EMS stands for “Electro Muscular Stimulation”. From a technical point of view, it is a full body training exercise using impulse current. In everyday life, our central nervous system constantly sends electrical impulses to control our muscle action. EMS uses this natural principle and is able to intensify this process to reach deeper muscle layers which are hard to activate through conventional training. This is achieved by applying EMS electrodes to the skin directly above the muscle. Simply, you can call EMS a selective intensification of electrical stimuli from the outside. You gain the best results if you workout actively while using our EMS device. Muscles are additionally stimulated through the electrodes while doing a series of low-impact exercises. This combined training leads to an additional increase of tension producing highly effective training results. Your personal trainer can control each muscle group by adjusting the training intensity according to your individual goals. With EMS you achieve visible and tangible success in a very short time.

The miha bodytec is able to stimulate all major muscle groups of your body simultaneously and does not only target one specific muscle group like typical tele-EMS machines. The EMS training with miha bodytec usually takes place in standing positions, actively performing low-impact exercise movements. With the miha bodytec each muscle group can be stimulated and exercised separately according to your goals and needs. Agonist and antagonist are always stimulated at the same time, which means that you are able to activate 90% of the whole muscle loop between two electrodes, including the deep muscle layers.

Electric stimulation training takes place in high intensity areas. During EMS training with miha bodytec, 90% of all muscles between two electrodes are activated simultaneously with EACH contraction cycle. In addition, the muscle contractions are stronger and more intense than a voluntary exertion can do alone. Compared to conventional weight training, the deeper muscles are also being activated which leads to better intra- and inter-muscular coordination. Based on these scientifically proven facts, you achieve highly effective results within a short period of time. Considering the contraction time and intensity for the trained muscles, the effect of 20 minutes training with miha bodytec is comparable to several hours of conventional weight training, which in turn means quickly visible and tangible results.

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A general gym workout, including a warm-up, averages 1–1.5 hours per session. To see and feel results, you need to train at least 2–3 times a week which adds up to six hours or more per week. Many people cannot afford to spend this required amount of time getting fit and keeping in shape. With miha bodytec you only need 20 minutes per week to get comparable results to several hours of conventional weight workout.

No. The use of low frequency impulse currents is widely used in training and rehabilitation therapy. Muscles are electro chemical organs and need electrical impulses from the central nervous system to contract. EMS technology uses this natural principle, but is able to intensify the contraction by applying electrodes directly above the muscle.

No. The miha bodytec works with low-impulse frequency and our muscles do not differentiate between a natural impulse from the brain or an external impulse via an electrode.

Most people can use EMS training, but if you have a health condition which prevents you from participating in conventional sport then you must definitely get advice from an experienced doctor first.

The absolute contraindications are:

• Heart pacemaker
• Pregnancy
• Severe circulatory disorder and arterial circulatory disorder
• Abdominal wall or inguinal hernia
• Tuberculosis
• Tumour diseases
• Arteriosclerosis in advanced stadium
• Diabetes mellitus
• Severe neurological illnesses (epilepsy, multiple sclerosis)
• Fever, acute bacterial or viral infections
• Bleedings (hemorrhages) and heavy bleeding tendency (hemophilia)

If you suffer from any of the above conditions please consult your doctor first to obtain medical approval before starting with EMS training.

No. With miha bodytec the EMS training is based on low frequency impulses and does not harm the body. The body needs electrical impulses from our central nervous system, which leads to a muscle contraction and EMS only uses this natural principle in a more intense and effective way. There are no known side effects of EMS training.

Numerous studies at the University of Bayreuth (2002–2003) and Erlangen-Nürnberg (2009), at the German Sporthochschule Köln (2008), as well as the heart clinic in Bad Oeynhausen (2010) have shown the effectiveness of EMS training. Trained and untrained people achieve visible and tangible results in a very short space of time. As a matter of fact, not only general muscle-building is achieved: EMS-training works brilliantly for increasing an athlete’s speed, due to the fast twitching (FT) muscle fibers being activated first by the external impulse. EMS also works great when certain areas are targeted: for example buttocks, stomach or back, especially for reduction of back pain. Furthermore and most importantly, EMS – unlike conventional training – puts no stress on the joints.

For more detailed information about EMS and the different studies, kindly check up on the miha bodytec website.

A bodytec undergarment will be provided on your trial session.