title: Effect of 6 weeks of whole body vibration training on total and segmental body composition in healthy young adults.
abstract: The applied use of new technologies to enhance performance and improve health has been increasing. Initially, whole body vibration training (WBVT) was used as system to improve elite athlete performance. However, this is also used to improve body composition, especially there is a great attention on the effectiveness of WBVT to reduce fat and body weight, with a potential increase in muscle tissue. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 6-week vibration-training program on total and segmental body composition in a group of physically healthy participants. The final study sample included 64 healthy young adults. Subjects were randomly allocated into the control group (CG: n = 26; 16 males and 10 females) and the experimental group (EGWBVT: n = 38; 19 males and 19 females). The program lasted six weeks with a frequency of three sessions per week and each session varied in intensity. There were not found statistically significant differences in any of the body composition variables analysed. This study suggests that a six-week vibration-training program with an increasing intensity (7.2 g-32.6 g) in healthy young adults that are not overweight did not alter total and segmental body composition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, UCAM, Catholic University San Antonio , Campus de los Jerónimos Nº 135 Guadalupe (Murcia), 30107, Murcia , Spain.|UCAM Research Center for High Performance Sport, UCAM, Catholic University San Antonio , Murcia , Spain.|Performance and Sport Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha , Toledo , Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rubio-Arias
authors.affiliation: Performance and Sport Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha , Toledo , Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esteban
authors.affiliation: Performance and Sport Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha , Toledo , Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, UCAM, Catholic University San Antonio , Campus de los Jerónimos Nº 135 Guadalupe (Murcia), 30107, Murcia , Spain.|UCAM Research Center for High Performance Sport, UCAM, Catholic University San Antonio , Murcia , Spain.|Performance and Sport Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha , Toledo , Spain.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ramos-Campo
authors.affiliation: Performance and Sport Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha , Toledo , Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mendizábal
authors.affiliation: The English Football Association , Leicester , United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berdejo-Del-Fresno
authors.affiliation: Performance and Sport Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha , Toledo , Spain.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Díaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: bioelectrical impedance; fat mass; fat-free mass; skinfold; whole body vibration