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Whole body vibration exercise: training and benefits.
Dolny DG, Reyes GF.
Department HPERD, University of Idaho, College of Education, Human Performance Laboratory, Moscow, ID 83844, USA. ddolny@uidaho.edu
In
recent
years,
it
has
been
suggested
that
exercise
using
whole
body
vibration
(WBV)
platforms
may
increase
muscle
activity
and
subsequently
enhance
muscle
performance
in
both
acute
and
chronic
conditions.
WBV
platforms
produce
frequencies
ranging
from
15-60
Hz
and
vertical
displacements
from
~1-11
mm,
resulting
in
accelerations
of
~2.2-5.1
g.
Acute
exposure
to
WBV
has
produced
mixed
results
in
terms
of
improving
jump,
sprint,
and
measures
of
muscle
performance.
With
WBV
training,
younger
fit
subjects may not experience gains unless some type of external load is added to WBV exercise.
However,
sedentary
and
elderly
individuals
have
demonstrated
significant
gains
in
most
measures
of
muscle
performance,
similar
with
comparable
traditional
resistance
exercise
training
programs.
WBV
training
also
has
demonstrated
gains
in
flexibility
in
younger
athletic
populations
and
gains
or
maintenance
in
bone
mineral
density
in
postmenopausal
women.
These
promising
results await further research to establish preferred WBV training parameters.
Jason’s Fitness 3724 Cottage Hill Rd. Mobile, Alabama (251) 661-4615
Whole body vibration exercise: training and benefits.
Dolny DG, Reyes GF.
Department
HPERD,
University
of
Idaho,
College
of
Education,
Human
Performance
Laboratory, Moscow, ID 83844, USA. ddolny@uidaho.edu
In
recent
years,
it
has
been
suggested
that
exercise
using
whole
body
vibration
(WBV)
platforms
may
increase
muscle
activity
and
subsequently
enhance
muscle
performance
in
both
acute
and
chronic
conditions.
WBV
platforms
produce
frequencies
ranging
from
15-60
Hz
and
vertical
displacements
from
~1-11
mm,
resulting
in
accelerations
of
~2.2-5.1
g.
Acute
exposure
to
WBV
has
produced
mixed
results in terms of improving jump, sprint, and measures of muscle performance. With
WBV
training,
younger
fit
subjects
may
not
experience
gains
unless
some
type
of
external load is added to WBV exercise.
However,
sedentary
and
elderly
individuals
have
demonstrated
significant
gains
in
most
measures
of
muscle
performance,
similar
with
comparable
traditional
resistance
exercise
training
programs.
WBV
training
also
has
demonstrated
gains
in
flexibility
in
younger
athletic
populations
and
gains
or
maintenance
in
bone
mineral
density
in
postmenopausal
women.
These
promising
results
await
further
research
to
establish
preferred WBV training parameters.
Jason’s Fitness 3724 Cottage Hill Rd. Mobile, Alabama (251) 661-4615
Whole body vibration exercise: training and benefits.
Dolny DG, Reyes GF.
Department
HPERD,
University
of
Idaho,
College
of
Education,
Human
Performance
Laboratory,
Moscow,
ID
83844,
USA.
ddolny@uidaho.edu
In
recent
years,
it
has
been
suggested
that
exercise
using
whole
body
vibration
(WBV)
platforms
may
increase
muscle
activity
and
subsequently
enhance
muscle
performance
in
both
acute
and
chronic
conditions.
WBV
platforms
produce
frequencies
ranging
from
15-60
Hz
and
vertical
displacements
from
~1-11
mm,
resulting
in
accelerations
of
~2.2-5.1
g.
Acute
exposure
to
WBV
has
produced
mixed
results
in
terms
of
improving
jump,
sprint,
and
measures
of
muscle
performance.
With
WBV
training,
younger
fit
subjects
may
not
experience
gains
unless
some
type
of
external
load
is
added
to
WBV
exercise.
However,
sedentary
and
elderly
individuals
have
demonstrated
significant
gains
in
most
measures
of
muscle
performance,
similar
with
comparable
traditional
resistance
exercise
training
programs.
WBV
training
also
has
demonstrated
gains
in
flexibility
in
younger
athletic
populations
and
gains
or
maintenance
in
bone
mineral
density
in
postmenopausal
women.
These
promising
results
await
further
research
to
establish preferred WBV training parameters.
