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By Cecily Bennett on Tuesday 28 October 2008

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Marie Claire Health Features: Body-sculpting gym excercise

The miracle machines coming to a gym near you

It’s the machine that everyone’s clamouring to use in American gyms right now, and considering it’s designed to eliminate bingo wings and give you arms to rival Jennifer Aniston’s, it should come as no surprise that the Krank Cycle is set to be the next big thing over here, too. Giving an effective, muscle-engaging workout focusing solely on the upper body, Kranking is spinning, but with arms. Research shows it develops strength and endurance and boosts metabolism. Look out for it in UK gyms next spring.
Meanwhile, Power Plate, our vibrating, gyrating, calorie-crunching friend, has come up trumps with its new my3 model, specially designed to be used at home.
Neat but effective, it delivers a speedy workout, increasing fitness, flexibility and coordination. With a vast range of user-friendly exercise options, and advanced technological features, it costs £995. For details, click here.
The Pineapple works even more muscles than the Power Plate and burns an amazing 400 calories every 15 minutes. Expected in UK gyms soon (or buy your own for around £1,075), the vibrating rectangular platform forces muscles to work extra hard to remain steady. Rotating handles and resistance pulleys mean you can perform yoga or Pilates on it for full body-sculpting potential. Minimum time with maximum results – genius. Click here for more information.

Words by Cecily Bennett, Tuesday 28 October 2008