EMS is short for Electro Muscle Stimulation. Effectively it acts as an amplifier. With every movement you make in normal life, a motor nerve is stimulated by impulses from the brain, thereby giving your muscles the “command” to tense – which is a muscle contraction. The result: the muscles contract, and you can walk, shake someone’s hand or lift a weight. EMS replicates this impulse to make your muscles contract via a safe, low- frequency pulse of electrical current.

Max Bodytec EMS devices stimulate all your major muscle groups simultaneously, enabling significant results in a short, 20 minute period. Your personal trainer can also activate eight muscle groups individually (such as the lower back, stomach, biceps and glutes) according to your goals and needs.

Max Bodytec EMS training is a full body workout. Over 90% of muscles are activated simultaneously and the muscle contractions are more intense than normal exercise. Compared to conventional weight training EMS training activates more and deeper muscle groups; which leads to max results, improved strength, toning, fitness and core stability, a more balanced workout and all without the risk of injury you get with lifting weights.

The feeling you experience when using Max Bodytec EMS machines is best described as a very gentle tingle. This sensation can be adjusted at any time by your personal trainer depending on your goals. It is a workout and you are likely to be tired at the end of a session and also experience muscle aches for a couple of days (especially after your early sessions) – but this is because your muscles will be working hard.

 

The EMS machines are completely safe. Miha Bodytec manufacture the machines, they are a German company and the market leaders – all of their EMS machines have gone through the most rigorous of safety checks and meet all German and EU guidelines for medical devices. The technology has been used for decades in hospitals as a safe, effective rehabilitation method and most major Olympic athletes now use EMS for their training.

As with many training programmes, EMS is not recommended for anyone who is:
– pregnant
– has a pacemaker or other electrical implant
– has an acute illness, such as fever, viral infection or acute inflammatory disease

This list is not exhaustive and you should discuss any concerns with your personal trainer before any training commences.

Max Bodytec EMS trainers are experienced and qualified personal trainers, health professionals or sport scientists and have received Miha-Bodytec training from their in-house training programme. In addition they have undergone extensive, specialist EMS training, which gives them an official EMS training qualification.

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MAX BODYTEC is proud to use Miha Bodytec EMS machines (www.miha-bodytec.com/en). Miha Bodytec was founded in 2007 and are the current market leaders in EMS machinery. They are a German company and have won numerous awards in the fitness industry.

 

All of Miha Bodytec’s machines have gone through the most rigorous of safety checks and meet all German & EU guidelines for medical devices.

As with many training programmes, EMS is not recommended for anyone who:

 

– is pregnant
– has a pacemaker or other electrical implant
– has an acute illness, such as fever, viral infection or acute inflammatory disease
– suffers from epilepsy. 

This list is not exhaustive and you should discuss any concerns with your personal trainer before any training commences.

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You should feel the results immediately as you will be working your muscles in a deeper and more intense way than you have experienced before. After 4 to 5 sessions most clients start to notice differences in their strength and posture and after 6 to 8 sessions the results should start to become visible – that is less than 3 hours of training in total!! 

 

One thing we get asked to help with a lot is weight loss. Losing weight is obtained through a combination of exercise and nutrition – it is essential to work on them together if you are serious about losing weight.