EMS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS) is a revolutionary muscle exercise concept for use in your own home. Our Body Shapers EMS systems are portable, light weight electronic units that have been scientifically designed and proven to exercise body muscles fast, efficiently & effectively through a series of stimulated contraction & relaxation phases. For years Soviet and Eastern bloc Olympic contenders have used muscle stimulators to build the same rippling muscles that steroids promise. Now the practice has finally reached the West. Body Shapers EMS is recommended for anyone participating in bodybuilding, power lifting, martial arts, boxing, or anyone simply wishing to achieve their optimal athletic physique. EMS is used extensively throughout the world. The Medical Advisory Committee has allowed the use of EMS systems by athletes since 1972 Olympic. Bodybuilders, professional athletes, physiotherapist, sports doctors, US/Canadian Track and Field athletes use EMS systems to supplement their routines.

Just strap it on while you're resting, reading, net surfing or watching TV, and watch your body transform right before your eyes.

Pain is the body's warning system. It is a way of letting an individual know that something is wrong. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulations (TENS) is a safe non-invasive drug-free method of pain management. It relieves pain by sending small electrical impulses through electrodes placed on the skin to underlying nerve fibers. TENS is believed to work by two different mechanisms. First, electrical stimulation of the nerve fibers can block a pain signal from being carried to the brain. If the signal is blocked, pain is not perceived. Secondly, the body has its own mechanism for suppressing pain. It does this by releasing natural chemicals called endophins in the brain which act as analgesics. TENS may activate this mechanism. By effectively managing pain without drugs, TENS allows many people with chronic pain conditions to resume daily activity.

All our Body Shaper systems come with the added benefit of TENS/continues mode.

Your Body Shaper EMS/TENS system can be used for treatment of back pain, lumbago, sciatica, tension, headache, tennis elbow, sports strains and sprains, damaged ligaments and all muscle related injuries.

This is a question often asked of us. Developed in England over 40 years ago by a team of scientists and doctors, EMS is used extensively in hospitals, beauty salons, health clubs and spas as part of the beauty regime and by physiotherapists and sports medicine to treat those annoying sports strains and sprains. Electronic Muscle Stimulator (EMS) is quite safe for any individual capable of taking normal exercise.

You can not strain or sprain your muscles by overworking them with your electronic muscle stimulator system because the feeling is more like a pleasant tingling sensation than a shock or jolt.

However, the following should not use electronic muscle stimulators (EMS): THOSE THAT ARE PREGNANT, USE A PACE MAKER, HAVE METAL PLATES OR PINS, HAVE DIABETICS OR HAVE ABNORMALLY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

Just as with starting any new exercise program, if in doubt, consult your physician.

"Most programs designed to increase muscle strength involve active exercises carried out by patient in isokinetic mode. Although those methods do result in an increase of muscle strength, it appears that tetanizing electrical stimulation using farad current is more effective method of building strength in the muscle." (M. Godfrey, M.D) Wellesley Hospital, published in physiotherapy Canada Vol. 31 No. 5.

All of our Body Shapers combination EMS & TENS home exercisers are portable, lightweight and compact, you can use them anywhere. At home, travelling, even at work. Each unit comes with it's own carrying case, larger models have briefcases. A forty-five minute treatment of Electronic Muscle Stimulator (EMS) at average intensity can be equivalent to three hundred sit-ups, one hundred push-ups, and one hundred scissor lifts. Electronic Muscle Stimulators (EMS) does not substitute for cardio-vascular.

This button enables you to work opposing muscle groups at the same time; ie. biceps and triceps. When normal mode is selected, all channels will contract and relax at the same time; However, when the alternating/reciprocating function is selected, even channels will be on and odd channels will be off during one cycle and will switch back and forth with subsequent cycles. The main advantages of using this function is to reduce workout time and hence decrease result time.

HOW MANY EMS TREATMENTS WILL I NEED?
More often than not, improvement can be felt after your very first session. The speed of maximum improvement depends entirely upon the condition of your muscles at the beginning. On average, using your Body Shaper EMS/TENS unit regularly, good improvements are noticeable 4-6 weeks of consistent treatments.

HOW LONG DO EMS RESULTS LAST?
Like any form of exercise, the results are never permanent unless you do something to maintain them. We suggest daily treatment from onset for a minimum of three weeks, with 2-3 sessions weekly thereafter. By having 2-3 sessions per week, you should be able to maintain your results. Remember though, EMS does not "burn calories", so do not increase your calorie consumption.