What Is Slendertone™ Shorts (S)?
Slendertone™ is the amazing toning system that you can use to effectively tone your bottom and thighs. A secret weapon used by many celebrities to firm up their problem areas, the Slendertone™ uses Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS) to create strong, deep muscle contractions that will sculpt your body.
With the Slendertone™ you get the effortless results you need to create your slimmer, more toned thighs.
Note: Small shorts fits thighs 63.4 -76 cms / 25 – 30 inches
Benefits Of Using Slendertone™ Shorts (S)
- Tone and define your thighs
- Strengthen your muscles
- Target your muscles accurately
Slendertone™ Shorts (S) Features
- Uses EMS technology
- 30 day toning plan included
- Wide intensity levels to suit your fitness level
How EMS can tone your body
The primary function of muscle in the body is to generate movement, but it also plays a major role in maintaining posture. To strengthen muscle it is necessary to apply the overload principle - this is a scientific principle that states you must work a muscle more than it is accustomed to in order for strength improvement to occur.
There are a number of ways to overload your body's muscles for strength improvements. You can use your own body weight e.g. press ups, you can use machine weights, free weights, medicine balls and therabands. You can also use electrical muscle stimulation (EMS).
EMS explained
Electrical muscle stimulation operates in the same way as traditional strength training; you can use EMS to work your muscles so that you get a stronger, healthier body.
Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) is a technique whereby a muscle is caused to contract by stimulating the nerve that supplies it. It is a well-established practice in physiotherapy, where it is used to exercise muscles in situations where it is difficult for the patients to perform normal voluntary exercises.
Similarly in healthy subjects, EMS is used to exercise muscles that are difficult to exercise voluntarily, such as the abdominal muscles. In both cases, muscle function is improved because the muscle is stimulated to go through its normal physiological cycle of contraction and relaxation.
Developing the body
Exercise may be defined as bodily activity that develops or maintains health and fitness. Specific exercises are directed towards particular health and fitness outcomes, for example improving flexibility, increasing aerobic capacity, increasing strength, increasing endurance and/or improving speed of certain actions.
An exercise which is designed towards a particular outcome may confer little benefit in another, for example, lifting weights improves muscle strength but does little or nothing for aerobic capacity. There is no single exercise which is optimal for all fitness objectives and therefore we need a mix of exercises for overall body improvement.
EMS is a form of exercise which focuses on strength improvement by repeatedly contracting and relaxing the target muscle. It works by sending a stream of electrical impulses to the nerve supplying the muscle.
How EMS develops the body
The muscle responds to each impulse by producing a contractile twitch, just as it would do during normal muscle function. If the impulses are sent at a sufficient rate (eg 50 pulses per second), the muscle contracts continuously (tetanically) and develops considerable force. When the pulse stream is turned off the muscle reverts to its relaxed state.
EMS creates repeated contraction/relaxation cycles by controlling the stream of pulses to the motor nerve. Note that the electrical stimulus does not shock or convulse the muscle in any way, rather it sends it a message via its supply nerve so the muscle responds to the message by contracting in the normal way.
The muscle contraction created in this way is similar to a normal voluntary contraction. Research over many decades has shown that EMS, in addition to causing the muscle to generate force, reproduces the principal biochemical and physiological features of normal exercise. Furthermore, it has been consistently shown that repeated exercise with an EMS regime lasting several weeks has a training effect on the target muscle, leading to improved strength and endurance.
The fact that training with EMS leads to improved muscle performance is not in doubt. EMS is not a replacement for all exercise requirements, any more than any other specific exercise activity is, nonetheless it does create physical activity in the muscle which develops or maintains health and fitness.
Why you should use Slendertone
Its principal benefits are improvements in strength and tone of the target muscle and there is evidence of improved muscular endurance equivalent to conventional resistance training exercises.
In relation to abdominal EMS with the Slendertone range of products, multiple studies have now been carried out which consistently show a strengthening effect. The most recent study, which was a double blind randomised controlled design, showed a 29% strength improvement after 6 weeks of usage.
Strength gains of this magnitude are comparable to those achieved in similar regimes of voluntary exercises. Abdominal EMS targets the same abdominal muscles that are involved in doing crunch exercises. A typical 20 minute session activates these same muscles more than 120 times.
Get the Slendertone bikini body
You try to eat healthy and exercise a little but summer is fast approaching and with this comes bikini season, leaving generally concealed body parts open to scrutiny! We all have particular areas of concern, but adding tone is the ideal way to improve your confidence and your shape.
Firmer, sleeker more toned muscles are the perfect bikini accessory. Read on for helpful tips and hint to ensure you enjoy your bikini moment.
Trouble spots
The three problem areas that concern most of us most during bikini season are as follows: abs, bottom and arms.
Not to worry though, Slendertone has a range of products clinically proven to firm, tighten and tone these specific 'bathing suit muscles'
Abs
Bikinis and abs exposure go hand and hand, you can’t have one without the other. Firmer flatter more toned abs ensure a sleeker appearance. Slendertone has a selection of abs toning solutions that provide just this. Targeting all the muscle in the abs area, including the rectus, transverses abdominius and the obliques to give the entire area a full workout.
