Retail price   $2995.00 Shipping included Total    $2995.00 WHOLE BODY VIBRATION TECHONOLOGY (WBV) Developed by the Russians nearly 50 years ago, Whole Body Vibration Technology was used to train its athletes to win numerous Olympic Golds and to rehabilitate its Cosmonauts upon their return from space. Dr. Vladimir Nazarov, one of Russia's key sports scientists, began research into this field by experimenting with a vibration system. It was he who introduced this technology to competitive sports, ballet, and medicine in the former USSR. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Nazarov's research on whole body vibration made its way to Europe in the early 1990's. Since then, there has been extensive research on whole body vibration. Today, Whole Body Vibration therapy is used in hospitals, physical therapy clinics, and rehabilitation facilities around the world. Everyone from the elderly, persons with physical disabilities, to individuals simply wanting to improve muscle tone, is using this form of exercise. Due to its many benefits, the technology is quickly gaining acceptance by universities, professional sports teams, and health professionals in the rehabilitation and medical fields. In addition, the European Space Agency and NASA are actively using vibration technology in ongoing studies for the maintenance of muscle strength, mass, and bone density. The Vitality Step Ultra offers a host of health benefits due to the principle of WBV. The Vitality Step Ultra transmits waves of energy throughout the body. The body's natural response to stabilize the body from the vibrations is for the muscles to contract. This cycle of muscle contraction and release is what makes training with the Vitality Step Ultra so effective.