Power Plate pro7HC User Manual
Instructions For Use
pro7HCTM Model
English
IntroductionContents
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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
Classication 09
proMOTION
Operation 12
EMC Declaration 14
Symbol Descriptions 16
Varying The Intensity 18
Personal Adaptation 18
Technical Specications 20
Maintenance 21
Troubleshooting 21
Contact And Support 22
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Dynamic Vibration Technology 10
Power Plate® 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 benets and eects of completing a training session on Power Plate,
while at the same time reducing the risk of injury to the body. We recommend consulting your physician before beginning any new exercise program. For your safety,
please review the product instructions before operating this, or any, functional tool.
If at any time you feel faint, dizzy, nauseous, short of breath or in pain, stop exercising
immediately and consult with your physician.
Body posture, muscle stiness 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 or active exercises, such as stretch and massage,can be performed on a more
frequent basis.
Reexive Stabilization exercise should be used on a regular basis, starting with low
intensity, which means low frequency and amplitude 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 intensied to keep improving
performance.
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Medical Indications
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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
benecial tool/intervention for the elderly
population to prevent falls.
Denition: Fall prevention is dened as
a variety of actions to help reduce the
number of accidental falls suered by
older people.
Muscular Strength and Power
Claim: Power Plate® training can be
a benecial tool/intervention to help
increase strength and power to improve
daily life performance, both acute
and structural.
Denition: 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
benecial tool/intervention to reduce
and/or alleviate (chronic) pain.
Denition: 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
benecial tool/intervention to diminish the
appearance of cellulite.
Denition: 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.
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training can be a
Weight Loss
Claim: Power Plate® training can be a
benecial tool/intervention to lose weight
and specically lose body fat.
Denition: Weight loss, in the context of
medicine, health or physical tness, is a
reduction of the total body weight, due to
a mean loss of uid, 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
benecial tool/intervention to increase
bone density and prevent bone mineral
density loss related to ageing.
Denition: 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
benecial tool/intervention to improve
and increase circulation and improve the
function of the cardiovascular system.
Denition: The circulatory system is
an organ system that moves nutrients,
gases and wastes to and from cells,
helps ght diseases and helps stabilise
body temperature and pH to maintain
homeostasis. Two types of uids 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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training can be a
Flexibility/Range of Motion
Claim: Power Plate® training can be a
benecial tool/intervention to improve
exibility and range of motion.
Denition: Flexibility is the absolute
range of movement in a joint or series of
joints and muscles that is attainable in a
momentary eort that could involve the
help of a partner or piece of equipment.
The exibility 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
benecial tool/intervention to improve
general wellbeing, tness and daily life
functioning in patient populations. The
Power Plate
have any inuence on the state of disease
or injury but it will have a positive eect
on general tness, muscle strength,
daily life performance and wellbeing
that can improve the quality of life of
authorisedauthorisedthese patients.
Denition: No denition 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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training can be a
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training will (probably) not
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Important Safety Instructions
Before using the Power Plate® machine,
it is essential that you read the entire user
manual, including all warnings and safety
instructions. You should also convey all
such warnings and instructions to any
other person who uses this Power Plate®
machine. Retain this user manual for
future reference.
Health warnings
Warning: before beginning any exercise
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program, you should consult a physician
for a physical examination and clearance
to engage in the program, or personal
injury could result.
If you have any known medical condition,
or any physical limitation on your
ability to exercise, power plate strongly
recommends that you seek the advice
of a physician before using the Power
Plate® machine, in order to avoid possible
personal injury.
If, while using the Power Plate® machine,
you experience any dizziness, faintness,
shortness of breath, or pain, you must
stop using the machine immediately and
consult a physician. Failure to do so could
result in personal injury.
The Power Plate® machine is a medical
device and is designed for therapeutic
purposes within specic indications only
and as part of an exercise program.
Always take care when getting on and
o the machine. Use the handles on the
machine as needed, to maintain stability
when getting on and o the machine.
Never reach into or under the machine,
or tip the machine on its side, while it is
in operation.
Use the machine only for the purposes
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described in this user manual and only
with attachments or accessories that
come with the machine or which Power
Plate has specically approved for use
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with the machine, or personal injury
could result.
