A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. The National Science Foundation's NoirLab released the picture on Wednesday. The glowing "wings" ...

Quivering on a vibration plate—a wobbly board that shimmies your whole body when you stand on it—is 2025’s answer to the Shake Weight of the early aughts (minus the sexy innuendo). Instead of ...

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A new fitness fad is all about catching a vibe. Vibrating plates, or vibration plate machines, have been trending on social media as a potentially effective method for losing weight and burning fat.

The first time I stepped onto a vibrating plate, I was reminded of vintage ads for the Mueller Exercise Belt—an archaic fat-jigging machine used by 1940s housewives to allegedly keep a svelte figure.

Vibration plates are the Rorschach inkblot test of the moment no one asked for or saw coming. To some, trendy vibration plates—at-home devices that provide high-frequency, whole-body vibrations and ...

Vibration plates are a bit controversial. CR spoke with several doctors about the at-home fitness devices, which work by delivering high-frequency, whole-body vibrations and are meant to stimulate ...

Some home gym equipment is essential (like a set of weights or resistance bands). Then there are others to consider if you’re really curious—like the best vibration plates (or platforms that move up ...

Dr. Valerie Cholet is a Professor of Kinesiology. She earned her doctorate at Penn State University and has taught in higher education for over 20 years. Her areas of specialization include Exercise ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Vibration plates, once a niche concept, have surged in popularity and are now ...

Vibration plates produce high-frequency, whole-body vibrations to stimulate the muscles and shake up your workout. They're the latest trendy fitness gadget to take over TikTok. The idea is that the ...