Powerfit Elite Vibration Plate Review

Quick Take

Vibration plates are having more than a moment, and with good cause, the Powerfit Elite vibration platform is a popular model. Compact and easy to store, these items are suitable for most home gyms. Yet their space-saving nature doesn’t mean they can’t enhance a fitness routine in multiple ways. By combining movement and vibration, these machines engage all the body’s muscles, adding an additional level of challenge to every squat, lunge, and yoga move. One can’t just stand still on the plate and expect results. A vibrating machine is meant to enhance a workout by adding an additional element of challenge to a routine one would already be doing. As the machine vibrates, it tricks the muscles into working for stability, engaging legs, core and torso with every move. The Powerfit Elite adds resistance bands into the package for upper-body workouts too. Like any vibration plate, it’s not a magic machine to solve all one’s workout woes. Yet it can be used to enhance and add diversity to routines. Read on to learn more about the Powerfit Elite and compare it to a similar plate, the Hurtle.

The reviews are mixed in terms of customer satisfaction, with some claiming the Powerfit Elite vibration platform to be a miracle machine, and others reporting no results. As with most exercise equipment, the how is often more important than the what in terms putting the machine to work.

Powerfit Elite Vibration Platform: Features & Benefits

Some of the Powerfit Elite vibration platform’s highlights include:

Multi-Directional Motion

The Powerfit Elite features a vibration plate which supports multi-directional movements. The platform simulates walking, jogging, or running via horizontal oscillatory movements. If you place your feet close together while standing on the platform it will simulate walking. Placing them further apart will mirror jogging, and at the furthest, running.

99 Speed Levels

The Powerfit Elite has variable speed control from levels 1-99. The different frequency levels cause your body to work harder to maintain stability. Although Powerfit Company has no specification on the machine’s amplitude range or vibration frequency, you can click between levels with the remote, allowing your body to maintain stability before ramping up the speed.

Three Training Programs

The Powerfit Elite keeps it simple with three training programs including Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

Three Standing Positions

The intensity of your time spent on a vibration plate is highly dependent on your standing position. The further you stand from the controls, the greater the power level, and the Powerfit Elite Vibration Plate offers three standing positions including running, jogging, and walking.

Arm Resistance Bands

The bands allow you to add upper-body workouts to your toning and strengthening routines. They only add minimal resistance however, with some users noting that they aren’t tense enough to add strength training to your routine. However, they do allow you to add a wealth of different moves into your workouts to diversify your training, including cross pulls, bicep curls, laterals and more.

Remote control

The remote makes it easy to quickly increase or decrease the vibration speed.

Compact and Easy to Store

At  21-inches x 13-inches x 4.5-inches, the Powerfit Elite is a compact model that will suit most homes. It’s ideal for small spaces such as apartments as it allows you to enhance your total body at-home workouts without having to sacrifice much space at all. Its compact size makes it easy to move and store too; just slip it under the bed or sofa after use. It also has transport wheels so you can easily move it around. If you need a larger platform with a higher weight capacity, however, the brand makes an XL version which is 24-inches x 15-inches x 4.7-inches and can hold up to 330 pounds.

What Comes in the Box

• Oscillating vibration plate (standard size)
• 2 arm resistance bands
• Remote control (no batteries)
• Owner’s manual
• Workout guide and healthy eating plan

Powerfit Elite vs. Hurtle: Which Vibration Plate is Better?

When compared to the Hurtle Fitness vibration platform, the Powerfit Elite wins only on account of its more compact size. Both are plates as opposed to standing models, so are compact by nature. Both models have transport wheels making it easy to move them after use. The Hurtle can hold slightly more than the Powerfit Elite—265 lbs. as opposed to 220 lbs.—one of the reasons being because it is a larger plate. At 26.77-inches x 14.96-inches’ x 4.72-inches (as opposed to the 21-inch x 13-inch x 4.5-inch Powerfit Elite), the Hurtle is slightly longer and wider than the Powerfit Elite. Height-wise, both machines are about on par so whichever model you choose it won’t make a difference for storage if you are packing your plate under a sofa or bed. Your choice will depend on whether you want a smaller machine to begin with. Compact spaces such as apartments may be better suited to the Powerfit Elite because of its smaller size, but you have to consider what each machine offers and weigh up whether you would prefer to save space or sacrifice slightly more space for one or the other.

As for the vibration speeds, the Hurtle offers 40 levels and the Powerfit Elite offers 99 levels. The wider variety of speeds on the Powerfit Elite will give you more options to find what’s most comfortable and effective for you, and will allow you to ramp up the challenge more gradually. That said, the Hurtle wins in terms of customer reviews. It has more 5-star reviews for a range of reasons, from its ease of use to the sturdiness of the machine. Although the Powerfit Elite has a roster of 5-star reviews, there’s a high percentage of 1-star reviews too. Some users comment on the vibration speeds being too slow, some comment on the durability of the model (saying it broke much sooner than expected), and some call out the less than stellar customer service for fixing issues. Others complain that the only option that includes a handle and transport wheels is the XL. If you are torn between the Hurtle and the Powerfit Elite, we would recommend opting for the Hurtle based on the overall durability of the model, the higher weight capacity, and host of customer reviews which call out their satisfaction with the machine. However, if space is your biggest concern, the Powerfit Elite could be a solid option. Its compact size allows it to fit into basically any home gym setting, however small. It will add an additional level of challenge to your at-home routines if used correctly, but don’t expect magic. As with any vibration plate, it’s the work you put in that creates results.

The big question of course will come down to price, and with the Powerfit Elite and Hurtle, online prices can vary quite widely. Be sure to scout out the best deal as always.

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