How EMS Works
What happens during an EMS workout?
During an EMS session, the impulses activate over 98% of your muscles simultaneously throughout all major muscle groups. Each muscle reacts with 85 contractions per second, compared to 1-2 contractions per second in one muscle group at a time during traditional strength training. Due to the full body activation and intensity of EMS training, sessions only need to be conducted once a week for 20 minutes equaling the benefits of 2.5 hours of conventional strength training. EMS activates a total of 650 body muscles and you will reach the highest possible level of fat burning. For example: performing squats and bicep curls without EMS activates less than 10% of the body’s muscles. With EMS, 92-98% of the muscles in your body are activated - that’s nearly 300 muscles in the body, many of which are hard to activate through conventional exercise.
What does EMS feel like?
The impulses, depending on the levels sent to your muscles, range from a tingle, to a tapping, to a pulse along the lines of what a massage chair feels like. None of it is painful. The workout is always well within the abilities of the person doing it – trainers are very careful about that – but within that range for each person. The training sessions are challenging, but are extremely rewarding.
