Vibration training (Whole Body Vibration or WBV) is a highly effective and flexible training concept within physiotherapy, well-being and sport.

Vibration training influences the muscles, blood vessels, cartilage, bones and hormones. This major effect on the various physiological systems makes the vibration plate a unique piece of exercise equipment.

The action of the vibration plate is based on the 'strain reflex'. The mechanical vibration of the vibration plate is transferred to the body so that the muscles involuntarily contract and expand intensively and continuously. ‘Involuntarily' means automatically and this reaction of the body to the vibration plate cannot therefore be stopped. Due to the high frequency of the vibration, the effect of this reaction is also very strong and is of course much more rapid than the normal voluntary movements so that the "movement dose" per unit of time is much greater.

Just compare it for a moment with an exercise of the leg muscles. If you have 30 seconds of time and perform, for example, simple step exercises with a speed of about 2 steps a second, your leg muscles will have performed 120 contractions (60 concentric and 60 exocentric contractions). A frequency of 30 Hz means 30 muscle contractions per second, so when you perform an exercise for 30 seconds, you have 900 muscles contractions (reactive contractions).

In addition to this direct mechanical action on the muscles, training on the vibration plate also results in a number of physiological effects that are extremely desirable, such as:

• Reduced breakdown of muscle proteins
• Increased excretion of hormones
• Improved regenerative processes
• Improvement of blood flow and lymph drainage
• Reduced bone decalcification