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 ...

They can be effective—but it totally depends on your fitness goals.

Vibration plates have been gaining traction in recent months as the newest must-have exercise gadget, but are they really ...

A look at TikTok, Instagram or any other social media app, and there’s buzz about vibration plates. Influencers swear by this ...

There's always a new fitness trend coming out. However, there are plenty of trends that really aren't what they are cracked up to be. These are several Baby Boomer fitness trends that flopped.

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 ...

Cast your mind back, if you will, to some of the more baffling fitness fads of yesteryear. Obviously there's the questionable fashion sense that came along with the aerobics movement. Then there was ...

WASHINGTON — New vibrating exercise machines are generating quite a buzz in the fitness world — and that’s not a bad pun. Vibration exercise products, also known by the brand name Power Plate, is a ...