- Vibrating Body Massages -
Improvement of Blood circulation
With other words, a good blood circulation has positive effects. During the training on the vibration platform, the blood circulation is significantly increased by pumping effect. The area around the blood vessels get back to their old position and create a vacuum.
This effect flushes an increased dose of fresh blood through the blood vessels. Research showed that this results in a 30% increase of the circulation in the muscle*. If the muscle is tensioned during conventional training methods, the blood circulation decreases. This phenomenon is called vasoconstriction and is caused by the swelling of the muscles that in turn narrow the blood vessel.
If these exercises are done on the vibration platform, the blood circulation in the muscles and the skin increases considerably. This is a unique result, since normally either the blood circulation of the muscle or the blood circulation of the skin increases, but not both. In some cases, this leads to red legs during training. Sometimes the redness is only temporary, but it still is uncomfortable. If the legs turn very red and the redness takes a long time, this redness is called an erythema (varicose veins). It is recommended that a person with erythema consults a physician or trainer before resuming the training.
The pumping function of the muscle is activated by the strength exercises and had a number of positive effects for the body. The massage exercises, too, have a positive effect on a good blood circulation. In a resting condition, the body pumps an amount of 4ml of blood per 100g tissue per minute.
During intensive massage exercises (50hz) this amount rises to 60ml of blood per 100 g tissue per minute. This is an enormous increase and explains the efficiency of the massage exercises, because it is possible to transport more substances that influence the recovery positively.
* Rittweger, J., Beller, G. and Felsenberg, D. (1999), Acute Physiological effects of exhaustive whole-body vibration exercise in man. Clinical Physiology 20(2), 134-142