The new Power-Plate my5 offers the benefits of the “Next Generation” industrial-use model with smaller dimensions, designed to fit comfortably and conveniently in home settings. In addition to the launch of the new my5, Power Plate is also launching a new micro-site, www.mypowerplate.com, to help consumers experience the my5 on the web. “Because of its versatility and efficacy with the widest array of individuals, from the most athletic to the most sedentary, we’ve always believed this product would reach a point of mass acceptance, as has been the case with treadmills or other common exercise products,” said Brian Dillman, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Power Plate North America. “We’ve been thrilled with the rapid emergence of the Power-Plate Next Generation, and we believe the my5 will bring Acceleration Training to a level of mass acceptance because it provides the benefits of our industrial unit at half the cost.”

The new my5 model is available in silver, white or black and offers a preset frequency level of 35 hertz, high and low amplitude settings, and a maximum load capacity of 300 lbs. The my5 is available for $4,500.00 and can be purchased by phone (888-302-4530) or on the web. Power Plate introduced the world to the concept of “Acceleration Training” via Advanced Vibration Technology – a natural training method, originally pioneered by scientists with the Russian space program. The Power-Plate has emerged as one of the most sought after fitness products globally. Those reported to be users by national and international media are top celebrities including Madonna, Heidi Klum, Sean “P-Diddy” Combs, Clint Eastwood and Claudia Schiffer to name just a few. The Power-Plate is also being utilized by more than 40 professional and collegiate sports teams including the Chicago Bulls, New York Mets, New York Giants, Notre Dame, USC, UCLA and Ohio State among others.

“All of our players are reaping benefits from using the Power-Plate – improving their speed/quickness, jumping ability, balance and coordination, said Eric Helland, Chicago Bulls strength and conditioning coach. “Additionally, Power-Plate has proven to be a remedy to soreness and pain reduction, while accelerating rehabilitation of injuries. As
Kurt Heinrich – a big fan of the Power Plate says, “you can feel stiff as a board but, you stretch on the machine and you feel loose instantly.’” I think that says it all.” Power-Plate’s Advanced Vibration Technology exploits the body’s innate reflexive response to disruptions in stability in order to stimulate enhanced muscle strength and performance. Just as the leg kicks forward involuntarily when the doctor strikes the lower
knee to test reflexes, the body’s muscles engage in an involuntary reflexive muscle contraction in response to the vibration’s disruption of stability. The body’s reaction to this stimulus is completely natural and occurs involuntarily at the neural level. Acceleration Training on the Power-Plate offers a host of benefits such as improved muscle strength, flexibility, bone density, mobility, balance and significantly increased blood circulation. Additionally, research has also reinforced the Power-Plate’s ability to reduce muscle pain and soreness, and expedite the recovery of damaged muscles and tendons.

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Northbrook, IL. November 2 – Labeled by entertainment media as Hollywood’s “latest fitness rage,” with reported users including P-Diddy and Madonna, “Acceleration Training” with The Power-Plate is now bringing its benefits to the top golfers in the world. Currently being used by more than 40 professional football, baseball and basketball teams and universities across the country, The Power-Plate is quickly finding its place in the golf community evidenced through its use by professional golfers including Colin Montgomerie, Rocco Mediate and others.

The Power-Plate and its Advanced Vibration Technology have created an entirely new form of training known as Acceleration Training. This cutting-edge training method elicits a number of golf-specific benefits, including but not limited to increased flexibility, range-of-motion, explosive strength and balance. Elite trainers and swing coaches including PGA professional Mike Wilson – Mike Weir’s personal swing coach – utilize The Power-Plate with golfers to dramatically improve all aspects critical to the golf swing and consistent performance on the golf course. “After one session on The Power-Plate, I immediately noticed the impact the device had on both my body and my swing,” said Wilson. “My flexibility increased so much that I felt like I was a different golfer. I am definitely a fan of the Power-Plate and can foresee golfers flocking to this technology as they look to improve their games.” Montgomerie and Mediate are among the golfers who have already become believers.

