In The T-Zone

I’ve made a conscious effort to be less cynical.  Unlike a skeptic who can be convinced by evidence, a cynic closes themselves off from a lot of experiences in life and I realized I had become one.  So when I decided to move to London it seemed like a good time to try a new approach. Oh, I can call up a good chunk of cynicism when the situation calls for it but in my everyday life, not being so cynical leaves me available to the spontaneous things life has to offer.  This evolution served me well this week. We were invited to try T Zone Vibration.  It sounds like a gimmick and I wondered if it might be this year’s answer to the Thighmaster, but it’s not.  It’s a machine that looks like a short treadmill and it vibrates you.  That’s a very simplified explanation of it.  I started investigating it by looking for online reviews and videos and was finally convinced when my chiropractor, the sensible and wise Shawn Martin, gave it his endorsement to it calling its technology “based in science”.  It’s been around a while now and has a very rare stamp of approval from Health Canada.  The NFL and other pro sports teams also have them for their players.  Asking around, I found out that a colleague’s 89 year old relative is up and around now because of using the T Zone.  He had been all but immobile because of knee pain.  There’s no repetitive pounding, you’re standing firm, so it’s good for those who can’t jog or even do a treadmill, too.

Your muscles get a workout without you having to do a heck of a lot.  However, they say up front, this does not replace cardio activities. It’s meant to supplement what you’re doing to get or stay fit.  The way you stand, bend, lean or how rapid the vibration setting is will all influence how and where on your body you will feel the effects.  Talk about loosening you up!  And you do it in 10 minute increments.  Some people do a 10 minute turn and leave. Others do 30 or 40 minutes. The 10 minute stint apparently gives your muscles a workout equal to an hour of other activity.

The new T Zone centre is busy.  The testimonials are wonderful.  People with back and joint problems feel better.  Others are losing inches and weight.  And it feels darn good.  On Friday for our second visit, both of us tried it in a position that loosened the muscles on our upper backs and it made a huge difference.  I don’t twinge when I bend over or turn my head.  Those little pains we get used to?  Mine are already gone.  I haven’t felt one ache of age since my first treatment.  It’s not the be all and end all and it doesn’t replace getting up off your butt but I can tell that I’ve never been so eager to get back to a place to do any form of exercise whatsoever.   I can’t wait to go back and do it again!