What is whole body vibration? Whole body vibration (WBV) training is done on a platform that sends 30-50 vibrations per second through your muscles. It does this through reflexes that contract your muscles subconsciously, without your control. It can reduce pain, increase muscle strength, bone density, and flexibility, as well as increase your mobility and postural control.
     Basically, it helps slow down the aging process and improves your quality of life, just like exercise does. But what makes this different is the ability to achieve these benefits in a …

While running and jumping are some of the best ways to maintain or improve bone strength and help prevent fractures, they aren’t the safest activities for the frail, elderly or physically impaired.
Dr Belinda Beck, senior lecturer at Griffith University’s School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, said there was some evidence that low intensity loading performed at a sufficiently high frequency may also improve bone mass.
She has recently received funding to test the effects of a whole body vibration device – a platform that participants stand on while it vibrates at …

What is vibrational fitness? Vibrational fitness (whole body vibration) involves doing exercises on a vibrating platform. These vibrations cause your muscles to contract reflexively, without your control. What does this have to do with anti-aging?
Glad you asked.  Seniors have an increased risk of falls, osteoporosis, and hip fractures. This will likely be an increased concern in coming years as the baby boomers get older. This can place these individuals at risk of losing their mobility and independence. Besides the anguish that this can cause to the individual and their family, …

Here are some brief tips on how to help your lymph system. Think of the “pump” in your Lymph System as your legs. As you move your legs, there are little valves in the Lymph that open and close with each contraction. By comparison, your blood is circulated by your heart and your lymph is circulated by physical movement.
Vibration, jumping, rebounding, walking and running are excellent ways to get the Lymph fluid moving. While drinking plenty of water is always a great thing for your health, movement has a …

Welcome to our first post. We are excited to begin sharing information that promotes healthier lifestyles. A couple of times a week, we will post articles, editorials, comments, educational information, and videos.
We would love your feedback and comments. The following is an article regarding a new health warning about sitting for prolonged periods.
Experts: Sitting too much could be deadly
By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer
Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods – even if you …