From the vibrating belt machine to the twist board, people have been coming up with machines to take the “work” out of their workouts since the Victorian era. Most turn out to be ineffective fads, but ...

They don't always offer the benefits influencers claim they do.

Are vibration plate effective? The health tool has been all over social media, claiming to help with everything from weight ...

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 ...

Every generation has its own version of the vibrating belt machine — the '50s-era contraption that promised to literally shake housewives into shape with minimal effort (and effect). This perpetual ...

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 ...

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.

"Ladies, jiggle your fat away" was the sales pitch I heard as I walked through the women's figure salon toward the instructor's lounge. It was the late '70s, and the old vibrating-belt machine stood ...

Time was, humans didn’t have to worry much about getting exercise. When we had to kill, gather, grow, or herd our own food, working out happened naturally. Of course, as soon as we figured out how to ...