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Sponsored:
Power Plate

Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company

Published in Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
Will Febbo
Will Febbo, CEO of Performance Health Systems / Power Plate

How does your appointment support Power Plate’s broader ambitions?

This appointment comes at a pivotal moment. Power Plate has already proven three essential truths: whole body vibration works – with this fact supported by 25 years of research – the product scales globally; and demand extends far beyond elite athletes.

After seven years as a board member and having had deeper operational involvement over the past year, I see clearly that we’re not simply a product company, we’re building a platform.

With the integration of technology, agentic AI, data, content and community, Power Plate can evolve beyond equipment into a pervasive wellness system.

The market is shifting rapidly, with consumers no longer separating fitness, longevity, recovery and musculoskeletal health, but seeking total wellness solutions.

Training, recovery and longevity are merging into a single wellness continuum and Power Plate is the base layer

Aligned with this trend, Power Plate delivers automated biological stimuli that enhance bone density, circulation, neuromuscular activation, hormonal response, strength, and functional health. This is not just fitness equipment – it’s wellness infrastructure.

The opportunity ahead is category expansion and leadership, not incremental growth.

I bring a platform perspective:

Shifting from fitness positioning to activation positioning.

Integrating into daily life – from gym to home, clinic to workplace.

Power Plate can become woven into how people live, work and perform.

What does Power Plate do exceptionally well and where is it differentiated?

Power Plate is fundamentally different by design.

Traditional equipment relies on voluntary exertion. Power Plate delivers automated biological stimuli through precise, multi-directional vibration. The platform delivers the stimuli; the body adapts reflexively.

Practically, this enables:

Rapid muscle fibre recruitment in seconds.

Increased circulation without high impact.

Simultaneous performance, conditioning and recovery.

Accessibility across populations – from elite athletes to active ageing and from rehabilitation patients to busy professionals.

Power Plate is a transformative technology that contributes to a longer, healthier lifespan

Differentiation rests in three areas:

Automation versus effort – Power Plate stimuli are delivered by physics.

Speed of effect – measurable change in minutes.

Breadth of application – performance, rehabilitation, bone density, circulation, and productivity.

While treadmills, bikes, and wearables rely on effort or measurement, Power Plate triggers adaptive biological response. Wearables measure. We activate. That distinction is powerful.

How does Power Plate evolve as fitness and healthcare converge?

Training, recovery, longevity and mental clarity are merging into a single wellness continuum. Power Plate becomes the base layer of that continuum, integrated across health clubs, homes, offices, clinics and hospitality environments.

Over the next three to five years, major opportunities include:

The longevity and healthy ageing markets.

Corporate performance environments.

Boutique medical and recovery clinics.

Premium home optimisation.

Digital ecosystems layered onto hardware.

Expanded integration in traditional fitness.

As daily life grows more sedentary, automated biological stimuli become increasingly valuable in delivering baseline conditioning.

Tell us about your executive positioning

Power Plate is not competing in connected fitness. It’s redefining baseline human functionality.

Where others measure steps and heart rate, Power Plate influences circulation, neuromuscular activation and cellular signalling.

As the global market shifts toward longevity, prevention and resilience, that positioning becomes not just differentiated, but essential.

More: www.powerplate.com

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

The next generation of operators will not sell more intensity. They will deliver intelligent, research-backed solutions that fit into real life.

Challenges

Rising consumer expectations around wellness and longevity.

Digital and boutique competition.

Commoditisation in fitness.

Macroeconomic pressure on discretionary spending.

Opportunities

Ageing populations seeking non-pharmaceutical interventions.

Employers investing in productivity and resilience.

Integration with measurable biomarkers.

Expansion beyond ‘exercise’ into daily conditioning.

POWERFUL PERCEPTIONS

Power Plate holds a premium niche with strong clinical credibility and elite heritage. The opportunity is to broaden perception beyond performance into everyday wellness.

The shift is from gym equipment to pervasive daily stimuli infrastructure.

We will strengthen:

Consumer education around automated biological stimuli.

Partnerships in medical and longevity verticals.

Distribution depth in high-value markets.

Brand storytelling around physics-driven activation.

IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES

Acceleration will come from clarity and expanded application – not by simply adding products. The aims are to:

Clarify the category narrative: activation through automated biological stimuli.

Strengthen global distribution and regional leadership.

Expand commercial verticals – corporate, clinical, hospitality.

Layer digital education and services onto hardware.

Align global messaging around everyday integration.

STRATEGIC VERTICALS

Priority verticals include longevity clinics, corporate headquarters, luxury residential developments, physiotherapy studios, hospitality environments and progressive health clubs.

The unifying theme is integration – moving from scheduled workouts to daily automated biological stimuli embedded in life.

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features

Sponsored:
Power Plate

Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company

Published in Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
Will Febbo
Will Febbo, CEO of Performance Health Systems / Power Plate

How does your appointment support Power Plate’s broader ambitions?

