Have you ever wondered why Madonna, despite her age, still maintains a body like that of a 20-year old? Madonna has been in the limelight for decades now. Since her first public appearance, her body has never changed. And the secret? Right diet and regular workout. Her exercise equipment? The new Power Plate!
You probably heard of Power Plate before and the effects you can get from using it. But if not, the details about this machine are something you should see. Power Plate is a revolutionary workout system that uses the principle of vibration to stimulate muscle contraction.
Power Plate's design is simple, yet clever. It looks closely as a weighing scale with a vibrating platform. You sit, stand, or lean on the vibrating surface while you do your normal workout. As the platform vibrates, your muscle is forced to contract and relax more frequently than when doing aerobic exercises or working out on a non-vibrating surface. The result of this increased muscle activity is that you get to burn more calories and thus lose weight.
This may be too amazing to believe but a study supports this claim. According to a research study which tracked 61 overweight and obese adult males and females, those who used Power Plates, along with a low-calorie diet during the course of the study, responded better than those who used a different method. Those who used Power Plate lost an average of 11 percent on body weight compared to 6 percent weight loss for those who dieted but did not exercise, and 7 percent weight loss for those who dieted and used conventional exercise. However, this research warns that standing on the surface of the machine is not enough.
This result, of course, may vary from person to person. But it doesn't change the fact that using exercise equipment such as Power Plate can definitely help you lose weight.
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