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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS OWNERS MANUAL
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
“I’m new to this, how would I know
which settings are right for me?”
• FACT: Your body begins to burn fat
at around 65% of your maximum
recommended heart rate.
• Your heart rate is the key to successful
training. You should work out your
own suggested heart rate which is
easy. The key figure for heart rate
is 220. Subtract your age from this
figure and this will be your maximum
heart rate aim for your workout.
E.g.: If your age is 35, then 220 minus
35 (your age) means your maximum
heart rate should not exceed 185
BPM (Beats Per Minute) during
exercise.
• BUT, IF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS
OR ANY OTHER EXERCISING
, you
should aim for approximately 65% of
this figure to start with and slowly
increase as the weeks, and your
fitness, progress. If you exercise
daily, you should see your heart rate
decrease over time, and then you can
look to increase the intensity of the
vibration when you feel able to do so.
• THE GOLDEN RULE is to stop
exercising if you feel dizzy, faint or
exhausted.
LISTEN TO YOUR BODY!
“How often should I use the
Vibrapower HIIT?”
• The key is to use the Vibrapower HIIT
every day!
• Use the Vibrapower HIIT up to three
times a day for 10 minutes following
the above guidelines for heart rate. As
your fitness level increases, you can
increase the intensity of the vibrations.
It is far better to increase the vibration
intensity than it is the length of the
workout
“How does Vibrapower HIIT work?”
• Originally invented for the Russian
Space Programme, vibration training
was created to help astronauts stay fit
in space where weight training would
not work due to the lack of gravity.
• Whereas between 40 and 60% of
the muscles fibres are recruited to
perform free-weight or resistance
machine exercising, performing
similar exercises on the vibration plate,
almost 100% of the target muscles
fibres are used. This is achieved by
creating an almost constant state
of reflex in the muscles, known as a
tonic stretch/reflex. This means that
the muscles are flexing and contracting
at a very high frequency producing
faster increases in muscular strength.