It was only the other day that I was designing a program for one of my clients and was just writing out the first of many gruelling chest exercises for my client, when I heard my darling wife exclaim: “I hope you’re not going to get one of your clients to do that exercise are you?” She was referring to the all too familiar piece of gym equipment, the Pec Deck. Not being a defensive person (not much – Beeble) and wanting to learn more I asked my wife to explain. Nicky is the best personal trainer I know and she proved it again. I will now try and show you how she enlightened me.
Why is the Pec Deck so bad?
As a Personal Trainer myself I know for a fact that our services can be somewhat outside some people’s budget. More often than not it seems that it is not the cost but the unwillingness to part with hard earned money for something that seems too expensive or, dare I say, something that we know we may give up in a few months. 
The Swiss Ball aka Exercise ball, Gym ball, Pilates ball, Sports ball, Fitness ball, Stability ball, Therapy ball, Yoga ball, Balance ball, Body ball and to some just that big inflatable ball thingy. 
For those of you who have not yet heard of the power-plate you can see from the picture that it is a futuristic looking piece of equipment with no weights, pulleys or obviously moving parts. It is a platform that you stand on or perform a range of exercises from whilst it vibrates. Exciting! I have been using the Power-plate for my clients’ and my own training for more than a year now. So what are the results? I hear you cry. 
