Effectively Lose Weight with EMS: Everything You Need to Know

Have you looked in the mirror and thought to yourself that those extra kilos really need to go? Have you tried diets or fat-burning workouts several times, only to regain the weight after initial success?

You are not alone with this problem: In Germany, 42% of women and even 62% of men are overweight.[1] Consequently, programs promising permanent weight loss are very popular – but why do so many people fail to implement them? And what do you need to do to lose weight effectively and in the long term?

I have heard this question countless times during my time as a personal trainer. Therefore, I would like to answer the following questions for you as well:

• Why losing weight and maintaining it is so difficult,
• What advantages EMS training has for those aiming to lose weight, and
• How myostyle helps you achieve your dream figure and maintain it permanently

Why losing weight doesn't work: the yo-yo effect and other challenges

In the internet, you'll find countless products with the same promise: Finally lose weight! Capsules that boost metabolism. Patches or belly belts that simply melt away fat. Shakes that promise enjoyment instead of hunger…

Even if one would like to believe in this or that miracle cure, the real formula for successful weight loss has always been the same:

• new dietary habits to reduce energy intake, and
• More exercise to increase your energy consumption

Although this sounds less tempting than some advertisements, it is in line with the scientific consensus of twelve medical associations.[2]

Why diets rarely bring long-term success

You've probably also resolved to "eat better" or "eat healthier" at some point. But that's easier said than done:

It's incredibly difficult to change eating habits learned over years and decades! This is especially true because eating isn't purely a matter of willpower; it's primarily about enjoyment. Plus, there's often an emotional component—think of stress eating or emotional eating.

Moreover, most diets are optimized for rapid weight loss and are not suitable as long-term strategies to maintain the achieved weight. What many don't realize is that crash diets not only reduce fat but also muscle mass, which unfortunately decreases energy expenditure as well.

After the diet, a yo-yo effect often begins, which is not only due to returning to old eating habits but also to the hormonal regulation of appetite and energy expenditure: the weight quickly rises again, often even surpassing the weight before the diet began, until the next diet starts.

I have seen this diet issue with many of my clients as a personal trainer – that's why I integrated nutrition as an integral component of our coaching offering when developing myostyle. More on that below!

Why we don't exercise enough

An up-to-date representative study on exercise behavior [3] shows:

• 4 out of 10 Germans want to exercise more, but
• 52% rarely or never exercise, and
• 36% spend less than 30 minutes walking or cycling daily.

The reasons mentioned in the study are surely familiar to you:

• no time, due to heavy work and personal commitments
• lack of motivation because one can't muster the energy
• physical limitations and overweight also prevent many people from exercising—especially the latter is, of course, a vicious cycle!

And that's exactly why I developed myostyle, a time-saving workout concept that fits perfectly into your daily routine and provides quick, visible results for motivation. Additionally, EMS training with myostyle is completely joint-friendly, allowing you to effectively melt away excess pounds!

Weight loss with EMS: The miracle weapon for reliable weight reduction

myostyle is an innovative EMS system based on a technology that has been proven for decades: EMS stands for electrical muscle stimulation, a workout using a special training suit that transmits electrical impulses to the skin, generating intense muscle contractions.

With EMS, you burn up to 400 calories in just 20 minutes.

EMS training is:

• more intense than traditional strength training, because you train your muscles in two ways: through the exercises themselves and through the electrical impulses
• more comprehensive than traditional strength training, because with each exercise, you activate not only individual muscle groups but nearly 100% of your muscles using an EMS full-body suit
• easier on the joints than traditional fitness training, because you can precisely control the training intensity through the impulses, without needing additional repetitions or weights!

You can see how intense EMS training is by looking at the calorie burn: a short 20-minute workout burns up to 400 calories (and this doesn't even include the afterburn effect - more on that here: Kalorienverbrauch mit EMS.

Your plus for a beautiful, slim figure: With EMS training, you can build attractive muscles, melt away excess fat, and tighten your connective tissue! (More on this: Straffe Muskeln gegen Cellulite)

Weight, figure & EMS: what the research says

As a personal trainer, I've often witnessed that EMS can be a real miracle weapon in the battle against excess pounds. The effectiveness of EMS is also supported by scientific studies:

• less body fat and slimmer waistline: A study by the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg involving men aged 60-70 shows that regular short EMS workouts melt belly fat and reduce waist circumference more effectively than other forms of exercise [4].
• Burn fat, maintain muscle mass: When losing weight with a crash diet, the body normally loses not only fat but also muscle tissue, as described above. A comparative study with overweight women aged 25-50 years shows that EMS training can prevent this effect in parallel with dieting [5].
• Lose weight and reduce body fat, even without dieting: In a direct comparison, the combination of EMS and a calorie-reduced diet is of course more effective, but pure EMS training without changing your eating habits (i.e. no diet, but no additional snacking either!) achieves a significant reduction in body weight and body fat mass, especially abdominal fat [6].

Weight, Figure & EMS: What Research Says Benefits of EMS for weight loss: Easy and effective training from home

EMS is an effective training method for reducing body weight and especially body fat percentage- this is scientifically proven. In my experience, what is even more remarkable is that: EMS is the ideal training method for people who don't do any other sport:

• Don't have time for exercise? With EMS training, just 2 x 20 minutes per week are sufficient! Ideal for busy individuals who are heavily occupied both professionally and personally.
• Struggling to get motivated? EMS delivers quick, measurable results, which in turn creates motivation – something I've consistently witnessed as a personal trainer, even with genuine exercise skeptics.
• Finding it difficult to exercise with excess weight? EMS is gentle on the joints and allows you to adjust the intensity individually, so you can always choose a training level that suits you.

In short: EMS is the ideal training for busy individuals, exercise skeptics, and people with excess weight!

With myostyle to your desired weight: Effective EMS training for home

myostyle is an innovative Ultra-EMS system that brings this training method from the EMS studio to your home. You can read about what makes our suit so special here: Technologie, Sicherheit und Komfort. The benefits of losing weight with Myostyle are obvious: 

• 100% flexible training with even more time saving: With your own myostyle EMS system, you can train anytime and anywhere, without the need to travel to the EMS studio or worry about opening hours!
• Professional training plan with built-in motivation: The myostyle app serves as your digital personal trainer. Here you can choose from various training plans and customize them to your individual fitness level. The app guides you step by step through your workout and also keeps track of your training sessions.
• Home training without group pressure and public changing rooms: With myostyle, you can train in complete privacy yet receive optimal support via the app. And thanks to its compact size, you can even take your myostyle suit with you when you travel and train in your hotel room!

This is how you can additionally support your weight loss with myostyle

With the myostyle workouts, you can increase your energy consumption – and if you also adjust your diet to reduce your energy intake, you'll be on the best path to your desired weight!

The personalized nutrition plans in the myostyle app help you keep track of calories and create a balanced diet with all the important macronutrients. Especially important: ausreichend Eiweiß für die Muskeln. 

There are no strict rules; you set the pace – more about this in our video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO_9f9cA-HU

Conclusion: EMS as a highly effective method for losing weight

Regardless of how many excess kilos you want to lose – with EMS training, you can achieve your goal effectively and with less strain on your joints than with traditional strength training. Your special advantage with myostyle: you can train conveniently and time-efficiently at home.

The myostyle app supports you both during your workout and in your nutrition planning on your way to your desired weight.