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Mark Wahlberg joins Power Plate as key stakeholder & brand ambassador
After 15 Years of Avid Personal Use, Film Star Takes Role of Leading Man for Vibration Training’s Leading Brand CHICAGO – April 28, 2021 – Power Plate®, the global leaders in whole body vibration training equipment, today announced global movie star Mark Wahlberg...
Sharks players buy into Power Plate technology
Durban - by Dave Macleod. As they continue their challenge for the Currie Cup title in 2018 the Cell C Sharks players are working with lead biokineticist Jimmy Wright to harness technology to keep themselves prepared for the physical demands of the competition....
Power Plate making a difference for amateur athletes – by Derek Archer
March in South Africa is the month when many of the big endurance events occur nationally as well as many of the school sports festivals. There is the Cape Town Cycle Tour, the Cape Epic and the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon and then of course, the Easter Rugby festivals....
Run Injury Free by David Howatt-Begg – UK Master Trainer
Running is a stressful process. There's no hiding from it. A strain on the mind, body and soul depending on how many miles you need to put in. Current figures show that up to 80% of runners experience injury when training and competing. These injuries are due to a...
Run Injury Free programme! offers benefits all athletes
As South Africans approach the ultra-distance marathon season, starting with the Old Mutual Two Oceans next weekend, the Run Injury Free programme in conjunction with Power Plate gives runners the tools to prepare, compete and recover knowing that they are going to...
Trainer’s viewpoint – introducing Power Plate into clients’ workouts
The utilization of Power Plate in the training environment brings with it a number of mixed signals from the gym members. There are those that utilized it when it first came onto the market, but were never really educated on how to use it. There are those that have...
Power Plate’s diversity provides the key to athletes
Durban - by Nick Tatham. Durban - A major attribute that the Power Plate equipment possesses is its ability to be diverse and to provide whoever uses it with a platform for training and recovery whether they are professional athletes or recreational sportsmen and...
Power Plate Legacy Programme begins its reach into KZN
Durban - by Dave Macleod. As part of the Legacy programme that stemmed from the recent International Conference on Elite Sport held in Durban in August, global vibration technology leaders, Power Plate, donated state-of-the-art equipment to sport High Performance...
Prime HPI adds newest Power Plate technology to its offering
Durban - The Prime Human Performance Institute has added the updated Power Plate Pro7 unit to its state-of-the-art sport conditioning, training and injury rehabilitation facility at the Moses Mabhida stadium. After concluding the partnership with Performance Health...
Vibration training for post-menopausal women with osteoporosis
With the increase in the size of elderly populations in the world, osteoporosis and sarcopenia (the loss of muscle mass and strength) are important public health issues. Postmenopausal osteoporosis treatment has typically focused on screening, diagnosis, and early...
Power Plate achieves NEAT certification
CHICAGO – September 21, 2017: Power Plate® today announced it has obtained NEAT™ certification for its entire product line. NEAT™ is an acronym for Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, developed by Mayo Clinic. Devices that meet certification criteria may showcase the...
Restore core strength and lose “mummy tummy”
The Power Plate® Healthy Mums Programme has been launched to help mums restore core strength and lose "mummy tummy". Power Plate and Burrell Education have introduced a specialised, video-led, home-based programme for mothers to restore core and pelvic floor function....
Keeping exercise short and sweet during menopause
Along with changes in oestrogen levels during menopause, growth hormone (hGH) levels drop. hGH is the “Youth Hormone” and it influences metabolism, cell repair and growth, amount of muscle, energy levels, bone strength, brain function, sexual function, organ health,...
Effect of Power Plate training on heart health (part 2)
Cardiovascular health or fitness and vascular aging are associated with muscle strength and muscle mass. Last week we looked at the effect of whole body vibration training on muscle mass – this week we look at the effect of whole body vibration on muscle strength. ...
Effect of vibration training on heart health (part 1)
Exercise has long been known as a non-pharmacological therapeutic modality to restore impaired cardiovascular function. Recently, whole body vibration has emerged as a useful method for improving overall health, with improvements in body composition, muscular strength...