Prior to this year’s Ryder Cup, an article was published in the UK in which Montgomerie named The Power-Plate as one of the items that he “could not live without.” Montgomerie went on to say that he needs to stay fit when he is not on Tour, and The Power-Plate “strengthens” him and “prevents injury.” Mediate a 20-year PGA Tour veteran who overcame career-threatening back problems, has also seen dramatic results with The Power-Plate. “I have found that The Power-Plate has increased my strength, stamina, mobility and overall coordination – all critical elements to success on the golf course,” said Mediate. “Aside from these benefits, the Power Plate acts as a preventative measure, reducing the potential for joint or back-related injuries common among golfers.” The Power-Plate resembles a large scale, with a central platform that vibrates rapidly
between 30-50 times per second. Individuals merely stand on the platform, allowing the vibrations to elicit a natural reflexive response of muscle contractions for each and every vibration. The vibrations also elicit a significant increase in blood flow to joints and tendons, increasing flexibility and range of motion. Renown film actor and director Clint Eastwood has been a proponent of acceleration training with the Power-Plate long before the product and technology gained mainstream
notoriety. Eastwood, an avid golfer who helped develop the renowned Tehama Golf Club in Carmel, CA, was instrumental in securing a Power-Plate for the Club’s member fitness center.

“Power-Plate is a fast and effective strength workout,” said Eastwood. “I like to use it before a round of golf, because it helps me feel loose and flexible.” Additionally, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company, one of the most respected names in golf, has a Power-Plate at its headquarters in Carlsbad, CA where staff members are tapping into the machine’s ability to help golfers increase flexibility, balance and explosive strength. “During a recent visit to TaylorMade, I hit balls in between Power-Plate sessions
concentrating specifically on different muscle groups,” Wilson added. “By the end of the session, my whole body felt great.”

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Power Plate North America, LLC., is introducing the cutting-edge benefits of whole body vibration therapy to North America with the Power Plate, a therapeutic strength and conditioning machine, immediately capturing the attention of health & fitness professionals, elite athletes and celebrities around the United States and Canada. Not another conventional resistance training machine, Power Plate utilizes revolutionary principles of whole body vibration therapy to substantially improve muscle strength and performance, flexibility, enhance critical blood flow throughout the body, expedite the recovery and regeneration of damaged tissue, and ultimately, enhance the general wellness and quality of life for individuals young and old, regardless of one’s physical and neurological condition.

“For more than two decades, Europeans have been using vibration therapy for its profound enhancement of muscle strength, performance and conditioning and overall health and wellness, in addition to its integral role in rehabilitating injuries and improving the quality of life for those suffering injury or debilitating conditions such as multiple sclerosis or arthritis,” said Jerry Beckman, president and CEO of Power Plate North America. “We’re thrilled to finally introduce the North American health and fitness community to the wonders of this incredible machine.”

Among the first to reap the many benefits of Power Plate’s vibration therapy are pro football’s Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans who’ve turned to the Power Plate during the 2001 pre-season for its revolutionary strength, conditioning and rehabilitation benefits. “The Power Plate’s ability to increase explosive muscle strength, dramatically enhance flexibility and expedite the recovery of damaged muscles and tendons, makes it a athletic trainer’s dream machine,” said Garrett Giemont, strength and conditioning coach for the Oakland Raiders. “Whether I’m working with veteran players like Trace Armstrong or Tim Brown, looking to extend their careers, or young players looking for a competitive edge in making their mark in this league, the Power Plate has the answers.”

In total, the Power Plate is currently being utilized by five NFL teams, including the Raiders, Titans, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars, along with the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets of the NBA. In addition to professional athletes, Hollywood celebrities such as Don Johnson, Clint Eastwood and Julie Andrews are also using the Power Plate to achieve their personal health and fitness goals.

“I’ve never been able to achieve such improved flexibility, range of motion, increased strength and overall physical well being than with using the Power Plate, said Johnson.”

The Power Plate can be used alone or as a pre- and post-workout complement to traditional strength training and cardiovascular exercise and provides its wide array of conditioning benefits in a fraction of the time needed for traditional exercise routines. Power Plate employs a 20-by-32-inch body positioning plate housing a driving mechanism that evenly distributes vibrations throughout the body, accelerating and magnifying the same contraction and relaxation muscular reflexes employed when performing traditional weight training exercises. However, whereas traditional resistance training methods only provide resistance on a single linear axis, resistance effects of Power Plate occur on multiple axis stimulating the entire body of fibers within a given muscle group, taxing and conditioning the muscle group to its most substantial extent.
Developed by Russian scientists for use with elite Olympic athletes during the 1970s, the dramatic effects of whole body vibration were evidenced by the Russian’s dominant Olympic run during this period. Identifying these incredible results, the Russian space program turned to whole body vibration with Russian cosmonauts to combat the degenerating effects of zero gravity on bone and muscle tissue. As a result, Power Plate North America is currently in discussions with NASA regarding use of the Power Plate and whole body vibration therapy with American astronauts.

