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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 Coach?”
The key is to use the Vibrapower Coach every day!
Use the Vibrapower Coach 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 Coach 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.
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