EMS fitness: 20 minutes a day that will help you lose weight

More and more often we started to notice strange tracksuits in photos of celebrities from gyms. Wires, belts, clasps – it seems as if they are preparing for a flight into space. And if before it was only frightening, now tens of thousands of praise reviews with unfamiliar acronym EMS at least cause interest. We decided to figure out what it is.

Space fitness

It turns out that space associations come to mind not by chance. Indeed, Electrical Muscle Stimulation (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) was developed for astronauts. The flights took quite a long time, and the weightlessness conditions had a significant impact on their health. In space, the body has virtually no weight, and muscles atrophy and spinal problems arise. EMS became the solution to this problem.

Soviet scientists kept this technology a closely guarded secret for many years. After the whole world learned about it, it began to be used in rehabilitation medicine and then in fitness.

How does it work?

• Before training, you will be put on a special suit and attached to electrodes that will help your muscles contract more frequently. However, this doesn’t mean you won’t have to do anything else.
• The workout will go on as normal and will most likely consist of three blocks – cardio, strength exercises and lymphatic drainage. In 20-30 minutes you will experience all the charms of a two-hour workout in the gym, the beacons of productivity will be the usual fatigue and muscle soreness.

Of course, a huge plus of EMS is the individual approach. The trainer customizes the device and monitors the device’s readings and your condition.

Professional athletes also actively use this training technique.
Here, for example, is the training of Usain Bolt, the fastest man on the planet.

Watch the video on the PremiumFit Club Youtube channel.

Doesn’t it hurt?

Let’s be honest, it doesn’t feel very good at first. It’s not easy for the muscles to get used to the extra load and increased intensity of contractions.

Is it harmful?

Contraindications to EMS-fitness are almost the same as to regular gym sessions – acute respiratory infections, acute respiratory infections, hemophilia, diseases of the pulmonary system, oncological diseases. EMS simulator should not be practiced with acute arthritis, disorders in the lymphatic system, pregnancy, thrombosis.
In any case, before such training, a doctor’s consultation will not hurt.

How is EMS better than conventional fitness?

• First of all, of course, time. 20-30 minutes instead of the standard two hours is a significant advantage.
• Secondly, doctors and EMS-instructors guarantee a reduced risk of injury.
• Thirdly, the load on joints and spine is reduced.
• And finally, EMS exercises engage deep-seated muscles that you may not have realized existed.

Relying on the best

Elena Savchuk, editor-in-chief of Beauty and Health magazine: “I have undergone 100 EMS-training sessions!”
The results of the sessions:

• slim figure
• flat stomach
• taut legs
• health and lightness

Irina Polivanova, opera singer: “I cured my back in two training sessions!”

Results of training:

• toned muscles
• taut body
• relief from back pain

Anastasia Denisova, star of the TV series “Deffchonki”: “I added twice a week workouts to my diet, and recently I got into a new fitness trend called Fit-n-go”.

The results of the classes:

• 15 kg weight loss
• slim figure
• toned muscles

Now it’s much easier to keep my body toned. No more long, grueling workouts in the gym, which means even fewer reasons to skip classes.