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OLD WAYS WON’T OPEN NEW DOORST-ZONE WHOLE BODY VIBRATION WORKS THE BODY IN AWHOLE NEW WAY.

HOW NEW? VIRTUALLY EVERY ASPECT OF WORKING OUT CANBE IMPROVED BY WHOLE BODY VIBRATION.

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CHAPTER: WARM-UP

Why Warm-up Static Stretching Dynamic Stretching Movement Preparation / Cardio Foam Rolling Explosive Movements CHAPTER: INTERVAL TRAINING

Interval Training Low Impact Training Balance Cool Down

CHAPTER: CARDIO & REHABILITATION

CHAPTER: FLEXIBILITY

CHAPTER: GENERAL EXERCISE

General Exercise Combating Sitting Diseases Massage

CHAPTER: GETTING STARTED ON A T-ZONE WHOLE BODY VIBRATION MACHINE

Why T-Zone Is Better How To Stand

CHAPTER: GOLF STUDY

CHAPTER: POWER BANDS

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CHAPTER: WARM-UP PG. 1

WHY WARM-UP

Every exercise and sport can benefit from ensuring that muscles are warm. That hasn’t changed. The big question is how do you compare conventional warm-ups to T-Zone Vibration training warm-ups.

Top professional trainers are communicating to their athletes and community regarding properly warming up before exercise.

Old Way: The problem is, conventional old ways of warming up continue to be used and normally take up to 30 minutes of stretching to get your muscles and joints loose.

New Way…On a T-Zone Whole Body Vibration machine with its Magic Mat technology, dynamic movements can be achieved in as little as 3-5 minutes. T-Zone Whole Body Vibration warm-ups may be new and sometimes people are skeptical until a person or trainer uses it - and are almost always overwhelmed at how fast they see results.

AEROBICPLUS MACHINE



STATIC STRETCHING

Static stretching is when there’s no movement and the body is standing still in a stretched position. Static stretching is intended to help flexibility.

Old Way: Holding positions before a workout doesn’t prepare the body properly, which leads to injury. The stretches don’t mimic your workout and actually decrease strength according to several scientific studies.

What do to instead…Try using a T-Zone Whole Body Vibration machine. Even just standing, the stretching is still dynamic by virtue of the movement of the machine. The slight destabilization forces the muscles to engage and relax in a more natural way, preparing the entire body for exercise. Plus the whole body responds vs stretching each muscle individually, saving time.

DYNAMIC STRETCHING

These are exercises that are going to emulate the activities or exercises you’ll be performing during your workout. This allows the body to be warmed properly and reduce the chance of injury.

Old way: Regular dynamic stretching is definitely an improvement over static stretching. However, it still takes a lot of time to get the body warm properly because it’s not 100% of the muscles. It concentrates on the large muscle groups only versus the whole body.

What to do instead…Experts all agree that dynamic stretching is the way to do it, as opposed to static stretching. The only trouble with existing methods such as walking lunges, is that you can only do one every two or three seconds. Whereas with a T-Zone machine, you do up to 32 movements per second and the entire body is warm versus only one area of the body.



MOVEMENT PREPARATION / CARDIO

This is intended to increase core temperature – cardio moves such as skipping and jumping jacks are the typical type of warm-ups.

Old Way: As with all other conventional forms of warm-up, it takes too long. It is time ine�icient as it doesn’t also include a strength training component, such as doing the same moves under a greater load (such as what is provided by the increased G-force on a T-Zone WBV machine). It also is hard on the joints, which could lead to overuse of the muscles before commencing exercises.

New Way…Low impact T-Zone Whole Body Vibration keeps your body inconstant movement, bringing the heart rate up easily. TheMagic Mat™ opposes gravitational forces to push your body inReverse-Load-Movement™, making even easy moves a little harder.

T-Zone’s revolutionary Magic Mat™ surface ismade from advanced proprietary polymers that giveit Reverse-Load-Movement™.



