Rejoice, lazy Soylentils. Whole-body vibration may be somewhat as effective as actual exercise:
A less strenuous form of exercise known as whole-body vibration (WBV) can mimic the muscle and bone health benefits of regular exercise in mice, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's journal Endocrinology. WBV consists of a person sitting, standing or lying on a machine with a vibrating platform. When the machine vibrates, it transmits energy to the body, and muscles contract and relax multiple times during each second.
[...] "Our study is the first to show that whole-body vibration may be just as effective as exercise at combating some of the negative consequences of obesity and diabetes," said the study's first author, Meghan E. McGee-Lawrence, Ph.D., of Augusta University in Augusta, Ga. "While WBV did not fully address the defects in bone mass of the obese mice in our study, it did increase global bone formation, suggesting longer-term treatments could hold promise for preventing bone loss as well."
[...] The genetically obese and diabetic mice showed similar metabolic benefits from both WBV and exercising on the treadmill. Obese mice gained less weight after exercise or WBV than obese mice in the sedentary group, although they remained heavier than normal mice. Exercise and WBV also enhanced muscle mass and insulin sensitivity in the genetically obese mice. Although there were no significant effects in the young healthy mice, the low-intensity exercise and WBV protocols were designed for successful completion by obese mice. These findings suggest that WBV may be a useful supplemental therapy to combat metabolic dysfunction in individuals with morbid obesity. "These results are encouraging," McGee-Lawrence said. "However, because our study was conducted in mice, this idea needs to be rigorously tested in humans to see if the results would be applicable to people."
Whole-body Vibration Mimics the Metabolic Effects of Exercise in Male Leptin Receptor Deficient Mice
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 20 2017, @08:07AM (2 children)
The passive exerciser machines [buzzfeed.com] have been around most of a century. [starling-fitness.com]
There's a belt that is worked by an eccentric drive. [buzzfeed.com]
Apparently, you feel if afterwards. [starling-fitness.com]
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday March 20 2017, @08:54AM
Not the old vibration belts again.
Here's how the new incarnation looks like [google.com].
The new ones may provide some benefit:
* making regular exercises harder [lww.com]
* improving muscular strength and bone density for menopausal women [wiley.com]
but doesn't (yet) benefit from comprehensive research [mayoclinic.org].
Counter-indications are however know to exist. [livestrong.com]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday March 20 2017, @05:13PM
The point of the new ones is that there isn't a cumbersome belt, so they can be used by two people together.
Dedicated fixtures providing similar effects have to be put back in the closet. This is a fitness tool which just happens to be in one's bedroom for convenience.