This article comes to LifeToGo via Power Plate.

In this video Dr Yoni Whitten outlines the exact strategy he uses for his patients to help rebuild bone density, quickly.  The total amount of exercise is 10-15 minutes maximum, 3-5 times a week.   The first exercise he recommends is a simple squat.  You turn on the plate to 35hz and squat down and hold for 30-60 seconds.  It's not as easy as it sounds, and this simple movement  has a BIG impact on the bones and muscles in your leg.

He also shows you a study of 116 post-menopausal women.  Half the group followed the exact protocol outlined by Dr Whitten and half did not.  The group using Power Plate technology gained 4 percent bone density, and the group that did not lost 2 percent of bone density. In his view, that is a big difference. Two groups of people going in two different directions.

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