Find Your Fit - My experience with EMS
Health & Fitness Expert Clare Stobart
My experience with EMS:
why it’s my go-to weekly workout
If there’s one training method I swear by for maximum results in minimum time, it’s EMS – Electro Muscle Stimulation. More specifically, Whole Body EMS (WB-EMS), which is the advanced version used not just in fitness but also in rehabilitation and elite sports. I’ve been doing a session once a week with Andy, an EMS specialist based at CPASE who works with professional athletes, clients with injuries and people who simply don’t have the time for long gym sessions.
Despite being just 20 minutes, the workout is equivalent to a 2–3 hour traditional session and I can genuinely feel every second of it. EMS has been used by physiotherapists for years to treat muscular injuries but WB-EMS goes much further, targeting the entire musculoskeletal system. Instead of working on one area, it activates over 90% of your muscle mass at once, sending controlled electrical impulses that make your muscles contract 85 times per second. It strengthens not just the major muscle groups but also the deep, passive muscles surrounding the trunk, spine and pelvis.
Each session combines the EMS suit (which makes me feel like Lara Croft!) with small, controlled bodyweight exercises such as squats, lunges, bicep curls, tricep pushbacks and gentle functional movements. These exercises feel simple, but the electrical stimulation amplifies them dramatically. Honestly, it’s the only workout that truly fires up my glutes, nothing else has ever activated them in quite the same way. Since having specialist WB-EMS training, I have learnt that, despite glutes being part of your kinetic chain, it is actually common to have weak neuro pathway connections to them. This is why the EMS device is so effective as it will bypass any issues with the mind-body connection and directly fire up the nerve that powers the muscle, creating a much more powerful and efficient contraction than that sent by the brain.
I love the feeling of the electrical pulses working through my muscles, you can truly sense your whole body switching on and engaging. The session goes by so quickly and I genuinely find it enjoyable.
The intensity of WB-EMS requires an extended recovery period. You must not train more than once every five days. Training too often overwhelms the muscle fibres, increasing the risk of injury and preventing proper healing. This vital five-day window allows your muscles to repair and adapt.
Support Your Recovery:
Ensure you are well-hydrated.
Consume a light, 250-calorie pre-training snack to fuel your muscles.
As the results are both efficient and impressive, it is no surprise that EMS has become a favourite among high-profile names - from elite athletes such as Dina Asher Smith and Usain Bolt, to performers Jason Manford and Jennifer Lopez, even Kylie and Kendal Jenner are using it. Whether your goal is muscle tone, fat loss, injury recovery or fitting a high-quality workout into a busy schedule, WB-EMS delivers.
Beyond aesthetics, WB-EMS offers a wide range of benefits, appealing to everyone from elite athletes to fitness enthusiasts and rehabilitation patients.
Fitness & Muscle Building: Enables time-efficient workouts, builds strength and endurance, improves muscle tone and can support fat loss when paired with a healthy diet.
Rehabilitation: Strengthens weakened muscles, restores normal muscle function and helps manage pain after injuries or surgeries.
Sports Performance: Enhances power, explosiveness, reaction time and core stability for improved athletic performance.
Medical Applications: Useful for treating muscle atrophy, preventing osteoporosis and supporting post-surgery recovery.
Other Benefits: Improves circulation, reduces muscle soreness and promotes better posture and balance.
For me, WB-EMS isn’t just a shortcut, it’s a smarter way to train and a weekly non-negotiable in my routine alongside my other weekly training rituals.
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