Did the balance bracelets, which were on everyone’s arm a few years ago, for which we made great efforts to find the original and paid high sums on top of it, really made us stronger and more balanced as promised?
There was a time when balance bracelets were booming, remember? We all go for a run, get those wristbands, then “Look bro, now I’m going to stand on one leg without wearing a bracelet and a bracelet, you won’t drop me” saying your bracelet to us give it supernatural power we used to believe
These balance bracelets, which are used by millions of people not only in our country but all over the world, and even bought after making sure that they are licensed, seem to be nothing but a placebo effect. it doesn’t work. Based on scientific data, let’s learn together how balance bracelets are no different from any rope we can tie on our arm.
Indeed, how did these bracelets become so popular?
Although Power Balance, which is claimed to be produced using holographic technology, first appeared in 2008, the real sales boom was made in 2010 by the famous professional surfer. With Bruce Irons wearing this bracelet started.
Brands selling such wristbands state that there is an energy field in the human body in the wristbands they give on their websites and that this energy field can be affected by the hologram and become stronger and more balanced. was stating.
Of course, there was no place in the scientific world for balance bracelets to acquire. After all, it was not possible to be stronger or feel more energetic with a jewelry worn on the wrist, foot or any other part of the body, and the scientific world had to believe it. scientific data it needed. For this reason, various researches were started on balance bracelets and the results were as follows: though not the kind that satisfies anyone people continued to wear these bracelets for a long time.
The results of the research conducted on 42 professional athletes:
By dividing the effect of balance bracelets into four (flexibility, balance, strength, jumping), scientists began to extensively investigate whether the bracelets make any changes on these values.
42 athletes who are professionally engaged in this work in the USA participated in the research conducted by the American Council on Exercise. The athletes first performed in 4 different activities listed above without warming up, together with the original wristbands of the Power Balance brand.
The same athletes then performed the same with the wristbands, unaware that they were fake, and the results were truly surprising;
As you can see from the table, there is no difference between the registered bracelet of the Power Balance brand and the effect of the fake bracelet on the human body. Even because of the placebo effect of athletes wearing fake wristbands outperforms original wristbands. It can even be said.
In another study by scientists from the University of Texas, the result was no different. In this study, in which 10 men and 14 women participated in total, the performances of the participants with Power Balance wristbands, with and without placebo wristbands, Recorded with the MicroFit system receipt.
Participants in three different activities on flexibility, strength and balance were compared with the performance they showed in other conditions when they wore original Power Balance wristbands. same performance they exhibited.
So how come we feel more energetic or powerful when we wear this bracelet?
Actually, there is only one answer to this question; placebo. When we wear the bracelet, we naturally have an expectation from it and we can feel more energetic, strong or balanced because we are sure that it works. Thanks to the bracelet that we can’t be stronger, dozens of studies have already proven it, such as the scientific resources we have mentioned above. So the reason why you feel more energetic or more balanced is not your bracelet, from the power of the mind originates.
Conclusion: I hope you didn’t pay big bucks for these bracelets on time.
As you can see, Power Balance bracelets do not have any positive effect on the human body. The worst part is that these bracelets, which are always sought after when they want to be bought, and which can now be found for 20-30 TL, were delivered on time (between 2010 and 2011). At exorbitant prices like 70, 80 TL was being sold.
Sources: American Council on Exercise, University of Texas, USA