After much consideration my wife and I decided to add another member to our family. Feeling as though there was something missing in our lives we took a good long look at ourselves and realized we weren't getting any younger. It was the perfect time to expand our family so we headed to Fitness Town in Burnaby and sought the advice of a professional.
There we met My5.
What's My5? Well...it's a vibration machine.
Now, before you even begin venturing down that road let me clarify. It's a vibration plate machine made by a company called Power Plate. Vibration technology has been around for years so it didn't take me long to get a
plethora of information on the web. Interesting to note that there are still a lot of skeptics out there. I had to try it out myself. Vibration plates "transmit waves of energy throughout the body, activating muscle contractions between 25 and 50 times per second, enhancing overall performance in sessions as short as 15 minutes a day, 3 times a week" says Power Plates website. Well, that was enough to intrigue me.
After a very short workout at FT I was definitely feeling spent. My muscles were tingling and it felt as though I had been through a good half hour work out. Errr...but it was only 5 minutes according to my watch. And that included several breaks in between. My wife followed up a week or so later with a visit last night. She too was convinced. In fact, Patrick signed her up for the 21 day challenge and despite my hesitance on whether she was going to be receptive of it, she jumped right in! Sorta...she's going to start as soon as the MY5 gets delivered which is unfortunately first week of January :(
Is this going to replace all equipment? No. I see this as a very good compliment to our ever so slowly growing gym. Cardio and heavier weight training will still form part of my repertoire. Although, many say this can be done effectively on a vibration plate machine. More to come on this!
The past few days has been great. The kids, wife, dog and I went for another nice long walk as we re- acquainted ourselves with the neighbors. It felt like a beautiful fall day. Sky's were clearing and the air was slightly chilled. It was a bit too much for little Sophia so 3/4 of the way through the walk I looked back and saw her on Jodie's back.
The workouts with the girls consisted of LOTS of crunches, presses, curls and two new ones called Stir the Pot and Turkish Get-ups. Both take a lot of co-ordination and I would encourage anyone to try them and add them to their workouts. Both great for core stabilization.
Anyways, it's almost 7:30 and the Canucks are on TV! Gonna add a quick 10 minute weight routine in between periods. Wish me luck!
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