All about BodyAction.
Vibration training on the BodyAction is a non-strenuous, low impact method of exercise that takes only 10 minutes, yet achieves greater results than conventional training without the effort.
Vibration training has been harnessed by many medical, rehabilitation and therapeutic centres across the world. Vibration technology allows people with debilitating conditions such as osteoporosis, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and stroke victims to yield the benefit of exercise.
BodyAction workouts offer the following benefits in a 10 minutes workout without placing high loads on the tendons and joints:
- Improved Body Shape
- Increased muscle strength
- Fat reduction
- Improved flexibility
- Reduced appearance of cellulite
- Increased range of motion
- Increased toxin removal
- Increased bone density
- Reduced lower back pain
- Enhanced pain reduction
- Improved explosive power
Vibration training is the perfect tool for people who want more from their workouts - from the professional athlete to those with physical limitations.
Whole body vibration exercise is a relatively new concept in the UK. It was used by the Russian Olympic trainers during the 1970's when the Russians dominated Olympic play.
Success with athletes led to research by the Russian space program, their data supporting the technology's ability to combat the degenerative effecs of zero gravity conditions on muscle and bone tissue.
The vibration prinicple has been rediscovered in Western Europe and it's potential has caused huge interest from many of the leading physiologists in the world. Much research has been done, yet there are still many questions that remain unanswered.
What is clear is that those who participate benefit in some way. The BodyAction system has convincingly shown a sustained benefit in muscle performance and bone strength in normal healthy indiviuals, those with mobility issues and has proven to be of great value to athletes.
The BodyAction platform vibrates around a horizontal rotation axis. Exercise is performed with the feet positioned equal distances on either side of the axis. This results in the extensor and flexor contractions alternating continuously in the left and right legs.
There is no direct vertical acceleration to the body's centre of gravity which reduces passive forces to the joints, but elicits stretch reflexes to stabilise the body posture. as the muscles are stimulated, 100% of the muscle fibres are stimulated compared to an active contraction where not every muscle fibre is used.
Due to the advanced design of the BodyAction platform, stress is minimised on the musculature as well as on the respiritory and cardiovascular systems.
