vibration training
GOOD VIBES
The Freestyle platform is both compact and portable
Effective for everyone, from people with disabilities to elite athletes, vibration training products are evolving to meet growing demand. Kath Hudson rounds up the latest innovations
T
here aren’t many pieces of equipment that can offer benefits simply by standing – or even sitting or laying – on the
product. And with that list of benefits including improved strength, speed, stamina, flexibility and mobility, as well as reduced fat/cellulite, it’s no wonder that demand for these platforms is strong. We investigate the latest product developments in this area.
SMALL AND VERSATILE Dynamic Activity has come up with a smaller, more affordable version of its
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vibration training platform: the bodycore Freestyle PT Functional Training Platform. “We created
this to allow for complete versatility,” says Simon Wright, MD Europe of Dynamic Activity. “The Freestyle is more compact, costs less and is more mobile than other bodycore models. This means it’s suitable for a wider range of environments, and is particularly suitable for the medical, physiotherapy and rehabilitation markets, where space is often limited.” Although it’s smaller than other
models, the Freestyle maintains all the key principles of the other bodycore functional training platforms: only vertical movement, an open design
with no shaft, and 100 per cent safe frequencies of vibration. Users are not restricted on exercise time as the platforms never exceed 0.9g, the recommended maximum speed for vibration training. The portability of the Freestyle also
means it can be used in conjunction with other functional training machines and products – cable machines and TRX suspension trainers, for example. It can be incorporated into circuit classes, used with fixed equipment such as free weights, and can be stored away when not in use. Dynamic Activity expects the
Freestyle platform to help it move into new markets; indeed, this has already begun to happen, with the Royal Ballet choosing to install a Freestyle platform at its Jerwood Centre for rehabilitation in Birmingham, UK.
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