<p>We've all probably wished for a way to achieve our fitness goals without the strain and sweat that can come with exercise.</p><p>So what if you could lose weight, gain muscle and improve circulation just by standing on a vibrating platform?</p><p>Norman and Tegan buzz through the evidence for and against vibration plates and so called "passive exercise".</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/gustav-zander-victorian-era-exercise-machines-bowflex-180957758/">Dr Gustav Zander’s Victorian-Era Exercise Machines Made the Bowflex Look Like Child’s Play</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6944803/" target="_blank">The effects of whole body vibration therapy on reducing fat mass in the adult general population: A systematic review and meta-analyses</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2025.1642437/full" target="_blank">Whole-body vibration administered during a 3-week in-hospital multidisciplinary body weight reduction program increases resting energy expenditure in obese adolescents, a randomized clinical trial</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1360859225002244?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">Immediate effects of localized vibration on flexibility: A randomized crossover trial</a> </li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03732-1" target="_blank">Effects of whole body vibration with exercise therapy versus exercise therapy alone on flexibility, vertical jump height, agility and pain in athletes with patellofemoral pain: a randomized clinical trial</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0030-1254084" target="_blank">Whole Body Vibration as an Adjunct to Static Stretching</a></li><li><a href="https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2021/02000/whole_body_vibration_stimulates_microvascular.15.aspx" target="_blank">Whole-Body Vibration Stimulates Microvascular Blood Flow in Skeletal Muscle</a> </li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-013-2654-3" target="_blank">Whole body vibration training improves leg blood flow and adiposity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/18/4273?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Lower Limb Blood Flow in Children with Myelomeningocele—A Randomized Trial</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031940617300780" target="_blank">Effect of localised vibration on muscle strength in healthy adults: a systematic review</a> </li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12591996/" target="_blank">Whole-body vibration training improves muscle mass and strength in older adults through intra- and extra-muscular pathways</a> </li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0923-z?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">The effect of whole body vibration training on quadriceps voluntary activation level of people with age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia): a randomized pilot study</a> </li><li><a href="https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/44/4/284" target="_blank">Hormonal responses to a single session of wholebody vibration exercise in older individuals</a></li><li><a href="https://journals.lww.com/theendocrinologist/abstract/2009/01000/hormonal_and_metabolic_responses_to_whole_body.9.aspx" target="_blank">Hormonal and Metabolic Responses to Whole Body Vibration in Healthy Adults</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09593985.2018.1479474" target="_blank">Low-frequency vibrotherapy considerably improves the effectiveness of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) in patients with lipedema: A two-armed, randomized, controlled pragmatic trial</a> </li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22225483/" target="_blank">Efficacy of whole body vibration exercise in older people: a systematic review</a> </li></ul><p>If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/electrical-muscle-stimulation-ems/104275090">Can you zap yourself buff with electrical muscle stimulation?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/creatine-menopause-brain-fog-cognition/106114628">Do the benefits of creatine go beyond the gym?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/lymphatic-massage-treatment-lymphede/105502846">Do healthy people need lymphatic treatments?</a></li></ul>