{"id":24094,"date":"2025-03-17T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=24094"},"modified":"2025-03-17T09:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T09:26:11","slug":"are-vibration-plates-a-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=24094","title":{"rendered":"Are Vibration Plates a Scam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">TikTok influencers claim they\u2019re an easy route to fitness. Here\u2019s what the data says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sizeMedium css-1d5j3k5\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\" data-testid=\"VideoBlock\">\n<div class=\"css-1xb94ky\">\n<div class=\"css-11kuxu4\" style=\"width:100%;padding-bottom:100%;overflow:hidden\">\n<div class=\"css-122y91a\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"css-ktho12 e3rygrp0\"><span class=\"css-cch8ym\"><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span>By Sean Dong<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By standing on a vibrating plate roughly the size of a bathroom scale, you could <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@haleyjoy8\/video\/7404568656849538347?q=vibration%20plate&amp;t=1741042737677\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shed pounds<\/a> and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tito_from_texas\/video\/7457719105076923690?q=vibration%20plate%20muscle%20growth&amp;t=1741889721138\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">build muscle<\/a>. At least, that\u2019s the claim you\u2019ll find all over TikTok.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAll you have to do is just hop on this vibration plate, and it does all the work for you,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gilbert_chronicles\/video\/7459982984410631467?q=vibration%20plate&amp;t=1740074559193\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">one user<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Adding vibration to a workout <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/02\/15\/health\/nutrition\/15best.html\" title>isn\u2019t new<\/a>. But research on how vibration may (or may not) benefit your health is inconsistent, experts say. And vibration plates aren\u2019t cheap: Many cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s what to know.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-fe1764f\">What does vibration do to the body?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Vibrating the body stimulates muscle spindles, the receptors that help control when muscles contract and relax, said Brad Schoenfeld, a professor of exercise science at Lehman College in the Bronx.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Your muscles also contract during exercise, so it\u2019s reasonable to think that using a vibration plate would tire them out and change your physique \u2014 especially if you perform exercises while on top<em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\"> <\/em>of<em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\"> <\/em>the plate. But data suggesting that vibration will help you gain muscle or lose fat is sparse, Dr. Schoenfeld said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Vibration alone isn\u2019t enough for most people to significantly challenge their muscles or heart, or to burn calories or fat, said Dr. Amy West, a sports medicine physician at Northwell Health in New York. To do that, you\u2019d need to do <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/11\/well\/resistance-band-workouts.html\" title>resistance training<\/a> and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/well\/move\/run-walk-galloway-method.html\" title>aerobic exercise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Here\u2019s what the data says.By Sean DongBy standing on a vibrating plate roughly the size of a bathroom scale, you could shed pounds and build muscle. At least, that\u2019s the claim you\u2019ll find all over TikTok.\u201cAll you have to do is just hop on this vibration plate, and it does all the work for you,\u201d one user said.Adding vibration to a workout isn\u2019t new. But research on how vibration may (or may not) benefit your health is inconsistent, experts say. And vibration plates aren\u2019t cheap: Many cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars.Here\u2019s what to know.What does vibration do to the body?Vibrating the body stimulates muscle spindles, the receptors that help control when muscles contract and relax, said Brad Schoenfeld, a professor of exercise science at Lehman College in the Bronx.Your muscles also contract during exercise, so it\u2019s reasonable to think that using a vibration plate would tire them out and change your physique \u2014 especially if you perform exercises while on top of the plate. But data suggesting that vibration will help you gain muscle or lose fat is sparse, Dr. Schoenfeld said.Vibration alone isn\u2019t enough for most people to significantly challenge their muscles or heart, or to burn calories or fat, said Dr. Amy West, a sports medicine physician at Northwell Health in New York. 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