A vibrating workout that emulates skipping rope

The high plank or push-up position works multiple muscle groups and I was surprised that a one-minute hold left my upper body sore the next day! — Photos: YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

WHOLE body vibration machines have been around for a while now.

Its history can be traced back to one Dr Gustav Zander, a Swedish physician and mechanical engineer, who introduced it in the 1850s for therapeutic purposes.