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WHOLE BODY VIBRATION
WHOLE BODY VIBRATION (WBV) IS A NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING METHOD IN WHICH THE SUBJECT STANDS/OR LIES ON A PLATFORM THAT GENERATES VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL VIBRATION AT A FREQUENCY BETWEEN 35 AND 60 Hz. THE VIBRATION IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE BODY TO STIMULATE SENSORY RECEPTORS, ACTIVATE MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS ( INCLUDING FAST TWITCH MUSCLE FIBERS) AND ALSO HAS BEEN PROVEN TO REVERSE OSTEOPOROSIS BECAUSE OF WOLFF'S LAW WHICH STATES THAT BONE ADAPTS/STRENGTHENS DUE TO OUTSIDE STRESSORS PLACED ON THEM. A TYPICAL TRAINING SESSION IS ONE ON ONE AND DOES NOT EXCEED 15 MINUTES DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL STIMULUS CREATED BY THE VIBRATION. A PERSON CAN ESTIMATE WORKOUT TIME EQUIVALANCE BY MULTIPLYING A VIBRATION WORKOUT BY 4; IN OTHER WORDS 10 MIN OF VIBRATION IS EQUAL TO 40 MINUTES OF REGULAR WORKOUT TIME, 15 MINUTES IS EQUAL TO 1 HOUR AND SO ON.
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