FOAM ROLLING

Foam rolling is used to help break down fascia, to lengthen the muscles and increase function.

Old Way: Foam rolling is great, however: • It is painful • It takes a long time • It is not a whole body warm-up unless you have hours of time – when you use rollers you are only impacting one particular area of the body at a time. When you do one arm, you're not doing the other arm, you are not doing a leg or your back etc. • Does not address circulation or other warm-up functions

What to do instead…Simply standing on the machine at a high speed that you’re comfortable with is better than using foam rollers.

When you use T-Zone Whole Body Vibration, every part of your body is getting a benefit all at the same time. The time e�iciency is huge, the body instantly has more flexibility and there’s much more blood flow and oxygen going into the muscles.

EXPLOSIVE MOVEMENTS

These are traditional warm-up moves that involve creating force under a short interval of time. An example is something like squat jumps.

Old way: This is far too hard on the joints, particularly first thing- this has the potential to create an injury before even getting started. In addition, to really warm up the lower body you would need to do 5-10 mins of non stop jumping activities.

New Way…If you want to include explosive movements in your warm-up, do it on a low impact springy T-Zone aerobic mat surface (Magic Mat™). By doing this movement on the machine, you are also creating a greater stability challenge for your body - because you are working under greater gravity.


CHAPTER: INTERVAL TRAINING PG. 5

INTERVAL TRAINING

This usually requires individuals to exercise full-out, generally some form of sprinting for 20-30 sec-onds to get heart rate to a maximum of 85-95%. Recovery is generally around 45-90 seconds.

Old Way: It is hard to time yourself properly, as standard stop watches don’t have built-in interval training timers.

New way…T-Zone Whole Body Vibration machines have high-definition screen interval training programs that allow you to choose the type of interval training you want to do. Just push a button and let the machine alert you for each interval change.

LOW IMPACT TRAINING

Doing exercises that have the least amount of impact on the joints, e.g. walking, cycling, swimming.

Old way: Low impact training is o�en not enough to challenge the seasoned athlete.

New way…Low impact movement on a T-Zone vibration machine. While still low impact, the added G-force from the machine forces the body to work under a greater load. Plus, the added movement creates a stability challenge that engages the whole body to work. With a Magic Mat™ - there is an impact, the impact movement is on springy aerobic mats.

AEROBICPLUS CONSOLE


CHAPTER: INTERVAL TRAINING PG. 6

BALANCE

Balance issues were rarely addressed in traditional training. Or worse, by using a tri-planar vibra-tion machine, balance will actually decline as the brain becomes confused from the unnatural movement.*1

Old Way: If balance did get worked on at all, it would take away from regular workout time.

New Way…T-Zone Whole Body Vibration harnesses the natural le� and right movement that coordinates part of the brain called the cerebellum. The cerebellum coordinates the movement and balance of the body. Plus, stability is always part of a T-Zone WBV workout. Time doesn’t have to be taken to address balance as a separate goal.

COOL DOWN

The body should be fully recovered a�er some form of static stretch is performed. A cool down is at the end of the work out when the breathing and heart rate are back to normal resting state.

Old Way: Cool downs are o�en under-performed or skipped entirely. A standard cool down won’t target the whole body.

New way…Cool downs on a T-Zone Whole Body Vibration machine couldn’t be easier to perform. Slower and slower vibration for 2 minutes while stretching. You can also add a 2 minute cool down relaxing in a T-Zone Chair.


CHAPTER: CARDIO & REHABILITATION PG. 7

CARDIO

Cardio is typically done for weight control and heart health. It is keeping the body in constant move-ment, such as jogging.

Old Way: Extended training for long periods of time with harsher impact on the body.

New Way…Low impact and pre-programmed interval training. T-Zone Whole Body Vibration keeps your body in constant movement without risking your joints. Our Magic Mat™ allows you to have movement to keep your heart rate up throughout your workout. The Mat opposes gravitational forces to push your body in Reverse-Load-Movement™, resulting in a heart pumping, lung strengthening and fat blast-ing cardio workout.