Now with the help of elite personal trainers and fitness experts such as Chris Verna, founder of the Chris Verna Training Center in Boca Raton, Florida, whose clients including pro football legend Joe Montana, professional golfer Nick Price and Atlanta Braves closer John Smoltz, Power Plate brings whole body vibration therapy down to earth for the North American masses. “The amazing thing about the Power Plate is that it works from the inside out without the strenuous physical rigors of conventional training methods, activating muscle tissue that conventional fitness machines overlook, said Verna, “This machine is incredible in its ability to increase flexibility, strength and critical blood flow, while reducing joint discomfort. I’m amazed how effective it has been for my arthritis clients who are severely limited in terms of available fitness
alternatives.”

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NORTHBROOK, IL, April 1, 2008 – Power Plate North America announced today that its innovative Acceleration Training TM (a.k.a. “vibration training”) products will be used on the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour health and fitness trailers. Rory Sabbatini, Colin Montgomerie,
Jesper Parnevik, Chip Beck, Mike Weir and Jerry Kelly are just a handful among a growing list of PGA TOUR and Champions Tour professionals turning to Acceleration Training with Power Plate products for its unique array of physical fitness and game-improvement benefits. Use by touring professionals underscores Power Plate’s distinction as a legitimate golf-fitness and game-improvement product.

“The PGA TOUR’s decision to make our products available to professionals on its Fitness Trailers throughout the season, and to avid golfers at retail, affirms our long-standing belief in Acceleration Training TM as a legitimate game-improvement tool for golfers,” said Brian Dillman,
President, Power Plate North America. “The support we’ve enjoyed from TOUR professionals, elite swing coaches and golf strength & conditioning coaches, has been invaluable to establishing Power Plate in golf, and we’re thankful for that and look forward to continuing to help golfers of every level improve their games through Acceleration Training TM.”

In addition, Power Plate products will also be featured at PGA TOUR Superstores, a retail chain licensed by the PGA TOUR, serving die-hard golf enthusiasts with 13 locations throughout the country.

The most critical physical aspects to consistency on the golf course – balance, flexibility and range of motion, explosive strength, injury prevention and rehabilitation, are among the primary benefits achieved through Acceleration Training. Yet it’s the time-efficient and low-impact nature of Acceleration Training TM that sets it apart from other training methods, allowing its variety of benefits to be achieved in shorter, 15-30-minute training sessions and without the rigors and potentially damaging effects to joints and tendons of higher-impact conventional training methods. Furthermore, the Power Plate has illustrated significant pain-reduction benefits to individuals dealing with back-related ailments, also common among golfers.

“I’ve experienced wonderful results using Power Plate products within my personal training regimen in the off-season and between TOUR events, and I was thrilled to learn that the PGA TOUR was going to offer them on the TOUR Fitness Trailer this season,” said Jerry Kelly. “I have no doubt that other TOUR pros will become believers through the chance to experience Acceleration Training TM first hand at TOUR stops this season.”

“About six months ago, under the guidance of my friend (golf fitness expert) Sean Cochran, I committed to an exercise program centered on a 15-minute Power Plate® routine,” said renown golf teacher and short-game guru, Dave Pelz. “To date I’m pleased to report a loss of over 50 pounds, stronger legs, increased flexibility, and feeling better than I have in 20 years.”

While it has emerged steadily within the golf community, Power Plate’s overall impact in professional sports is nothing short of significant, with extensive use now in professional football (roughly half of the League’s 32 teams are utilizing Power Plate), baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer, as well as a “who’s who” list of leading college athletic programs in the U.S.

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Team Protea Japan, the distributor of Power Plate® products in Japan, undertook the sponsorship of the Lexus Champions Challenge the week before in Miyazaki City, giving them the chance to introduce the competitors to the benefits of Acceleration Training® for golf. Legendary golfers including Chip Beck, Jerry Pate, Tommy Nakajima, and Isao Aoki utilized the Power Plate® machine daily before the 1st tee, skillfully assisted by Protea trainer, Takuro Nagasaka.

Though Chip Beck had not previously utilized Acceleration Training™, the Power Plate® machine was to become his secret weapon. Chip commented, with all the aches, pains and injuries suffered by pro golfers, the Power Plate® machine would be a powerful tool. Recognizing the potential benefits of Acceleration Training™ for his golf game, Chip Beck and Protea President Toshi Katogi, struck a deal. Chip Beck would train on the Power Plate® machine for the following week’s match at The Kinojo Senior Open and would proudly wear a Power Plate® hat.

Fate was smiling on proud CEO, Akiko Tozawa as Chip Beck won the Kinojyo Senior Open in a playoff, Akiko observed a double rainbow in the sky! This is certainly a sign of more good things to come. Congratulations to team Protea in Japan.

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