 15 minutes a day. The claims are pretty much anything you could imagine: they detox you, burn fat, tone your muscles, and more. If it’s a positive, or could be spun as a positive, somebody is saying vibration plates can do it.

The devices’ Amazon descriptions are a grab bag to match. One example: “Fitness Platform Lymphatic Drainage Machine for Weight Loss Shaping Toning Wellness Home Gyms Workout.” Several of these machines’ listings claim that using them for 10 minutes burns 400 calories and is somehow equal to an hour of jogging or 30 minutes of yoga. (What they mean by “equal to” is never explained.)

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The TikTokers are usually standing on the plates and telling you that is “how I lost 20 pounds in a month without going to the gym” or saying to use them “when you want runner’s legs but refuse to run unless you’re in danger.”

It’s strange to see vibration being touted as healthful, because there are known negative effects to vibration—for example, bus drivers who are subject to whole-body vibration through bus seats can end up with back pain or, according to the CDC, potentially even “cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, nervous, and urological disorders.” Ten minutes’ occasional use probably isn’t going to cause problems like that, but some TikTokers are using the machines for an hour or more.

There is some evidence that vibration may help bone density in post-menopausal women, although the authors of this review say that the evidence is only strong for machines that deliver more than 30 vibrations per second, and most Amazon machines don’t vibrate that fast. This isn’t one of the TikTokers’ most common claims, but it is a benefit that might be worth considering.

Do Vibration Plates Actually Work?

Studies looking at strength generally compare doing exercises on a vibration plate versus doing the same exercises without vibration. Unsurprisingly, there is usually no difference between the two; it’s the exercises that make you stronger, not the vibration. Claims that vibration plates, “force your muscles to contract thirty to fifty times a second, ” as one video said, don’t seem to be backed up by evidence.

And what about weight loss? This 2019 review reveals that many studies found no difference between participants who did and didn’t use a vibration plate, but some studies did find a small difference in weight loss. That sounds promising, but people were often doing exercises on the plate (not just standing on it) and the difference in weight loss between the two groups was often too small to be meaningful, even if it did count as a detectable difference.

Bottom line, there doesn’t seem to be any backing for the claims that standing on a plate for 15 minutes will torch calories or melt fat away, much less “detox” you. So stand on your jiggling platform if you like, but don’t expect it to do much for you.

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Vibration machines, also called shaking machines or shaking platforms, use whole-body vibrations to force your muscles to contract reflexively. They’re available in some gyms and are sold for home use.

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Supporters of vibration machines say these vibrations make your muscles work harder and can help you lose fat, build muscle, and get stronger.

At this time, there’s a limited amount of high-quality research looking at the effectiveness of these devices. There’s some evidence they may help with weight loss and muscle gain, but more research is needed to understand how effective they are compared to traditional exercise.

Some studies have found whole-body vibration machines may have several health benefits, like helping you lose weight and build muscle. However, more research is needed to understand their effectiveness compared to traditional exercises.

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Many of the studies currently published have small sample sizes or only look at the effects of vibration machines on people who are currently physically inactive or obese.

Examined the potential fat loss effects of whole-body vibration machines on people. The researchers found seven studies with a total of 280 participants suitable for analysis.

They found that whole-body vibration led to a significant amount of fat loss but didn’t cause a significant change in body fat percentage in studies shorter than 6 months long.

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Examined the effect of vibration training on the arterial stiffness and blood pressure of 10 young women who were overweight or obese.

The participants either performed three sessions of vibration training for 6 weeks or were in a nonexercising control group. Participants in the exercise group performed a combination of squats and calf raises.

At the end of the 6 weeks, the women who underwent vibration training had a significant decrease in their systolic blood pressure compared to the control group.

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Although it’s not clear how effective vibration training is compared to other forms exercise, it may be a good option for people who can’t perform traditional exercise.

In the same 2012 study, the researchers observed an 8.2-kilogram (18-pound) increase in maximum leg extension strength in women who performed vibration training compared to the control group.

Researchers examined the potential benefits of vibration training for nonobese women in their 20s. The women completed 8 weeks of training twice per week.

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In the 36 women who completed the study, the researchers noticed a significant improvement in standing long jump scores, which is a measurement of lower body power.

Study, researchers also found a significant decrease in the women’s skin folds and a decrease in their overall body fat by the end of 8