Scientists discover amazing trick for staying fit without doing any exercise
Scientists have made an extraordinary discovery that might mean you can stay fit without doing regular exercise ever again.
A new study has revealed that a technique known as "whole-body vibration" (WBV) can mimic the muscle and bone health benefits of regular exercise in mice.
WBV consists of a person sitting, standing or lying on a machine with a vibrating platform.
When the machine vibrates, it transmits energy to the body, and muscles contract and relaxes multiple times during each second.
Scientists claim that the technique could help to tackle the obesity and diabetes epidemic, caused in part by some people's inability to motivate themselves to exercise.
"Our study is the first to show that whole-body vibration may be just as effective as exercise at combating some of the negative consequences of obesity and diabetes," said the study's first author, Meghan McGee-Lawrence of Augusta University.
