Do I Need a Vibration Plate? My feeds are suddenly full of women raving about the benefits of jiggling their bodies.

By Erica Schwiegershausen

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: @thekelseyrose_ on Instagram, @samanthabanwer on TikTok

It’s somehow still January, and my algorithm won’t let me forget it. But amid all the posts trying to convince me this will be the year I start bench-pressing and taking protein shots, some people are taking a different approach to their 2026 fitness routines. My feed is suddenly full of women who swear by jiggling their bodies on vibration plates.

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