REHABILITATION

Standard use of ice packs to reduce swelling and inflammation.

Old Way: Ice packs reduce swelling, but also keep blood flow down, reducing the body’s capacity to heal.

New Way…T-Zone Whole Body Vibration reduces inflammation much quicker. Nothing helps reduce inflamma-tion more than movement. The increased circulation helps capillaries expand for increased blood flow throughout the body.


CHAPTER: FLEXBILITY PG. 8

FLEXIBILITY

The T-Zone Flexibility Test shows how e�ective the T-Zone Whole Body Vibration machine is.

Standing on the T-Zone with the power turned o�, bend at your waist, reach for your toes, and see how far you can get. Turn on the machine for about three minutes. Stretch, bend at the waist, just move around. Then reach for your toes again and see how much farther you can go.

You will see the improvement in less than 3 minutes.

T-Zone Whole Body Vibration works your muscles by gently causing each muscle to contract and release. As your muscles release, the fibres are lengthened and stretched. With this lengthening, flexibility is increased, and your range of motion is noticeably improved.

The Di Giminiani study showed that whole body vibration without superimposing other exercises is an e�ective method of acutely increasing lower back and hamstring flexibility.

Did you know that there is a correlation between outward flexibility and the elasticity of your arteries? Dr. Yamamoto said “improving flexibility induced by the stretching exercise may be capable of modifying age-related arterial sti�ening in middle-aged and older adults".


CHAPTER: GENERAL EXERCISE PG. 9

GENERAL EXERCISE

Exercise and physical activity are a great way to feel better and gain health benefits. As a general goal, aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day. If you want to lose weight or meet specific fitness goals, you may need to exercise more.

Old Way: Takes too long, and is o�en not enjoyable. People have to ‘get through’ their workout instead of looking forward to their workout.

New Way…T-Zone Whole Body Vibration will cut workout time as you only need 10 minutes 3 times per week to get benefits. By working the whole body at once as well as the increased G-Force, meaning a greater load, plus improving stability – all at the same time - several goals can be achieved in less time. Plus, it feels good to do! Standing on an oscillating T-Zone Whole Body Vibration machine feels like amassage.

Check out our video here: http://youtu.be/bO9f0dazJMc

Other benefits…..

COMBATING SITTING DISEASES

T-Zone has the only Whole Body Vibration machine in the world tocome with a chair feature that sits on the machines oscillating base.It’s important to know no matter how much you exercise, if you’respending most of your time sitting, the sitting damage may undomost of the benefit that you derived from exercise.

MASSAGE

You can massage any part of the body on the T-Zone Whole BodyVibration machine. For example, you can get a terrific backmassage as in the picture.


CHAPTER: GETTING STARTED ON A T-ZONE WHOLE BODY VIBRATION MACHINE PG. 10

WHY T-ZONE IS BETTER

The rocking motion of the le� and right allows the body to work. You can control the frequency;however, the main control comes from the position of the feet. When the feet are close together, the movement is small and therefore you can start for 10 or 15 seconds with the feet fairly close together. The way you gain intensity and warm-up is by gradually spreading the feet farther and farther apart. What could be more e�icient and ideal by controlling the intensity your body gets from 1%-200% of your needs by foot position. During your warm-up on the machine, you are also exercis-ing because you are working under a gravity of 2, 3, 4 or even more.

In addition, T-Zone incorporates a Magic Mat™. The Magic Mat™ expands like a spring that pushes against the body as you move from le� to right. In more assertive sports like hockey, football and basketball, the Mat is ideal because it has zero impact you would normally feel on a ground doing dynamic stretches. The Magic Mat™ allows for the same natural movements you want to do before playing any sport but most importantly it “compresses and then springs back up, pushing against your body giving you an aerobic workout”. The type of movement along with the Magic Mat™ instantly improves range of motion and elevates the activity or sport you are playing. No other vibration machine in the world - oscillating or vertical - o�ers this type of technology. The Magic Mat™ does what you need to do e�iciently and quickly with huge repetition per second and by magnifying it because of working under increased gravity, which means an increased load.

