Proellixe Vibration Therapy(Slimming Therapy)震動減肥
What is Whole Body Vibration
Whole Body Vibration is a new way of
staying in shape without perspiration, heart tempo alteration or muscle
tiredness.
The system transmits a fast sequence of vibrations specifically designed to
activate and stimulate muscle walls. This allows direct stimulation of the
muscles without producing oxidative stress, which is the typical after-effect
following intense muscular activity.
Advance Fit works on the whole body, contracting muscles up to 40 times per second. Clients stand on a small platform, where the Constant Vibration moves up from their feet and all the way through. With just a minimum of 3 ten-minute sessions a week, men & women can count on positive change.
Why Advance Fit
When a muscle fiber is stretched, it contracts by reflex (stretch reflex). By
simply standing barefoot on the machine, vibration is generated and sent through
your body, which passively stretches your muscles. This causes millions of
muscle contractions, which increases muscle tone and size. As muscle density
increases, your metabolic rate goes up, as an increase in muscle mass requires
more energy.
Because whole body vibration is a "passive" exercise, neither perspiration nor
lactic acid is generated. What this means for you is no increase in your heart
rate, no need for a shower after, and no achy muscles the following day!
Research has demonstrated that a 10-minute whole body vibration workout,
barefoot but in the clothes you are wearing during your busy day, delivers the
equivalent of two hours of weight training in a gym.
However, unlike the time-consuming health club workouts that concentrate on a
specific muscle group, whole body vibration exercises muscles in the entire
body. Try it to believe it!
How it Works
Clients start by placing their feet on either side of the platform. Each time the right leg is accelerated upward (push-phase), the left leg is accelerated downward (slack-phase). At the same time, the right leg is subjected to flexion, while the left leg undergoes extension. As a consequence, the pelvis is rotated upward on the right side, and downward on the left, which elicits flexion in the vertebral column.
During the passive extension of the leg,
the flexor muscles are activated, and during flexion, the extensors are
activated. Likewise, repetitive rotation of the pelvis elicits alternating
activation of the hip adductors and abductors of the iliopsoas muscles and the
erector spinae muscles. There are hardly any muscles that are not activated
during vibration exercise.
Research is confirming that WBV stimulates muscle spindles and initiates muscle
contractions. WBV elicits muscular activity and thus is a form of exercise
rather than passive vibration.
The History
Whole Body Vibration has been used as an exercise and therapeutic tool since the late 1800s. The research of this technology really began in the late 70's with the development of a vibration system by one of Russia's key sports scientists, Dr. Vladimir Nazarov. He was an active sportsman, a member of the Soviet gymnastics team and occupied a chair for sports biomechanics at the State College in Minsk. He first introduced this technology to competitive sports, ballet, and medicine in the former USSR. The Russian Space Program uses the technology with their astronauts suffering from considerable bone loss and poor muscle tone due to weightlessness.
Once communism fell in Russia, the secrets of Whole Body Vibration made its way to Europe in the early 1990’s. Just like in Russia, other European athletes began using this form of effective exercise. In addition, the European Space Agency and NASA are actively using vibration in ongoing studies for the maintenance of muscle strength, mass, and bone density.
Now, Whole Body Vibration is being used in hospitals, physical therapy clinics, and rehabilitation facilities. Everyone from the elderly, the person with physical disabilities, to the general person looking to get toned is using this form of exercise. Due to its many benefits, the technology is quickly gaining acceptance by universities, professional sports teams, and health professionals in the rehabilitation and medical fields.
Vibration training has 40 years of research behind its science. With any technology, the individual needs to take a critical look at the research and validity behind it. Whole Body Vibration has been featured in such prestigious and influential peer reviewed journals as Spine, Journal of Bone and Mineral Density, and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. With its wide potential application, new research is constantly being initiated across numerous North American and European Universities. Since most Whole Body Vibration systems were developed in Europe, most of the peer-reviewed publications have come from there. At present there are nearly 100 articles dealing with the effects of and related benefits of Whole Body Vibration (WBV).