Set-up and handling
Danger: to reduce the risk of electrical
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shock, always unplug the Power Plate®
machine before cleaning or servicing it.
Warning: to reduce the risk of electrical
shock, re, burns, or other injury, always
plug the Power Plate® machine into a
properly-grounded electrical outlet.
Warning: to ensure safe use of the Power
Plate® machine, it must be regularly
examined for damage and wear. The
machine, however, contains no user-
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serviceable parts. Thus, with the
exception of the maintenance tasks
described later in this manual, the owner/
user should always retain an authorised
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Power Plate® service professional to
perform maintenance and/or service on
the machine.
The machine should be set-up on a
hard, level surface in an area free of
obstructions within at least three feet of
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the vibration platform.
The machine should not be used
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outdoors, near a pool, or near any source
of water or extreme humidity. Contact
with water could cause a short-circuit,
which could cause personal injury
or damage the machine. Unplug the
machine when not in use.
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Never attempt to lift or move the machine
without assistance.
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B
C
Never operate the machine if it has been
dropped, tipped over, damaged, or
even partially immersed in water, unless
an authorised Power Plate® service
professional has examined the machine
and cleared it for use.
Never insert objects into any opening
on the machine. If an object falls into
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the machine, shut the machine o and
remove the power plug before attempting
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to retrieve the object. If the object cannot
be reached, contact an authorised Power
Plate® service professional.
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Use Of The Power Plate® Machine
1.0 General health warnings for use
Always follow the directions on the
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machine’s console for proper operation.
Close supervision is required when the
machine is used by, or near, children or
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disabled persons.
Always use care when getting on and
o the machine. Use the handles on the
machine, as needed, to maintain stability
when getting on and o the machine.
Never reach into or under the machine,
or tip the machine on its side, while it is in
operation.
Use the machine only for the purposes
described in this user manual and only
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with attachments or accessories that
come with the machine or which Power
Plate has specically approved for use
with the machine, or personal injury
could result.
2. Specic health warnings for use
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2.1 Proper clothing and padding
During exercises in which the user stands
on the vibration platform, the user should
wear rubber-soled shoes or, if the user
chooses to exercise in socks or bare
feet, the user should use one of the three
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contoured mats that are provided with
the machine.
During exercises in which any part of the
user’s body is in contact with the vibration
platform, Power Plate recommends the
use of at least one contoured mat.
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2. 2 Proper position and balance
In order to avoid possible injury from
the machine’s vibrations, Power Plate
recommends that the user not lean back
on his/her heels or “lock” his/her joints
or straighten his/her legs when standing
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upright on the machine.
It is important at all times to maintain
balance while on the machine. The
user, however, should not “hang” on the
machine’s handles in order to maintain
balance but should (unless the directions
for a particular exercise state otherwise)
keep his/her knees directly above the toes.
Proper position and balance are
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especially important if the user
employs weights during any exercise
on the machine. Power Plate strongly
recommends that users not employ
A
weights while using the machine, unless
they are being coached by an exercise
professional or unless the user has
extensive experience with weight
training or with the Power Plate® machine.
B
The three illustrations on the left
demonstrate improper ways to stand
on the machine.
C
You always need to be balanced when
standing on the Power Plate® machine.
Never hang on to the handles, use them
only to maintain balance.
Don’t lean on your heels too much.
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Balance your weight predominantly on
the front of your feet.
When training with the Power Plate®
machine, do not “lock” any joints, such as
your knees and elbows, but keep them
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slightly bent.
2. 3 Proper hydration
Power Plate recommends that the user
stay well-hydrated by drinking at least
300 ml (16 ounces) of water before,
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during, and after each exercise session.
2. 4 Proper limitations on exercise
Warning: it is imperative that the user
pay careful attention to his/her body’s
reaction to exercise on the machine and
that the user not over-exert himself/herself
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or work to exhaustion, or personal injury
could result.
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If, at any time, the user experiences
dizziness, faintness, shortness of breath,
or any pain, the user should immediately
stop exercising and consult a physician
before continuing with an exercise
program, or personal injury could result.
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