Power Plate my3 User Manual

Instructions For Use my3TM Model

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Contents

Introduction	03
Correct Use Is Essential For Optimal Results	03
Medical Indications	04
Important Safety Instructions	06
Health Warnings	06
Set-up And Handling	06
Operation	07
EMC Warning	07
Using The Power Plate® my3™ Model	09
Operating The Power Plate® my3™ Machine	11
Varying The Intensity	12
Personal Adaptation	13
Technical Specifications	14
Maintenance	15
Troubleshooting	15
Contact And Support	16
Warranty	16

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Introduction

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Power Plate® machines use the principles of Acceleration Training™ to stimulate the body’s natural response to vibration. Power Plate® machines create vibrations that cause instability throughout the body. As these vibrations transmit waves of energy, a variety of muscles subconsciously contract to stabilise the body. This

rapid cycle of muscle contraction and release is what makes training with Power Plate® equipment so effective. Acceleration Training™ was discovered in the former Soviet Union, where it was found to effectively combat the negative effects of the zero-gravity environment in space. Cosmonauts were faced with

considerable loss of muscle strength and bone density from their time in space, and Acceleration Training™ exercise apparently helped reverse these effects. However, this new form of training was unknown

in Western Europe until after the fall of the Iron Curtain, when the Dutch sports expert Guus van der Meer introduced the technology, resulting in the development of the first Power Plate® model in 1999. Since then, Power Plate® technology has been adapted for the masses and is now possible for everyone to enjoy training on Power Plate® machines. That means you can strength train without the need to add extra weights, thus without overloading the

body and its joints. Power Plate® machines are used by everybody from high-level, high-performance athletes, to the elderly, to those simply wishing to improve their general health and fitness levels.

Correct use is essential for optimal results

In theory, the Power Plate® machine can be used by almost everyone. You can adjust training to your own level and reduce any burden on your joints, tendons and ligaments. As with every form of training, the correct use of exercises, adjusted to your personal abilities, will determine the benefits and effects of completing a training session on the Power Plate® machine, while at the same time avoiding risks of injury or damage to the body.

Body posture, muscle stiffness and muscle tension (i.e. how contracted your muscle is) are important contributing factors to your training session. If muscles are tensed, or contracted, they will absorb vibrations to help strengthen and tone those muscles. Passive exercises, such as stretch and massage on the Power Plate® machine, don’t absorb as much vibration and can therefore be performed on a more frequent basis.

This is why Acceleration Training™ exercise should be used on a regular basis, starting with low intensity, which means low frequency settings for short sessions. The body should be gently stimulated in a way that will allow you to adjust to vibration training, but will not overload your body. Over time, the intensity and duration can be increased

in the same manner as other progressive training programs. Once the body has adapted to vibration, the training can be changed or intensified to keep improving performance, whether this improvement is desired for sports or daily life goals.

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Medical Indications

Claimed medical	Fall Prevention
indications include	Claim: Power Plate® training can be a
use in relation to the	beneficial tool/intervention for the elderly
prevention, treatment	population to prevent falls.
and/or alleviation	Definition: Fall prevention is defined as
of disease.	a variety of actions to help reduce the
	number of accidental falls suffered by
	older people.
	Muscular Strength and Power
	Claim: Power Plate® training can be
	a beneficial tool/intervention to help
	increase strength and power to improve
	daily life performance, both acute
	and structural.
	Definition: Physical strength is the ability
	of a person or animal to exert force
	on physical objects using muscles.
	Increasing physical strength is the goal of
	strength training. Power is the amount of
	work done or energy transferred per unit
	of time.
	Pain
	Claim: Power Plate® training can be a
	beneficial tool/intervention to reduce
	and/or alleviate (chronic) pain.
	Definition: Pain is an unpleasant sensory
	and emotional experience associated
	with actual or potential tissue damage, or
	described in terms of such damage.
	Cellulite
	Claim: Power Plate® training can be a
	beneficial tool/intervention to diminish the
	appearance of cellulite.
	Definition: Cellulite describes a condition
	that occurs in men and women (although
	much more common in women) where
	the skin of the lower limbs, abdomen and
	pelvic region becomes dimpled
	after puberty.

Weight Loss

Claim: Power Plate® training can be a beneficial tool/intervention to lose weight and specifically lose body fat.

Definition: Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body weight, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue.

Bone Density/Bone Mineral Density

Claim: Power Plate® training can be a beneficial tool/intervention to increase bone density and prevent bone mineral density loss related to ageing.

Definition: Bone density (or bone mineral density) is a medical term referring to the amount of matter per cubic centimetre of bones.

Circulation and Cardiovascular

Claim: Power Plate® training can be a beneficial tool/intervention to improve and increase circulation and improve the function of the cardiovascular system. Definition: The circulatory system is

an organ system that moves nutrients, gases and wastes to and from cells, helps fight diseases and helps stabilise body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis. Two types of fluids move through the circulatory system: blood and lymph. The blood, heart and blood vessels

form the cardiovascular system. The lymph, lymph nodes and lymph vessels form the lymphatic system. The cardiovascular system and the lymphatic system collectively make up the circulatory system. Pulmonary circulation is the portion of the cardiovascular system which transports oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.

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Flexibility/Range of Motion

Claim: Power Plate® training can be a beneficial tool/intervention to improve flexibility and range of motion.

Definition: Flexibility is the absolute range of movement in a joint or series of joints and muscles that is attainable in a momentary effort that could involve the help of a partner or piece of equipment. The flexibility of a joint depends on many factors, particularly the length and looseness of the muscles and ligaments due to normal human variation, and the shape of the bones and cartilage that make up the joint.

Pathology Studies

Claim: Power Plate® training can be a beneficial tool/intervention to improve general wellbeing, fitness and daily life functioning in patient populations. The Power Plate® training will (probably) not have any influence on the state of

disease or injury but it will have a positive effect on general fitness, muscle strength, daily life performance and wellbeing

that can improve the quality of life of these patients.

Definition: No definition possible for this very diverse group. Examples of patients: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Fibromyalgia, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injury, Diabetes, Cardiac Rehabilitation.

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