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 ...

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 ...

For years, companies have been hawking vibration as a form of exercise—from those fat-jiggling waist belts in the ’80s to the vibrating platforms found in many gyms today. Now, a new study in mice ...

Cast your mind back, if you will, to some of the more baffling fitness fads of yesteryear. Obviously there's the questionable fashion sense that came along with the aerobics movement. Then there was ...

Some fitness trends prove to be entirely wrong after additional research is performed. Here are five instances where gym trends of the 1970s proved to be inaccurate.

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 ...

In the meantime, there are other tricks you can try to make workouts feel easier. Studies show that listening to music, ...

Whether you’re an elite athlete, a weekend warrior, or dealing with a chronically stiff or sore back, a combination of heat and vibration may provide much-needed relief. Hyperice just released the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For some, Osteoboost might initially evoke TV informercials for gadgets that promise to shock people's abdominal muscles into six-pack formation while they sit, or mid-20th century ...