My friend told me about the Waver Vibration Plate, which I totally trust her, but at the same time, I always think "no pain, no gain"! And then my son, who has been exercising practically all of his life, came over one day and started talking about how he used this machine at the gym and loved it. My friend sent me a video of her on the waver, along with all of the different exercises and benefits of using the Vibration Plate, so I was convinced and ordered it right away - it came in two days later. And even my husband, who never exercises, liked it and I definitely do! Oh, and what's so great about this machine, it also has many different preset programs for all levels of intensity, so you can be a beginner or someone who works out regularly and benefit from this piece of equipment.