Advanced Vibration Technology

The PowerPlate My5's Advanced Vibration Technology uses the body's natural response to vibrations to stimulate muscle strength, circulation and performance. The response is similar to your leg's involuntary kick when a doctor strikes your lower knee. My5 produces vibrations that transmit waves of energy throughout the body. The vibrations activate a natural reflex of rapid yet minimally invasive muscle contractions at 35 times per second. These contractions help you achieve the pleasurable release of hormones in the body (often called "runner's high") much faster than traditional forms of exercise.

Vibration training on the my5 offers a host of other important benefits, such as increased muscle strength and flexibility, better range of motion, increased bone density and improved blood circulation. Studies also have demonstrated Advanced Vibration Technology can reduce pain and soreness, and speed the recovery of damaged muscles and tendons. For more information on the Advanced Vibration Technology behind the my5, please review the Technology Features below.

The Power-Plate works by creating vibrations, or oscillations, that cause instability throughout the body. The body then stabilizes itself, unconsciously using the muscular system in order to stay balanced in reaction to these vibrations. This constant muscle action is what makes training with the Power-Plate so effective.

This type of training – Acceleration Training – was discovered in the former Soviet Union. Astronauts who were faced with considerable loss of muscle strength and bone density after their time in space appeared to greatly benefit from this training method. Scientists studied many effects associated with Acceleration Training during the 1970’s, where they noted an increase in muscular strength, flexibility, bone density, circulation and recuperative power, to name a few. However, this new form of training was unknown in Western Europe until after the fall of the Iron Curtain, when the Dutch Olympic trainier Guus van der Meer introduced the technology, resulting in the development of the Power-Plate.

It is now possible to enjoy training without the need to add extra weights, and thus without overloading the body and its joints. Training with the Power-Plate is suitable for everybody from high-level, high-performance athletes, to the elderly, to those simply wishing to improve their general health and fitness levels.

The PowerPlate My5 benefits

Training with the Power-Plate will result in many positive effects. Whilst your muscles will receive an excellent workout as a result of the vibrations which the machine generates, many other important processes are also stimulated as a result of this high level of muscle activity.