QUESTION:  CAN WE CALCULATE ‘CALORIE LOSS’ USING WBV (WHOLE BODY VIBRATION)

WBV & Calorie Loss

Calorie Loss is impossible to measure accurately in any activity because there are so many variables.

In short...it has been calculated that a 10 minute vibration session could yield approx 200-500 calorie loss. This could increase with intensifying the activity while on the machine. 

It has been calculated that 10 minutes on a Vibration Machine would be similar to approx a 6-10 km walk.

Current Tools to Measure Calorie Loss

Pedometers, pulse monitors, CO2 emission sensors, home gyms...none of which are very accurate... (Only used for aerobic activity.)

Variables:

There are labs that could attempt to calculate aerobic calorie loss with the following information...age, weight, height, max/min heart rate, rate of oxygen intake, CO2 emissions, fitness level etc. so it's not that easy. 

There is no way to test anaerobic calorie loss...only aerobic (Vibration is generally referred to anaerobic)

Vibration vs. Cardio Workout

Vibration = anaerobic = burn carbs

Cardio = aerobic = burn fat

(This is true 'short term'...but all workouts encourage fat burning for approx 48 hrs after the workout)

Conclusion

All workouts increase metabolism...therefore burning fat.

Metabolism = calories burned

If your metabolism is 2,000...this means you burn approx 2,000 calories/day.

Vibration is now regarded as resistance training...resistance training burns fat...and calories

Bottom line...burn more calories than you eat...

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