For many years, finding ways to improve the efficiency of physical exercise has been a topic of interest for athletes and people seeking a healthy lifestyle. With the global technological boom and its impact on the fitness industry, this issue is equally important today. Although the benefits of tactile feedback training are many, especially EMS and TENS, which have been known for decades, with the development of virtual reality and smart clothing, this type of training has once again caused waves.
What is the difference between EMS training and regular exercise?
People are usually skeptical of new technologies, but they are particularly wary of complex technologies. It is easy to distinguish between EMS training and voluntary training without equipment. Just need to take a look at our nervous system.
During voluntary training, the nervous system transmits electrical signals from the brain to the muscles, increasing the strength produced by the muscles.
Electrical stimulation (ES) transmits gentle electrical pulses to stimulate nerves or nerve endings, which in turn innervate subcutaneous muscles. ES can be applied to the skin surface (transdermal). This technology is called TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation). EMS (Muscle Electrical Stimulation) refers to the direct transmission of electrical pulses to a muscle or group of muscles to enhance their function. For end users, the main difference between TENS and EMS is that EMS can have a deeper impact, while TENS provides a wider range of perceptual abilities but a softer feeling than EMS.
More specifically, when EMS is used, peripheral nerves are stimulated, which causes stimulation pulses to be transmitted along the nerves to the motor endplates in the muscles, resulting in muscle contraction.
