DaveMiddleton

Having read all the blurb and having had the device demonstrated to me, I am thinking of buying the "basic" Powerplate. However, even it costs about £1200 and so am trying to get some independent user feedback!!

OllyK

Stick your fingers in a 3 pin socket, it's cheaper

NACRO

Have one at my local gym, meant to be an 1hr workout in 10 mins. Seems like a load of old carp to me. Had a go and wasn't impressed. That said there seem to be a fair few tidy looking women using them so perhaps there's something in it.
No substitute for some yoga stretching, a run and some weights IMO.

Luan Pra bang

My Gym has one as well but its not exactly used alot.
One of the instructors told me it stimulates more of the muscle for each exercise. ie a basic pressup works specific parts of muscle. Thats why people do Inclines flys,declines etc to work all of the chest muscle.
Allegedly the power plate works much more of the muscle for each exercise but how effective it is is up for debate.

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Luan Pra bang

£1200 amounts to 48 personal training sessions at £25 per session I can promise you that if you had these with the ex army nut case torture expert I had a session with a few weeks ago then it will do a shed load more good than a poxy vibrating thing you stand on.

exvaux

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they just bought the full all singing and dancing version at the gym at work,safe to say only ever seen staff use it,never any of the members and it was a bit more than 1200 quid lol

Stephb1986

they are brilliant i used one at the gym and could feel the difference i now have one at home you can get them from boots for £120 i think it was its great, make sure you dont go on it for too long in one day as it can make you feel a little bit sick.

here you go found the link for you

Boots.com - Shop -- Fitness Equipment

HTH

Steph xx