Slim electrostimulation: a utopia?

Everyone knows the lap belts electrostimulation which we call shops boast qualities.

Meant we shape a dream figure, are they really lose weight?

Above all, they are as harmless as it seems?

The belt electrostimulation How does it work?

The principle of electrostimulation devices used by these famous "bodybuilding effortless" is quite simple: via electrodes placed on the skin, a low intensity electric current is sent into the muscle fibers to make them work.

At each pulse, the muscle would contract and gain little by little in power.

If the conditional is required, it is because the reality of non-medical electro-stimulators is different.

Why does she electrostimulation not slim down?

The non-medical electrostimulation devices are far from keeping their promises slimming:

If overweight, the skin tissue and the fat layer just prevent the electrical pulse to reach the muscle fibers.

To burn calories, so to lose weight, it is essential to work on up to muscles simultaneously. However, electrostimulation devices act only on one muscle at a time if the device has two pairs of electrodes, it can not stimulate muscles as 2 maximum.

Electrostimulation devices commercially display a current frequency from July to August hertz. Now, to actually act on the muscle, the frequency must be minimum 35 hertz. In addition, the duration of contraction should be 4 to 7 seconds to be effective, which is far from the case of lap belts, for example.

The virtues of medical electrostimulation

The slimming effectiveness of stimulators sold commercially is far from proven.

The principle of neurostimulation muscular yet proven in very specific applications:

In athletes to compensate for a specific muscle lacking, always within the framework of a comprehensive training program.

After an injury or accident, to promote muscle recovery.

After a major plan to revive the abdominal muscles.