The Power Plate theory: sending vibrations through your muscles during exercise causes them to contract up to 50 times per second, which boosts their exertion by 300% compared with doing the same ...

Editor's note: Meet Me at the Gym is an occasional Tuesday column about Southwest Florida group exercise classes. Wellness reporter Shelby Reynolds finds the newest workout crazes, unique locations ...

Irvine, CA (May 11, 2009) – New research presented at the 17th European Congress on Obesity (ECO) suggests that exercise done on Power Plate® vibration plate exercise machines in conjunction with a ...

Equipment is supposed to tone muscles, but experts warn against overdoing it. Amy Allen exercises on a Power Plate fitness machine, machines that use vibrations to tone muscle and claim to do it ...

I would never call myself an athlete. It’s true that a few years ago I rode a bicycle a hundred miles in one day, but that was powered more by naive optimism than a natural inclination toward cycling.

It's hard to resist exercise tech. I'm talking about a $1,495 vibrating machine called Power Plate. My sister uses one with her personal trainer to alleviate stiffness. It's become my personal ...

We get it. Standing on a platform and shaking yourself fit might sound a bit sketchy but the best vibration plates, sometimes called vibration platforms, vibration machines or power plates, allow you ...

What It Is: The Power Plate, a vibrating platform that helps your muscles activate and loosen up for a more effective workout. Mark Wahlberg is a huge fan—he’s used it for over a decade to enhance his ...