And with 20 minutes use equivalent to 120 crunches it so easy to fit into your lifestyle.
Bottom
Ensure your derriere looks its best, eliminate wobble and walk… play Frisbee… even volley ball with confidence. Ditch the sarongs and the cover ups and chose one of Slendertones lower body toning product to uplift, tighten, firm your bottom.
In a recent trial, 81% of subjects agreed that their bottom felt up-lifted and their clothes looser. Use it for 30 minutes a day, 5 times a week to see real results after just 8 weeks.
Arms
Arms are ultimately the most exposed body area during the summer months and bingo wings are the enemy of all summer clothing, not just the bikini. System Arms targets the triceps to created firmer, more toned and defined arms. In clinical trials 89% of subjects reported their arms were more defined and 72% reported that their arm muscles were firmer.
Use 5 times a week for 4 weeks for a guaranteed improvement in upper arm definition.
What does Slendertone feel like?
All Slendertone products use clinically proven EMS (electrical muscle stimulation) toning technology, which works by sending signals to your nerves to contract and relax your muscles, similar to regular toning exercise.
When you first turn it on, the feeling may be a little strange as you are at the lowest setting. As you increase the intensity, the sensation goes from a mild tingly feel, to a distinct muscle contraction. This is when the product (and you!), are working to the optimum!
The muscles simultaneously contract and then relax similar to the regular muscle contraction experienced during normal exercise. You can now feel the Slendertone Sensation and your muscles are working. This sensation is powerful enough to recruit all of the muscle fibers in the targeted region, yet comfortable enough to have a conversation while using it.
Be sure to increase the intensity during your toning session so you always feel the Slendertone Sensation; remember there are at least 99 levels.
EMS for sports rehabilitation
Backed by over 40 years of experience, BMR manufactures electrical stimulation products of medical device quality, supported by strong, clinical evidence and subjected to controlled product trials. Thousands of doctors and physiotherapists rely on BMR products every day and they help improve the lives of over 200,000 patients every year.
Sports rehabilitation
If you’ve had a muscle injury, there’s every chance you’ll benefit from EMS devices at surgeries, hospitals and gyms – that’s because they are commonly used to treat muscle groups affected by sports injuries.
The Slendertone EMS devices contain « sport » programmes and recovery programmes to effectively relieve minor aches and pains from your muscle workout.
A rehabilitation program should be designed with seven essential principles in mind: 2 main objectives and individual long and short-term goals.
Principles of sports rehabilitation:
- Avoid aggravation - do not make the injury worse during the rehabilitation
- Timing - rehabilitation should be started as soon as it is possible without aggravating the injury
- Compliance - it is imperative you carry out the rehabilitation program in its entirety
- Individualization - each athlete is different. The rehabilitation response will vary from patient to patient
- Specific sequencing - incorporate all components of physical fitness as part of your rehabilitation program
- Intensity - without aggravating the injury rehab should challenge you and progress your fitness
- Total patient - it is important not to just focus on the injured part but to offer a holistic overall body rehab approach
- Prevent deconditioning as a result of the injury
- Rehabilitate the injured part
- Strength and muscular endurance
- Speed, stamina, suppleness and flexibility
EMS and rehab
It has long been known that EMS devices are effective in rehab environments. When a person has a muscle tear or other muscle injury, the low-level electrical current of electronic muscle stimulators stimulates the muscle. This stimulation aids in rehabilitation by stimulating muscle activity and subsequently aids in strengthening weakened muscles. Repair of injured tissue goes through a 3-stage cycle, namely inflammation, proliferation and remodelling.
The introduction of EMS during the remodelling stage may accelerate the recovery by prevention of disuse atrophy and muscle re-education. The tears need to heal in order for the muscle to strengthen – meaning, unless that repair has taken place, a therapist can’t move on to the next stage of rehabilitation.
EMS speeds up this process, and helps you get back to your favourite sporting activities in no time. Here are four reasons why:
- Nerves and muscles recover quicker
- Damaged tissue is stimulated, often in places that are not greatly helped by therapy
- Muscle tissue is helped in ways that exercise alone can’t match
- The whole rehabilitation process is speeded up
And because the process is quicker, the cost of physical therapy is often reduced significantly. EMS technology relieves pain and is relaxing, and its effect can continue after the session has finished, speeding up the healing process and reinforcing pain relief.
Rehabilitation for elderly people
It is important to note that elderly people’s body undergo the exact same adaptive responses to exercise, as does a young healthy body. In fact, given the lower functioning levels which an older person is starting off from, the greater the potential of rehabilitation programme to make a difference in the person’s functional capacity.
As well as improving tone, muscle stimulation improves circulation and gets oxygen and nutrients to the muscle cells, helps to remove toxins and can reduce the time it takes to recover from surgery. EMS tones muscles, increases muscular endurance and improves the range of motion in joints, which reduces the chance of injury.
EMS treatments can also improve your posture. They provide relief from the stress and discomfort caused by overworked muscles, and they contribute to an overall relaxed and refreshed feeling. EMS is also excellent for relaxing muscles, re-programming the nerves and making pain more bearable.
It is also effective at reducing inflammation and discomfort associated with sore or tight muscles.
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