First, we must ensure Vibration is right for you...T-Zone Whole Body Vibration is very safe, but may not be suitable for some people. Vibration is notrecommended for people who are pregnant or less than 14 years of age, have a pacemaker or other implant, advanced cardiac disease, or active cancer. If you have any major health issues, please check with your medical practitioner before using vibration.


CHAPTER: GETTING STARTED ON A T-ZONE WHOLE BODY VIBRATION MACHINE PG. 11

HOW TO STAND

All you have to do to get benefits from T-Zone Whole Body Vibration is stand on the Machine in a comfortable straight position.

Stand tall with your tummy and bottom tucked in (pelvic tilt). Thisposition will keep you standing straight with muscles tight. Remember to keep your shoulders back and away from the ears.

You can gain a significant amount of benefits by just standing in this position.

There are two ways of holding the knees, slightly bent and straight (not locked). If you are doing weights or stress exercises, then the knees should be slightly bent to protect your back muscles. What bent knees do is cushion or so�en the vibration. However, if you want the vibration to go through your body as strongly as possible, then your knees should be straight.

Just try it for yourself - feel your lower back and shoulders when the knees are bent and compare to when the knees are straight, and you will be able to judge for yourself. The amplitude of the plate (how far apart your feet are) also makes a big di�erence.

If you are standing tall with your tummy and bottom firm and tucked in, you are doing a pelvic tilt. A pelvic tilt activates the three muscles of the pelvic girdle or pelvic sling, which is important for core stability. Rotating the body while in this position helps flexibility, balance, and helps decrease pain in the lower back.


CHAPTER: GOLF STUDY PG. 12

GOLF SWING STUDY

Take a look at what T-Zone can do for a golfer -17% extra drive length a�er just a few minutes.

The reason for the explosive power that was measured in the golf study is because of the improvement in range of motion. Forexample, when you can reach back an extra 2 inches, then follow through with an extra 2 inches, it gives you 4 extra inches of acceler-ation. That is huge! That gives you the extra explosive power in golf, in hockey, in swinging in baseball, tackling etc.

GOLF & SPORT MACHINE


CHAPTER: POWER BANDS PG. 13

POWER BANDS

• Power bands are used on a T-Zone machine instead of weights. • T-Zone Power Bands can be used with your clients without lugging heavy weights around. • The Power Bands are excellent for one on one or group training sessions.

The video below applies for both using the Power Bands on a T-Zone machine or by itself.http://youtu.be/v_XBjEUCeVE

Use the Handle or Foot Loop to WorkEvery Muscle in your Body!


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*(con't from page 6) When comparing machines, it’s important to know a vertical machine is up down - up down - up down, emulating jumping. It is "anti-balance". The reason we say this is that on these machines where the frequency is high to compensate for small amplitude (displacement), the repetition is up to 100 times per second so in a 10 minute workout there are 60,000 repetitions. That is 60,000 muscle memory repetitions that are anti-balance. Of course, it does not remove a lifetime of balance memory but it doesn't help.

Tri-planar movement on some machines is even worse - they move typically 70% up and down, and 30% forward/backward and le� and right. That really perplexes the body. That is why some users complain of dizziness. You cannot readily see it in 5 minutes from trained athletes but if someone has balance issues, a�er 5 minutes using each technology the result will show in a dramatic way.

References

Di Giminiani R., Manno R., Scrimaglio R., Sementilli G., Tihanyi J.E�ects of individualized whole-body vibration on muscle flexibility and mechanical powerJ. Sports Med. Phys. Fitness, 2010 Jun;50(2):13951

K.Yamamoto et al, Poor trunk flexibility is associated with arterial sti�eningAm J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2009 Oct;297(4):H1314-8

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