FAQs
Can the Crazy Fit Massage help me lose weight?
Weight loss is a complex physiological function. Anyone who has been unsuccessful at losing weight knows this. We hear words like calories, carbs, good fat, bad fat, hydration and, of course, there is always another new fad diet.
The bottom line on weight loss is that we have to burn more body energy/calories than we eat. Once our body has used the energy currently available, what we last digested, our body starts burning stored energy, which is fat.
The stored energy of the fat cell is released and becomes part of our muscular movement. More muscle and movement raises our metabolism—the body’s fat burning engine. We continue moving and transform more fat cells to muscle. Our metabolism rises even higher and burns more calories.
Whole body vibration contracts and releases almost every muscle many times per second. This movement is burning calories, building new muscle and increasing metabolism.
The Crazy Fit Massage offers you an easy, gentle, safe, and quick way to burn calories. You don’t have to drive to a gym. You don’t have to learn complicated routines. You don’t have to wait in line to use a weight machine.
The Crazy Fit Massage is in your home. The Crazy Fit Massage uses your time efficiently and effectively because it only requires standing on the vibrating platform 5 to 10 minutes, 3 times a week. As you begin to get results and feel stronger, you’ll gradually increase your time on the machine.
As you continue to use the Crazy Fit Massage, you’ll have more energy because you have raised your metabolic rate. You may decide to add other physical activity. The Crazy Fit Massage is in your home to support your overall weight loss and wellness plan. It is truly where health meets fitness!
Whole Body Vibration encourages weight loss and movement because it:
- balances hormones the body needs to burn fat
- raises resting and moving metabolic rate
- increases toned muscles
- has a very low impact on joints
- feels good
Research
Perna, F., R. Bryner, D. Donley, M. Kolar, G. Hornsby, J. Sauers, I. Ullrich and R. Yeater. “Effect of Diet and Exercise on Quality of Life and Fitness Parameters among Obese Individuals.” Journal of Exercise Physiology Online. Vol. 2 No. 2, April 1999.
The University of Michigan’s Weight Reduction Information Web site: http://www.uhs.umich.edu/wellness/nutrition/weight.html
McGinley, Susan. “Healthy Weight for Life” newsletter. University of Arizona, Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report, 2001.
What if I have osteoporosis?
As the baby boomers enter their 50’s and 60’s, more women are facing the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Most are prescribed antiresorptive medication and told to engage in load bearing exercise.
While aerobics and strength training are beneficial, many women find this too rigorous and soon become “gym drop outs.” The Crazy Fit Massage can help by offering a low- impact alternative that really works.
Research of postmenopausal women has shown that whole body vibration is able to increase the bone mineral density of the hip. At the same time, the women gained muscle strength and postural stability, putting them at lower risk for hip fracture.
Whole Body Vibration offers a drug-free addition to your osteoporosis wellness plan because:
- Using Whole Body Vibration 5-10 minutes, 3 days a week, is proven to build new bone
- As your muscles get stronger, your bones get stronger
- Whole Body Vibration is gentle and has a low impact on joints
- Whole Body Vibration is load-bearing resistance exercise
- Whole Body Vibration is less risky than weight training
- The Crazy Fit Massage is easy to use in the privacy of your home
Research
Barry, Patrick L. “Good Vibrations: A New Treatment Under Study by NASA-funded Doctors Could Reverse Bone Loss Experienced by Astronauts in Space.” Science @ NASA Web site, Nov. 2, 2001.
Verschueren, S., M. Roelants, C. Delecluse, S. Swinnen, D. Vanderschueren and S. Boonen. “Effect of 6-Month Whole Body Vibration Training on Hip Density, Muscle Strength, and Postural Control in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.” Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Vol. 19, March 2004, pg. 352-359.
Schießl, H., J. Willnecker. “New Insights about the Relationship between Bone Strength and Muscle Strength.” Paper abstract.
Bosco, C., R. Colli, E. Introini, M. Cardinale, M. Iacovelli, J. Tihanyi, S.P. von Duvillard, A. Viru. “Adaptive Responses of Human Skeletal Muscle to Vibration Exposure.” Clinical Physiology, Vol. 19, No. 2, Feb. 1999, pg. 183.
What can the Crazy Fit Massage do for me if I have a medical condition or rehabilitation needs?
Doctors generally advise exercise to alleviate back pain, regain strength and flexibility in joint injuries, to improve poor circulation, slow down the harmful effects of diabetes and to build bone density for women with osteoporosis. Exercise and movement are important for children with cerebral palsy. Even Parkinson’s disease, MS and chronic fatigue are improved by exercise.
Post-surgical patients are often required to do specific exercises to speed their recovery. People who are sedentary, weak and overweight need to use their bodies in new ways. The Crazy Fit Massage exercise is applicable to all these physical
limitations.
The Crazy Fit Massage moves your body when you can’t. The gentle vibrations contract and release your muscles involuntarily. This is exactly what occurs when athletes work out—the muscles employed in their movement are contracting and releasing. When you simply stand on the Crazy Fit Massage, you are exercising.
There are hundreds of research articles about the impact of Whole Body Vibration, done by rehab experts, exercise physiologists, and medical doctors involved in treating the conditions we are talking about. Look at the research we have made available on this web site.
Talk with your doctor about Whole Body Vibration therapy. If he doesn’t know about it, share our web address or download some of the research studies.
Healing ourselves starts with information, making choices and measuring the results. As we say: The Crazy Fit Massage will change your mind about exercise … and your body is the proof.
Whole Body Vibration offers you a way to change your immobile condition to one where you can comfortably move and improve your health because:
- it moves your body gently
- your muscles get stronger, more flexible
- it diminishes low back and joint pain
- it restores postural stability and balance
- research proves that Whole Body Vibration shortens recovery time
- it gives you a lasting, positive effect in the privacy of your home
Research
Bosco, C., et al. “Hormonal Responses to Whole-Body Vibration in Men.” European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2000, pg. 449-454.
Bruyere, O., et al. “Controlled Whole Body Vibrations Improve Health Related Quality of Life in Elderly Patients.” Research article abstract.
Haas, C. T., S. Turbanski, K. Kessler, D. Schmidtbleicher. “The effects of random whole-body-vibration on motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease.” Neurorehabilitation, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2006, pg. 29-36.
van Nes, Ilse J.W., et al. “Short-Term Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Postural Control in Unilateral Chronic Stroke Patients: Preliminary Evidence.” Abstract from the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 83, No. 11, Nov. 2004, pg. 867-873.
Verschueren, S., M. Roelants, C. Delecluse, S. Swinnen, D. Vanderschueren and S. Boonen. “Effect of 6-Month Whole Body Vibration Training on Hip Density, Muscle Strength, and Postural Control in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.” Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Vol. 19, March 2004, pg. 352-359.
