Becky Chambers' Blog
Best WBV Machines for Weight Loss, Strength, and Everyday Wellness
The best WBV machines are not the ones that simply shake the hardest. They are the ones that give your body the right kind of vibration, at the right intensity, with enough smoothness and control to make regular use feel… [Read More]
What to Know Before Using a Vibration Weight Loss Machine
A Vibration Weight Loss Machine can sound almost too simple at first. You stand, sit, stretch, or exercise on a vibrating platform, and your body responds to rapid movement. But whole body vibration is not just about shaking the body… [Read More]
How to Pick the Right Vibration Health Machine
Over the past decade, whole body vibration (WBV) has become more popular as people look for easier ways to stay active. There is ample evidence now that shows that WBV can improve strength, flexibility, and circulation in as little as… [Read More]
What is detoxing and why do you need it? Our environment is loaded with thousands of toxins, including heavy metals, environmental toxins, prescription medications and antibiotics. It is estimated that there are over 30,000 chemicals in common usage today in the US. As much as we try to avoid them, if you eat, drink and breathe… [Read More]
Physiological changes seen with WBV that increase energy levels: WBV has been show to increase testosterone levels which is linked in both men and women to their energy level, mood and libido, as well as sexual performance in men. As men get older their testosterone level gradually declines — typically about 1 percent a year after age 30. Women have testosterone… [Read More]
WBV is increasingly being used for physical therapy: Sports franchises and top athletes use WBV for athletic training but also because the athletes heal faster from injuries, and are less likely to be injured in the first place as their joints are stronger. Top physical therapy centers use WBV in addition to other modalities. Vibrant Health has seen many dramatic and rapid improvements using… [Read More]
How whole body vibration (WBV) helps you lose weight: WBV is an intense workout (see earlier post Increase Explosive Muscle Strength, April 4, 2012) and like any workout this will increase your metabolic rate so you burn more calories and lose weight more easily – but the time required to achieve the same results is much less. Ten minutes of WBV = one hour… [Read More]
The workout of champions: Whole body vibration (WBV) was originally developed for Olympic athletes in Russia in the 1970’s. Numerous research studies have shown that on a powerful vibration machine 10 minutes of whole body vibration = 1 hour of conventional weight training in terms of increasing explosive muscle strength, bone density, metobolic rate (weight loss), flexibility, balance and coordination…. [Read More]
Whole Body Vibration (WBV) is a natural, safe, rapid, non-addictive and legal way to increase serotonin levels: What is serotonin? A critical neurotransmitter in your brain that makes you calm and happy and helps you to sleep. This is the same neurotransmitter that prescription antidepressant drugs effect, as well as illegal drugs such as Ecstasy. Research studies measuring increased serotonin levels have only been… [Read More]
Whole body vibration has been proven in numerous research studies to increase bone density: Studies on mice, sheep and turkeys have shown dramatic results increasing bone density up to 30% from 6 months of daily vibration (with simultaneous corresponding decreases in fat). Studies with people have shown slower but steady rates of bone density increases…. [Read More]
Michael Koran, of Cambridge Community Television interviews Becca about her memoir, Beyond the Great Abyss, and is alternately shocked and enthused by her revealing and wild story of personal transformation, enlightenment and redemption. Click below to watch this fascinating and fun interview. [iframe src=”http://blip.tv/play/AYLToXkC.html” width=”550″ height=”396″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen]
In Chapter 10 of Becky’s memoir, Beyond the Great Abyss, the mystery of Victor’s tortured personality is revealed. Twenty-five years before Becky met Victor, he was falsely accused of sexually abusing his young daughter. Found innocent in a court of law, his reputation was nonetheless destroyed along with his career, family life, honor, livelihood, friendships and connections in the community,… [Read More]
As Chapter 9 of her memoir, Beyond the Great Abyss opens, Becky is dating Victor, a charismatic James Bond type character. But like Sean Connery, Victor has a dark side. Sean Connery has been accused of abuse by his ex-wife, and buried rage from a devastating injustice many years earlier percolates deep inside Victor. Becky is advised by her cousins to, “Run for… [Read More]