From the vibrating belt machine to the twist board, people have been coming up with machines to take the “work” out of their workouts since the Victorian era. Most turn out to be ineffective fads, but ...

We spoke with fitness experts to see if vibration plates actually work for building muscle, increasing your strength and ...

Every generation has its own collection of interesting workout devices. That includes the Baby Boomer generation. In fact, ...

Every generation has its own version of the vibrating belt machine — the '50s-era contraption that promised to literally shake housewives into shape with minimal effort (and effect). This perpetual ...

What it was: The vibrating exercise belt. If there's anything that sums up our condescension for fitness fads of the past, it's these contraptions. Go to YouTube and search for "Mueller Exerciser Belt ...

What once was considered a legitimate exercise could now be considered pretty pointless. The vibrating belt was a popular device in the 1930s and 1950s. Portable saunas were also used because it was ...

For years, companies have been hawking vibration as a form of exercise—from those fat-jiggling waist belts in the ’80s to the vibrating platforms found in many gyms today. Now, a new study in mice ...

"Ladies, jiggle your fat away" was the sales pitch I heard as I walked through the women's figure salon toward the instructor's lounge. It was the late '70s, and the old vibrating-belt machine stood ...

This year was all about walking while you work, with plenty of us snapping up a walking pad to place under a standing desk to help get your steps in without missing a second on the clock. However ...