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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vintage magazine ads show that it was a hit in the ’70s and ’80s. Even Utpal Dutt uses one in the 1979 film Gol Maal. The claim: Vibration stimulates fat cells and the jiggle burns it away. Of course, ...