Passive Exercise: Whole-Body Vibration and More Working out while not really working is the concept behind a trend known as passive exercise. But does it really work? You're lying on the sofa, maybe munching a bag of chips, and watching your favorite movie on DVD. And ... you're toning your abs?
What if you could burn fat while shaking a martini? Actually, it's your body that shakes like a martini on a new type of fitness machine that's generating lots of buzz and celebrity use. Even NASA has tested the concept. These machines use vibrations to tone muscle and claim to do it faster.
Vibration Plates are becoming increasingly popular in gyms around the nation. Praised by celebrities and even tested by NASA, the idea behind vibration plates is that you can tone and define muscles faster by using vibration. NASA has studied vibration plates as a possible antidote to the muscle atrophy and bone loss that astronauts suffer while in space.
Kinesiotape, vibration machines and more: Do they REALLY work? In the second part of this series, Justin Shaginaw takes a look at more on-field products and the effect research suggests they're having on athletes. Posted: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 9:21 AM ( Editor's note: This is part two of an article on the true effects of sports performance products.
