Cindy Crawford swore by it for keeping herself trim; Claudia Schiffer loved it for saving time; Madonna famously used hers while on the phone.
In the mid-Noughties, no A-lister’s workout was complete without one particular piece of exercise kit – the vibration plate.
The idea, initially popularised by elite athletes looking to gain a competitive edge, was that standing on a rapidly oscillating platform could offer all the gains of a traditional gym session but more quickly and with less effort.
In the decades that followed, it became a phenomenon. Infomercials made claims along the lines of ‘you can get a completely workout
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