Reduce Stress with Whole Body Vibration Machines

Reduce Stress with Whole Body Vibration Machines

“Bosco et al. reported that acute bouts of WBV (10 one-minute bouts, 26 Hz, one-minute rest) significantly decreased cortisol concentrations compared to baseline”

Chen, Zhaojing; Sharma-Ghimire, Pragya; Ye, Xin; Kim, Daeyeol; Bemben, Michael; and Bemben, Debra A. (2015) “Acute Effects of Whole-Body Vibration and Resistance Exercise on Cortisol Levels in Young Men,” International Journal of Exercise Science: Vol. 8 : Iss. 1. Available at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/vol8/iss1/3

“While it is vital to health for the adrenals to secret more cortisol in response to stress, it is also very important that bodily functions and cortisol levels return to normal following a stressful event. Unfortunately, in our current high-stress culture, the stress response is activated so often that the body does not always have a chance to return to normal.”

“Cortisol and Adrenal Function | Dr. James Wilson’s AdrenalFatigue.org.”