Wow, read through several pages of this from the old site and new.  

It is difficult to sort through all of this.

i live in the USA and would like to purchase a home unit.  Previous to reading this site I was going to purchase a Power Plate Pro.  I have worked out on it with my Pilates instructor.  Her model must be around 5 or 8 yrs old.  

I have osteopenia and I would also train on the unit.

Please recommend a unit.  It sounds as if you like the Vibro Gym.  How about the Hypergravity  

It is difficult to make a informed decision.  sigh.

Thank you for your assistance

Gary

We constructed a poster with pictures of safety program on Bodyshaker, as a part of our studio concept. I can e-mail you this poster, so you can print it, and use it as training program for your clients. You can send me your e-mail on info@dobrevibracije.hr
But, I have to say, it is hard, if not impossible to learn how to put a client in to a proper position, and how to correct him or her during training only from pictures. You need to see it in practice, and learn it form experienced teacher. Here you are lucky, since you live in same country as Philippa.  Me, I had to travel all the way to London, to see how it is done. Not that I'm complaining. It was a great experience.

Thanks again Philippa
 

Gary

I’m glad Phillipa has replied.  Hands on learning is the very best way to go and you are close enough even if you have to take a flight to do it. In studios we are very strict about being perfect position on the machines and we get great results.  I think Instructors learn best how to enforce that strictness and the small points of training through spending a day or two in a studio.

Please read the relevant articles on this website if you haven’t already and get any staff to read them too.  

Also watch our instructor training videos on YouTube to get you started. http://www.youtube.com/user/VibraTrain#p/u/7/6fWoFeiPkcY

Hi Di and Philipa, thank you for your prompt replies.  We are located in South Devon, which is roughly 200 miles south of London.

Thanks again, Gary

Hi Gary

The best program for a VibroGym Pro is the Vibra-Train Safety Program.

Chart: http://www.vibra-train.com/exercises-bullet.html

Full Step by Step Instructions:  http://www.vibra-train.com/exercises-explained.html

You can contact Phillipa at Resonance Vibration Training in Ampthill, Beds.  She has Vibra-Train machines and I’m sure she’ll help you by phone or if you can visit you’d learn so much in a short time http://www.resonancevt.co.uk/

Note: the Vibra-Train Safety program is Safe and Effective – no random poses or movements. Your gym customers need to be fully supervised so put the VibroGym in a place where that’s possible even when they have learnt how to use it. 

You can also email Lloyd Shaw at Vibra-Train in NZ for help (contact email on website) and call at any time for (free) advice and help.

 Like you, I cannot recommend the VG distributor but I may have another UK contact also and will reply again when I’ve checked. It would help if we knew where in UK you are.

I am from the UK and have just purchased a VibroGym Pro.  I do not rate their training, do you know of any reputable training companies in the UK before I introduce this machine into my Gym. 

Vibration Training Machine Designer talks the Talk and Walks the Walk

http://www.gofigure.co.nz/doc/content/view/1190/29/

Have you read this article? 

What is the IVTRB?

http://www.vibration-training-advice.com/what-is-the-ivtrb

From the “About” page on the old site that we abandoned:

NOTE: A significant number of articles on this site are contributed by Lloyd Shaw. Lloyd is an acknowledged expert in the field of whole body vibration.

Funny how Lloyd isn’t acknowledged in any articles now and an article has been written trying to debunk his explanations of vibration training.

We will be in San Diego at the end of January and would like to try out a variety of high energy lineal Vibration Training machines, with a view to purchasing a pro machine. Does anyone on the forum know of any gyms, spas, studios in San Diego that we could call on to try out some machines.

Thank you in advance for any help the forum can provide.

Victoria

P.S. Just heading out to catch a plane and when I return, I will properly introduce myself and share my own VT experience.

Isnt there something legally that can be done

I have treated a 24 year old patient with no complaints of GI problems on a pivital at about 24 hz for 10 min., just standing, and he developed epigastric pain and later heart burn.  I reduced it to 15 hz for 10 min on the next visit and the epigastic discomfort was less but the heartburn returned.  Is this possibly a hiatal hernia

Lloyd or others, have you heard anything about the Wave Vibration machines

A chiropractor friend just purchased one for training use within his office and I was trying to find reviews of different machines for possible home purchase.  I am concerned because it appears there are a lot of poor quality machines out there and a lot of claims regarding specifications that appear to be false. 

Lloyd, none of the staff at our busy studio recall being asked about the research – interesting question, and as Mike suggests clients can make up their own minds on whether they think it benefits them or not regardless of academics and so called experts.

We have clients who have been coming since our studio opened  6 years ago,  and many more long term clients together with an ever increasing client base.  They are not doing so because of research, they do so because it works for them.

I never get asked that question...

I think after people experience the workout they dont really care what the scientific community think or say.

Your body does not lie to you, i guess like the bodybuilders of old, they kept lifting weights regardless as they knew through experience what they where doing worked.