Power Plate machines are becoming ever more popular in the celebrity world where looks and fitness are under close scrutiny.

Madonna is a big fan of Power Plate machines shaping up for her recent strenuous world tour on a Power Plate machine. The Power Plate is said to be responsible for the incredible shapes of not only Madonna, but also stars such as Claudia Schiffer, Natalie Imbruglia, Kylie Minogue and many others. Anna Friel recently admitted to using a Power Plate to keep fit on a recent Jonathan Ross show and Jonathan Ross himself is also a convert.

As well as the celebrity fitness world Power Plate machines are being used in the professional sports field as well. High profile sports teams such as Premiership football teams Manchester United, Chelsea, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur all use Power Plate machines as part of their training and the German football team used them as part of their training during the last World Cup.

Individual sports stars such as professional golfers Colin Montgomerie, Lee Westwood and Nick Dougherty use them to stay at the peak of their fitness. Colin Jackson is also a user.

Power Plate machines are also big in the US with many of the top American Football teams using them as rehabilitation and fitness machines for this grueling sport.

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