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Gravity Resistance Training (GRT)
There is a wide spread myth about Whole Body Vibration originat-
ing in Russia during the 70’s and used for the health of their cos-
monauts and the performance of their olympic athletes. The reali-
ty is that modern Whole Body Vibration began in Germany during
the mid-nineties. The pioneering machines were very powerful
and designed to increase the gravitational forces acting on a user
by applying rapid pulses of vertical force under the users feet,
triggering a range of responses and benets. Over the years as
more manufacturers started to release less powerful Whole Body
Vibration platforms, the original concept became somewhat lost.
Gravity Resistance Training refers to the actual training principle
by which users of a Whole Body Vibration platform experience
tremendous benet to their muscles, bones, and bodies. What
sets apart a GRT machine from a regular vibration machine, is its
ability to produce high levels of gravity (acceleration), just like the
pioneering technology from Germany. In simple terms, this means
that the platform’s upward vertical force can simulate more than
10 times the strength of Earth’s gravity.
While manufacturers of low powered machines attempt to use
smoke and mirrors, we at Hypervibe focus on the reality of Whole
Body Vibration technology and what sets it apart from other ap-
proaches to health and tness. We focus on its ability to provide
true Gravity Resistance!
After all, is not Gravity the force we ght against everyday in our
lives. Is not our failure to ght gravity responsible for many of the
physical issues we face? No matter how you look at it, the fun-
damental need to maintain our ability to counter gravity is what
denes our strength, stability, balance, function, and most im-
portantly, our healthy lifestyle. It’s time to stop just shaking the
