Description

• In vibration training, a platform under a standing or sitting subject vibrates continuously, causing muscles to react on a minuscule, but frequent, basis. This small-scale muscular activity can burn calories without the subject actually performing any kind of strenuous physical activity.
  
  

Shortcomings

• While vibration training may lead the body to burn a small number of calories, the effect pales in comparison to the benefits of an exercise routine. The Mayo Clinic warns that some people with back pain or certain other medical problems may even experience a worsening of their ailments.
  
  

Benefits

• Although vibration training does not provide significant calorie burning or weight loss, it can help improve the health of people with particular medical conditions. Elderly women, for instance, can use vibration training to increase bone density, improve balance and combat the effects of arthritis.