EMS stands for ‘Electrical Muscle Stimulation’. This training method utilises electrical impulses to achieve a controlled contraction of the skeletal striated muscles. In conventional training, muscles are controlled by the central nervous system via electrical signals to cause contraction and therefore movement. In EMS training, however, the musculature receives external electrical impulses. Due to our muscles inability to differentiate between internal and external signals, this allows the muscles to contract without a signal from the central nervous system.
EMS is gaining increased attention among athletes, fashion models as well as weekend warriors. It has the potential to aid in the following: weight loss, low-impact high-intensity strength training, body toning and skin tightening. The best part, it only takes 20 minutes!