Wow, as of today my wife and I no longer owe any money to the finance company for our business. It has been over 5 years since we originally started.

A big thank you to Lloyd Shaw and his business partner Jude for believing in us and helping our business to grow to the next level.  

MikeP - that sounds like you got a great deal. I wonder if they would offer a similar discount on the other models? That's around a 31% discount off the current listed price that you got. The machine looks better than anything power plate offers, and most others also. Super deal. I have sent them an email asking about it but no reply so far. If they offered a similar drop on the contourplus then the price would be a match for what hypervibe is asking over here.

Mike M

I can tell you I have the wave Air Reflex. You can get it for 4500. You just have to ask. I have been using it for over 2 months now. This is after I had the dreaded Power Plate. The wave is by far a better machine. I even received a call from Dr. Sidu to go over any questions that I might have had. I have been using only the Wave and some TRX on the off days and my body is changing. I was already at 9 percent bf but I notice a difference in core and overall leg strength.

I have nothing but good things to say about them. The other plus is that it is manufactured in North America and not China. So far I am very happy with the service and quality.  

Thanks Di and thanks lloyd for the replies. Where to start? I was reading back in this forum and it seems there was another fellow who was looking at machines who lives in the US (IIRC) and he was considering the Wave and also the Bodyshaker and the Hypergravity (I think this was back around 2009 or so). I think it appeared he was going to get the Wave Contourplus. So I am looking at that one now. The bad part of that is, most of these machines have youtube videos where you can at least see a real machine running, but not the Waves. So here I am considering a machine I can't even see on youtube, for $4k. Ah well...

Where did you hear the Hypervibe Performance is on the way out? I wonder what is to replace it, is it going to be another pivotal, or a lineal? What about these machines I see, some on ebay, that claim to use both forms of vibration? How do you evaluate a machine that claims to run two motors one at 6-28 Hz and the other at 30-50 Hz? I could send you a link to one if you like, if it can be pasted in this forum, not sure about that, since some characters don't seem to work here.

Here's one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BH-Fitness-Advanced-Body-Platform-Whole-Body-Vibration-/280663122066?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4158d36092

And here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/PowerVibe-Zen-Pro-5900-Whole-Body-Vertical-Vibration-/200603632113?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb4e881f1

And here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BH-Fitness-VibroBoost-Whole-Body-Vibration-Platform-WBV-/370403005094?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563dbd52a6

And here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WHOLE-BODY-VIBRATION-MACHINE-PLATE-POWER-SLIM-PRO-3000-/320619817629?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa66e2a9d

This one claims the two motors/frequencies:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WHOLE-BODY-VIBRATION-MACHINE-PLATE-POWER-SLIM-PRO-4000-/220784820426?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3367cd00ca

(That last one I find confusing, how about you?)

Lastly, if you were choosing between say a Nitrofit Deluxe, a Hypervibe performance, Wave Contourplus, a DKN XG10, and one of those ebay models, which would you think would be least likely to be outgrown over time? Thanks.

Hi Laura

Can you please tell us more about yourself and others who will be using the machine? Age (approx), body type, any injury or medical concerns, and what you want to achieve/results?  You’ve told me elsewhere that there is a studio that has TZone near you.  Go and try it BUT don’t be talked into buying a machine, just yet

Mike M

The HyperVibe Performance has been modified so it is quite different to the Nitrofit Deluxe.  Going by specs it would give greater training results.

The Nitrofit Personal – small one advertised as going to 30Hz – It has some mass but I strongly believe 30Hz is an exaggeration and anyway, why would you want that?  I’ve found anything above 22Hz is too uncomfortable to use due to feet slipping.  Check out this article for how bad that can be http://www.vibration-training-advice.com/unbalanced-training-unbalanced-marketing

It’s very hard to buy a machine off specs, you need to try out as many as you can. Your own body will answer the questions for you.  The three you have mentioned are pivotal.  It would be good to try a lineal (upright) machine as well but, as you’ve said, there’s not much chance of that. 

Hi. I have been reading both here and over at the hypervibe site, trying to learn a bit. I am a person interested in the training aspect, but I live in a part of the USA - NC - that seems to have little in the way of places to try these machines out. It appears to me that a number of the better units, like those made in Holland, just arent going to be available to me, to try or to buy.

I would like to ask one question - I see that both the hypervibe new model and the nitrofit deluxe model look identical or nearly so in the pictures, and the price over here is within a small amount of one another. Does anyone know if its the same or has it been modified. Also, what about the new low end nitrofit that is being advertised as a pivotal that goes to 30 Hz - does it really.

What training result could one expect from those units, or others that might be available in my area. Thanks for any advice.

So what about home models  ....Ive been searching for quite some time now without making a purchase as I have read all these very well written articles. Im very leery. Im willing to pay for quality but there are SO many mixed reviews and Id really like something not made cheaply in China. Id love some suggestions as Ive looked in your favourites but they all seem to be commercial. Suggestions would be SOO appreciated ...

This industry is confusing hte hell out of me. Here, in Ontario, we have Tzone as the most popular but Ive nary heard anything great about the make and model of the machine themselves.

Thanks for ANY input,

Thanks for sharing this very important work Lloyd.  Vibration training 15 min three times a week significantly increased bone mineral density and lower body strength in this year long study on postmenopausal women.  This was a good study looking at both pivotal and lineal vibration equipment compared to the typical wellness type of exercises prescribed for this population.  Vibration training was superior to the typical wellness type of prescription for this population.  I think the impact of this study is potentially huge.  It was in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

John Weatherly

Hi again I should say the model is FMVB499

Hi there

You helped me out a while ago avoid buying a cheap machine. Im now looking to perhaps become a foundation member of a conventional gym that will also have vibration platoforms.  The one they are using is a Freemotion Vertex from HF Industries.  I cant find any info on this machine in your reviews and was wondering if you have any feedback on it.  I would post a link to their website but cant paste in this forum.  Any feedback would be appreciated if you know of this machine or company.  Thanks, Deb

My studio is looking into buying vibration machines and I read that the life span of full commercial high energy linear machines is 3 year+. Does this mean I need to buy new machines every 3 years?

I have seen very litte review of Wave and would appreciate feedback on their machines and which of their models are in the full commercial high energy range. Thanks.