Customers have varying expectations for results from their vibration training sessions. Some want generally improved fitness so they have the stamina and strength for everyday life. Others use vibration training as an essential part of their sports or fitness training program. Still others want to see fat-loss and maybe to have a bikini body by next summer. And there are other motivations as well.
Regardless of the reasons for coming to Vibra-Train there’s a secondary motive that makes a difference to results attained. That motive is basically how much the person is prepared to push themselves (how much effort they will make) and how compliant they are to instructions.
As I’ve written in previous articles getting into and remaining in Perfect Position is non-negotiable. We have ways to make it simpler for customers who really have difficulty and for those who just wont do it right, they also have to take those options. The alternative positions, if you can call them that as really they are not alternative by customer choice but by necessity, are mostly used when a customer has an injury or disability. In most instances they don’t make the particular position easier they just add to stability and ability to hold Perfect Position, such as by using side handlebars the arms are able to take some of the pressure off the legs and hips when doing a Squat Position.
Some customers have a mindset that sees them come in for their sessions and then do everything possible to make it easy or do as little as they can. They obviously believe that vibration training is beneficial to them but they make minimal effort. Just getting to the studio seems to fulfil their desire for training. This may sound a little unfair but I see this happen most days of the week. I can relate to it too as I sometimes feel like this when I go to the Gym, making the effort to get there, then after a short session on the exercycle and maybe a few weights machines I head to the sauna rather than complete my workout. It’s not like this everytime though as I like to push myself to extreme limit and again I see this at the Vibra-Train studio as customers have days they really want to train and other days they feel lethargic. This is normal; none of us feel in top form mentally and physically every day.
I see differences in motivation though. There’s the type of person who always takes short cuts and tries to cheat by pulling out of position as soon as it “hurts” and there’s the type that pushes through, stronger willed, knowing that the short period of intense muscle contraction or pain is, just that, short; only lasting maybe 30 seconds and usually less. These people see amazing results in a short time period and continue to make gains. The others do get results but it takes longer and they are more likely to settle for less, until the day comes when they talk to an instructor and ask why they have stopped improving, or they stop coming in because “it just isn’t working for them” and they go off to try another way to “get maximum gain for minimal effort”.
Vibration Training is hard work. The results are worth the effort!
