EMS: Fitness-Technology of the Future Already Available!
EMS Fitness To make a good start, let’s discuss what EMS is and how it is deciphered. EMS, or electrical muscle stimulation, stands for the stimulation of muscles with the help of electrical impulses identical to those that go all the way from your brain to muscles during a classical training session in a gym. Initially, EMS was used (and is still used) by physiotherapists for the purpose of patient’s rehabilitation after surgery. As a rule, this technology is used in situations when a person experiences muscle slowdown and weakness due to physical trauma, painful feelings, and swelling. For instance, electrical myostimulation helps recover one’s legs after serious surgery on ligaments as it brings the muscle tissues back to normal making them perform their direct function – contraction.
Just like any technology of the future, EMS takes its roots in the past. Back in the 1960s, physiotherapists applied stimulation for physical training of an upscale group of athletes who were getting ready for the Olympic Games. They kept records in which they admitted that the effectiveness of this type of training was 40% higher than that of a classical training session. This is because it involves training of more muscles and allows conducting a deeper and more effective stimulation of ligaments, which leads to greater endurance, elasticity, and strength.
