Power Plate pro5HP User Manual

Instructions For Use

pro5TM Model
pro5TM AIRdaptiveTM Model

English

Contents

Introduction

Correct Use Is Essential For Optimal Results

Medical Indications

Important Safety Instructions

Health Warnings
Set-up And Handling
Operation

EMC Warning

Using The Power Plate® pro5™ and pro5 AIRdaptive™ Models

Operating The Power Plate® pro5™ and pro5 AIRdaptive™ Machines
Varying The Intensity
Personal Adaptation

Technical Specifications

Maintenance
Troubleshooting

Contact And Support

Warranty

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Introduction

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Power Plate® machines use the principles
of Acceleration Training™ exercise 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 so it 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.

IMPORTANT NOTE
Users of the Power Plate® pro5
AIRdaptive™ machine will find special
sections in this user manual,
describing the specifics of their model.

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
in 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
indications include
use in relation to the
prevention, treatment
and/or alleviation
of disease.

Fall Prevention

Claim: Power Plate® training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention for the elderly
population to prevent falls.
Definition: Fall prevention is defined as
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
authorisedauthorisedthese 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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