Many of the rules considered valid for regular weight training also apply to vibration training. However, recovery is much faster because there is less protein break down compared to conventional training methods. If you feel comfortable and you have built up the intensity of your training gradually, you should be able to use the "WBV" Device every day. We do advise that you program your schedule so that you start with the larger muscle groups and follow with the smaller muscle groups.

In the massage exercises circulation will mainly improve locally, with a very positive effect as it counteracts cellulite. Circulation in the muscle also increases enormously. During exercises involving contraction of the muscle usually circulation diminishes temporarily, this phenomenon is known as vasoconstriction. While standing on the "WBV" Device, however, circulation in both muscle and skin tissue increases dramatically, which is highly unusual.

You can perform the exercises statically (without movement) or dynamically (with movement) on the "WBV" Device. During our daily activities we use our bodies, and many of our muscles, dynamically. That is way dynamic exercises are more functionally effective (closer to the normal use of the muscles). If the "WBV" Device is used for therapeutic treatment the therapist may choose to perform the exercises statically. You will also have to begin your first training sessions on the "WBV" Device with static exercises in order to learn the proper technique, so that you will be able to perform the exercises in the best possible way.

In principle you could exchange your cardio training for the "WBV" Device schedule, but only if you were to perform all of the exercises dynamically and have little or no rest in between. Vibration training will attain many of the effects you are developing in cardiovascular training. There will, however, not be an adaptation of the heart muscle, the so-called hypertrophy phenomenon. If you are an athlete using the "WBV" Device as a part of, or in preparation for, regular training, it is recommended to integrate cardio-vascular training in a complete program. In that way the "WBV" Device will work as a catalyst and will enhance the effect of the cardio-vascular stimulation enormously.

All of the movements basic to the human body can be performed on the "WBV" Device. By performing some of the exercises in a dynamic manner the effect will increase greatly. All of these effects can be integrated in daily life. If vibration training is part of a sport specific training schedule you will obviously have to make certain adaptations to the movements inherent to that particular sport in order to counter a loss of co-ordination. You will improve your ability to cycle by riding a bike, not just by standing on the "WBV" Device.

As with all sports or physical exercise, we are dealing with certain physiological principles in vibration training. One of these principles is the fact that in time you will have to train more and longer to get even a fraction of the result (because the body eventually adapts to the stimulus and will be able to deal with the training much more easily). Because of the high intensity of the stimulus provided by the "WBV" Device, an enormous effect is achieved in the early stages of training even with very few exercises. The higher the level of training, the more intensively you will have to exercise to reach any kind of results. A training schedule has to be built up gradually one step at a time to be able to make use of the super compensation phenomenon, which enables the body to undertake more rigorous exercise when a training stimulus is received at the right moment of recovery. Practically speaking, this means that any stimulus should be repeated regularly in order to achieve the required results, decided by and depending on the nature and the intensity of the stimulus. However, these results are reversible. If you stop training, the results will disappear in time, as the body needs a constant stimulus in order prevent regression.

The physiological principle behind the stimulation of muscles is extremely complicated. Due to mechanical vibration produced by the "WBV" Device the body will react immediately. While standing on the "WBV" Device, the natural balance in the human body is disturbed. Many muscles will be activated in order to recover the balance lost. By changing the angles of the joints and the position on the "WBV" Device the muscles around the joint involved will stretch. This stretching is registered by the muscle spindles, which will send a signal through the afferent nerves to the cortex, which in turn will react with signals through the spinal cord and cause a reflex contraction of the muscles involved. The change of position is thus countered as soon as possible.

As with all other kinds of training, the results achieved will disappear in time once you stop stimulating the body. This is caused by the biological law known as reversibility, meaning that the human body strives for a balance in all things. For example, if you break your arm, muscle strength will begin decrease within 24 hours after immobilization. This principle is applicable for many physiological processes. If you reduce or even stop using the "WBV" Device after having trained intensively, the effects will slowly recede. However, the speed of this recession is highly individual, and depends on a number of other matters as well.

The effects of vibration training have been researched for many years. So far, no negative effects have been found at all if the "WBV" Device is used according to our instructions and advice, and under proper supervision. Certain principles will have to be adhered to, such as responsible and safe use of the machine, and consulting a doctor prior to using the "WBV" Device if any of the contra-indications are involved.