It’s 1:12 PM, and I’m still on the road. My appointment at Bethesda’s Equinox Gym was supposed to begin at 1, but I’m still inching up Wisconsin Avenue (It’s a Wednesday, people—aren’t you supposed to ...

Instructor: Heather Boak, of Boulder. Boak has been teaching pilates for 10 years. She has been a pilates rehabilitation specialist for six years and started teaching on the Power Plate machine five ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- There's a new machine popping up in gyms across the Twin Cities that's doing the workout for you. Sounds like a dream come true, right? Well, there's a little more to it than ...

In the pantheon of wacky fitness contraptions, the Power Plate deserves a special place of honor. The pulsating, vibrating exercise machine promises to jiggle even the semi-indolent into shape without ...

Have you seen this machine in your gym? It's called the Power Plate and Hollywood celebrities such as Kelly Osbourne, Molly Simms, and Mark Wahlberg (did you see The Fighter?) are buzzing about the ...

Utter the words "Power Plate" in the vicinity of a personal trainer and you'll either get an exclamation of awe or an exasperated eye roll. The super-trendy vibrating exercise device is heralded by ...

The Power Plate was introduced in this country three years ago, and roughly 1,500 have been sold in the last year, with half going to private homes and half going to gyms or rehabilitation centers. It ...

At first glance it reminds you of the junk advertised on late-night infomercials, the stuff that can give you rock-hard abs while you sleep. Or helps you lose weight without dieting. But a device that ...

If you’re a regular gym-goer, you’re probably vaguely familiar with the Power Plate, even if you have no earthly clue what it’s used for. It’s that strange looking machine in the corner, where no one ...

Exercising is a lot like white stretch pants and Hollywood — it ain’t for everybody. Sure, sweatin’ to the oldies sounds fun, but doesn’t chillin’ to Top 40 sound just as tempting? But as relaxing as ...

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