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VITAFLOOR WHOLE BODY VIBRATION TRAINING

The Vitafloor ® is the only way to give a horse both versatile physical training and a massage in one go. The result is a notable improvement in blood circulation, especially in the legs and organs, ensuring better health and injury prevention, as well as accelerating the healing process for injuries, and helping in colic prevention.

The Vitafloor ® uses the same well established physical and technological principles of whole body training (WBV) as used for training astronauts to stimulate the development of bone density and muscle tone. The human version (“Powerplate”) is adopted world-wide as an accepted means of raising overall fitness and the combustion of fat.  This makes this a good method for ensuring blood circulation for horses that, for whatever reason, cannot be given exercise in the normal way.

HOW DOES IT WORK

Vitafloor ® is a 12 cm thick floor with a rubber mat on top. Vibration motors enable the floor to gently vibrate at different intensities depending on the intended use, whether that is for maintenance or rehabilitation. To avoid the horse continually resting one leg, the floor can be made to gently tilt at one minute intervals, causing the horse to need to slightly re-adjust its balance, thus ensuring that he uses all 4 legs.

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RESEARCH & TESTING

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala has carried out extensive research and testing programs on the Vitafloor ® since 2003, with close consideration towards possible negative side-effects, of which none were found.

Since becoming commercially available in 2005, some 100 Vitafloors® have been used in barns to help horses reach their full potential and to assist in the recovery from acute or chronic problems. In all cases, the rehabilitation time was quicker, and more successful than usual. Remarkably, with horses in absolute box rest no colic occurred (always consult your vet in case of colic). Read more about research & testing.

 FACTS

  1. Vibration training is the only treatment with a documented positive effect on osteoporosis (brittle bones).
  2. Increase of bone density by up to 20% (human study).
  3. Vibration training stimulates the entire blood circulation.
  4. Vibration training demands energy and burns fat.
  5. Vibration training raises production of testosterone.
  6. Significant muscle power increases after only 10 minutes per day for 10 days on the Vitafloor®.
  7. Horses trained on the Vitafloor® can accelerate faster from standstill and develop more spring in their stride. With trotters, elasticity and flexibility increase.
  8. Tests show it has a positive effect on the warming up, as well causing less energy to be needed for the transition into trot.
  9. The Vitafloor® benefits and shortens the recovery processes.
  10. The Vitafloor® is NEMKO approved and certified for medical application class A with world-wide validity.

 ADVANTAGES

  1. Shorter training duration and less man hours necessary for power, flexibility and stamina training.
  2. Less risk for rip and fracture of muscles, tendons and bone.
  3. Competitive advantage of gaining greater acceleration with less energy consumption.
  4. Helps in the prevention of colic
  5. Stimulates more rapid hoof growth – important for horses with hoof problems
  6. Enables horses to continue rehabilitation without supervision, thus less labor-intensive.
  7. Suitable and effective for rehabilitating horses on box-rest or too difficult in hand.

Moe Odin, Champion of Norway

Moe Odin, Champion of Norway thanks to Vitafloor 

The Vitafloor uses the same well established technological principles of whole body training (WBV)
as used for training astronauts to stimulate the development of bone density and
muscle fibre. The human version (“Powerplate”) is adopted  world wide  as an
 accepted  means of raising overall fitness and the combustion of fat.

"These signals have ability to prevent osteoporosis and promote bone formation without drugs"
Dr. C. Rubin, State University of New York, about vibration training/therapy
(IOF World Congress 2006, Toronto/Canada)

For more information please visit our dedicated Vitafloor website www.vitafloor.com