Vibration Training

Every morning on my way to work, I walk past a "vibration studio". A few weeks ago, another studio appeared just a hundred meters from my office. Vibration training machines have piqued my curiosity. Can a machine that vibrates actually provide some health or weight loss benefit?

NBC5i.com has an (advertising?) feature titled "Good Vibrations Help Tone Muscle, Melt Fat". "Power Plates" vibration machines move your body in three different directions as you stand on a vibrating platform and hold a vibrating handle. The result is muscle strength, flexibility and bone loss prevention.

By holding poses for up to a minute, '"You can get a total workout in 15 to 30 minutes," personal trainer Kay Smith said.