From the ThighMaster to goat yoga, the fitness industry has seen some surprising fads in recent years. However, people have been using unconventional ways to get fit and look their best for decades.

DON’T be so quick to judge those ‘as seen on TV’ exercise machines. Well, not all of them. There’s some real science behind the vibrating plates. Such obscurities include machines like vibrating ...

Vibration plates are making a comeback. Similar to the mid-20th-century vibrating belt machines, vibration plates have been said to provide the body with various benefits and can even be a tool for ...

Trendy exercise machines that simply vibrate the body are as effective as a regular work-out for combating obesity, according to new research. The WBV (whole-body vibration) devices mimic the muscle ...

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 ...