VIBRATION TRAINING
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Within one week of launching TRP we experienced positive reactions from our members. It has helped to improve our member experience and make our customers feel loved. We have lost far less members, in some months halving the amount of people who have historically
cancelled. Andy Cornwell, Fenland District Council
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reduced the swelling around his ankles and brought back sensation to areas he couldn’t feel before starting WBV. According to centre director James
Golden, Bright’s physiotherapist has been amazed by the progress, and Bright has been so encouraged that he invested in his own vibration trainer so he could make the training part of his daily routine at home. Chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease is another illness that can be aided by WBV. A 2012 study, using Powrx Active Evolution 3.5, was conducted at the sports academy of the Sporthochschule in Cologne, Germany, assessing the results of WBV on a group of 10 COPD sufferers. The study sample participated in an eight- week programme of two sessions a week, with exercises targeting upper body muscles versus lower body muscles on a 1:2 ratio. For the first three weeks, the vibration was set at 30Hz, and was then increased to 45 Hz. Where the patients were able to tolerate the intensity, the amplitude of the plate was changed from low (1–2mm) to high (3–4mm). As a result of this trial, patients
saw a 15–20 per cent improvement in how far they could walk in six minutes. Additionally, a 10–12 per cent improvement in overall strength was recorded in all patients.
Benefits for athletes In case this feature should suggest that WBV is only suitable for those suffering from chronic conditions, a German study shows that it can improve explosive power generation too. The Sports Science faculty at the
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University of Leipzig conducted a study into whether WBV can make people jump higher. The scientists studied a group of 14- to 16-year-old male volleyball players to see whether the use of WBV as an integral part of the players’ overall training plan would show a significant improvement in explosive
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power generation. The six-week study used a Powrx Pro Evolution 3.1. Training involved six intervals of 30 seconds at 30Hz, and also six intervals of 45 seconds at 30Hz, twice a week. The trial participants were divided
into two groups. Group A integrated vibration training into their usual training plan, whereas group B also integrated vibration training into their training regime but were not allowed to participate in any conventional explosive type of exercises. A control group adhered to conventional exercise. The study showed a height increase of
3.73cm (8.51 per cent) in explosive high jumping ability in groups A and B, but only a height increase of 2.38cm (6.09 per cent) in the control group that did not incorporate vibration training. The study therefore concluded that
significant improvements in explosive power can be achieved with the integration of vibration training, leading to an ability to jump higher.
Ongoing research The ongoing research certainly seems to justify vibration training’s place in gym programmes. The results achieved among those with chronic diseases are especially important given the sector’s enthusiasm for working more closely with the healthcare sector. WBV’s success with diabetes
sufferers is particularly significant considering the current NHS data, which shows that there are now 3.2 million sufferers in the UK – a number that’s increasing all the time. ●
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