Acute Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Resting Metabolic Rate and Substrate Utilisation in Healthy Women

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the acute effects of single-whole-body vibration (WBV) on resting metabolic rate (RMR) and carbohydrate–lipid profile of blood in young, healthy women. The participants, in a randomised controlled crossover study, participated in two trials: WBV and a vibration simulation (placebo). The WBV was performed in the prone position and cycloidal-oscillatory vibration was used. The RMR measurement (calorimetry) was performed: before the WBV, during WBV, immediately after the completion of WBV, and 1 h after the completion of WBV. For biochemical analyses, venous blood was collected. During WBV, there was a significant increase in RMR compared to baseline. Immediately after and 1 h following the end of the WBV, RMR was close to baseline levels (p > 0.05). The increased energy expenditure resulted from the increased utilisation of carbohydrates and proteins during the vibration. In the placebo condition, there were no significant changes over time in the level of the studied indices during calorimetry. The WBV had no significant effects on the level of glucose in the blood. The applied vibration did not significantly affect the concentration of the analysed lipid indices, which were within the physiological norms for all measurements. Results indicate the need for further research to establish the physiological mechanisms underlying the observed effects of WBV on resting metabolic rate.

Editorial to the Special Issue “Human Bodywork: Applications in Health, Disease, and Rehabilitation”

“…From the contributing studies in this category, we can mention Martins et al [ 3 ], Cuenca-Zaldivar et al [ 4 ]. Dos Santos et al [ 5 ], Maciejczyk et al [ 6 ], Dufournet et al [ 7 ], Shabat et al [ 8 ], An et al [ 9 ], Martínez-Jiménez et al [ 10 ], Wang et al [ 11 ], Ofran et al [ 12 ], Wang et al [ 13 ], Rostron et al [ 14 ], Silva Caiado et al [ 15 ], Arenales Arauz et al [ 16 ], Souto Braz et al [ 17 ], and Van Heuvelen et al [ 18 ] with an Reporting Guidelines for Whole-Body Vibration Studies in Humans, Animals and Cell Cultures. In the third category, the optimization of athlete performance was discussed in the papers of Brambilla et al [ 19 ], Strutzenberger et al [ 20 ], and Kiers et al [ 21 ].…”

Whole-Body Vibration Associated with Strength Training on the Lower-Limb Blood Flow and Mobility in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

“…The whole-body vibration (WBV) training program is an alternative for a safe, effective, and low-cost exercise, which can present a satisfying compliance by previously sedentary patients [ 20 , 21 ]. It is generally assumed that vibration stimulates muscle spindles that responds with tonic vibration reflexes thereby enhancing muscle activity [ 21 , 22 , 23 ]. In the literature, two studies identified a significant blood flow increase in DM2 patients undergone vibration [ 24 , 25 ].…”