January, 2011: Kim Clijsters wins Australian Open
For the fourth time in her career Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters has won a Grand Slam title. At the final of the Australian Open she defeated her Chinese opponent Li Na. In 2009 and 2010 the Belgian made a stormy comeback by winning the US Open after an absence of two years and only 6 moths after initiating an intensive training program, using the Vertimax as an ultimate training device.
November 4, 2009: Athlete Marija Sestak welcomes Vertimax
Marija Sestak Athlete, Slovenian record holder in triple jump and 3rd in the world indoor rankings with a distance of 15.08 meters was pleased with the strength and Vertimax device. "After the Olympics in 2008 I injured my back and missed almost the whole season of 2009. During our training camp in South Africa I tried to work with the Vertimax and was very happy with the result! I can not work with weights because of my Vertimax back injury and I think is a very good solution for me."
June 13: AFC Ajax chooses Vertimax Ajax Amsterdam has chosen for the Vertimax to improve the opportunities for physical training. Other professional clubs, training with the Vertimax are for instance Manchester United, Arsenal, AC Milan, Bayern Munich and Fenerbahce.
March 30, 2009: K1 fighters discover Vertimax
K1 kick boxing champs Peter Aerts, Leroy Kestner and Remy Bonjasky are training with the Vertimax. AFAFA in Zandvoort and Secondsout in Almere have the Vertimax to their availability since last year for improving explosiveness and velocity power. The successes have not been forthcoming since then.
August 11, 2009: Hospital places Galileo for OR staff After a successful trial, the Hospital Slingeland the OR Department placed a Galileo as a prophylactic against illness due to the high stabelasting of Education employees.
June 15, 2009: Training Incentive Galileo greater and safer
A recently published study shows that the maximum training stimulus during training Galileo 2 to 8 times greater than the known "vibration plates". Previous studies have shown that at similar training stimuli Galileo activates the muscles more and less vibration while the head gives direction, making it a safer stimulation.
March 1, 2009: "Galileo vibration device is of a different planet"
A group of journalists with scientific background in a comparison between vibration devices that "... the alternating (Galileo) principle in the body produces more power with less vibration to the head (an essential prerequisite for safe vibration stimulation )..."
March 1, 2009 : Galileo Galileo Fitness and Sport in top 3 listing
In the same comparison two Galileo models ( "Fitness" and "Sport") scored a top 3 listing for performance. Also the other Galileo systems scored very well with the second highest score 'great'.
January 13, 2009: Galileo stimulation increases blood flow by 33%
The authority supporting scientific journal "Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging" from January 2009 reported that Galileo stimulation leads to an increase in blood flow rate of 33%, 4 times more than during the same activity without WBV.