This appointment comes at a pivotal moment. Power Plate has already proven three essential truths: whole body vibration works – with this fact supported by 25 years of research – the product scales globally; and demand extends far beyond elite athletes.

After seven years as a board member and having had deeper operational involvement over the past year, I see clearly that we’re not simply a product company, we’re building a platform.

With the integration of technology, agentic AI, data, content and community, Power Plate can evolve beyond equipment into a pervasive wellness system.

The market is shifting rapidly, with consumers no longer separating fitness, longevity, recovery and musculoskeletal health, but seeking total wellness solutions.

Training, recovery and longevity are merging into a single wellness continuum and Power Plate is the base layer

Aligned with this trend, Power Plate delivers automated biological stimuli that enhance bone density, circulation, neuromuscular activation, hormonal response, strength, and functional health. This is not just fitness equipment – it’s wellness infrastructure.

The opportunity ahead is category expansion and leadership, not incremental growth.

I bring a platform perspective:

Shifting from fitness positioning to activation positioning.

Integrating into daily life – from gym to home, clinic to workplace.

Power Plate can become woven into how people live, work and perform.

What does Power Plate do exceptionally well and where is it differentiated?

Power Plate is fundamentally different by design.

Traditional equipment relies on voluntary exertion. Power Plate delivers automated biological stimuli through precise, multi-directional vibration. The platform delivers the stimuli; the body adapts reflexively.

Practically, this enables:

Rapid muscle fibre recruitment in seconds.

Increased circulation without high impact.

Simultaneous performance, conditioning and recovery.

Accessibility across populations – from elite athletes to active ageing and from rehabilitation patients to busy professionals.

Power Plate is a transformative technology that contributes to a longer, healthier lifespan

Differentiation rests in three areas:

Automation versus effort – Power Plate stimuli are delivered by physics.

Speed of effect – measurable change in minutes.

Breadth of application – performance, rehabilitation, bone density, circulation, and productivity.

While treadmills, bikes, and wearables rely on effort or measurement, Power Plate triggers adaptive biological response. Wearables measure. We activate. That distinction is powerful.

How does Power Plate evolve as fitness and healthcare converge?

Training, recovery, longevity and mental clarity are merging into a single wellness continuum. Power Plate becomes the base layer of that continuum, integrated across health clubs, homes, offices, clinics and hospitality environments.

Over the next three to five years, major opportunities include:

The longevity and healthy ageing markets.

Corporate performance environments.

Boutique medical and recovery clinics.

Premium home optimisation.

Digital ecosystems layered onto hardware.

Expanded integration in traditional fitness.

As daily life grows more sedentary, automated biological stimuli become increasingly valuable in delivering baseline conditioning.

Tell us about your executive positioning

Power Plate is not competing in connected fitness. It’s redefining baseline human functionality.

Where others measure steps and heart rate, Power Plate influences circulation, neuromuscular activation and cellular signalling.

As the global market shifts toward longevity, prevention and resilience, that positioning becomes not just differentiated, but essential.

More: www.powerplate.com

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

The next generation of operators will not sell more intensity. They will deliver intelligent, research-backed solutions that fit into real life.

Challenges

Rising consumer expectations around wellness and longevity.

Digital and boutique competition.

Commoditisation in fitness.

Macroeconomic pressure on discretionary spending.

Opportunities

Ageing populations seeking non-pharmaceutical interventions.

Employers investing in productivity and resilience.

Integration with measurable biomarkers.

Expansion beyond ‘exercise’ into daily conditioning.

POWERFUL PERCEPTIONS

Power Plate holds a premium niche with strong clinical credibility and elite heritage. The opportunity is to broaden perception beyond performance into everyday wellness.

The shift is from gym equipment to pervasive daily stimuli infrastructure.

We will strengthen:

Consumer education around automated biological stimuli.

Partnerships in medical and longevity verticals.

Distribution depth in high-value markets.

Brand storytelling around physics-driven activation.

IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES

Acceleration will come from clarity and expanded application – not by simply adding products. The aims are to:

Clarify the category narrative: activation through automated biological stimuli.

Strengthen global distribution and regional leadership.

Expand commercial verticals – corporate, clinical, hospitality.

Layer digital education and services onto hardware.

Align global messaging around everyday integration.

STRATEGIC VERTICALS

Priority verticals include longevity clinics, corporate headquarters, luxury residential developments, physiotherapy studios, hospitality environments and progressive health clubs.

The unifying theme is integration – moving from scheduled workouts to daily automated biological stimuli embedded in life.

Read more from this issue of HCM magazine

View contents of HCM 2026 issue 3
Sign up for FREE ezines & magazines
Man using Powerplate equipment
Power Plate has 25 years of research into the efficacy of vibration training
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Power Plate has a global partnership with EXOS / power plate
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