EMS for weight loss · Belgravia
One-to-one, 20-minute EMS sessions that build strength and muscle tone while the weight comes off, so you end up firmer, not just smaller.
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The weight comes off mostly through what you eat. EMS is the training alongside it: one-to-one, 20 minutes, all your main muscle groups at once.
Dieting can take muscle with the fat. In a 16-week trial of overweight women on a calorie-controlled diet with extra protein, lean mass rose slightly in the group that added EMS and dipped slightly in the two groups without it, though the differences were too small to be statistically significant.
As the weight comes off, the muscle underneath shapes how you look. NHS hospital advice on loose skin after weight loss says building that muscle can sometimes improve how skin looks, and EMS works all your main muscle groups at once.
Whole-body EMS has been tested in controlled trials, and in studies of people training in clinics and studios. These are the findings that matter when you are losing weight, with who was studied, so you can judge for yourself.
~9%
less body fat on average after 24 sessions, two a week
Recht et al., 2009 · not peer reviewed10 adults with obesity, 24 sessions over 12 to 16 weeks, no comparison group
460 kcal
extra calories burned over the three days after one intense session
Teschler et al., 201816 healthy adults, one intense 20-minute session
89%
said they felt firmer or more stable after six weeks of training twice a week
University of Bayreuth, 2003 · not peer reviewed134 adults training in fitness studios, average age 42, 6 weeks, questionnaire
A 2023 review pooled 26 studies of whole-body EMS. On average, it increased muscle mass, strength and power, and reduced body fat a little.
26 studies, 1,183 adultsRodrigues-Santana et al., 2023, Medicine
In a 12-week pilot, women with obesity followed the same diet advice, and one group added two 20-minute EMS sessions a week. Both groups lost a similar amount of weight, and body fat percentage fell slightly in both; the fall was statistically significant only in the EMS group.
29 women with obesity and metabolic syndrome on a calorie-controlled diet, 12 weeksReljic et al., 2020, Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
Overweight adults around 30 did two 20-minute EMS sessions a week for 8 weeks. Their strength and muscular endurance improved more than in a group that did no training, with no significant difference from a group doing conventional weight training.
35 overweight adults around 30 years old, 8 weeksMahboobi Semnan et al., 2026, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
In a 16-week study of sedentary middle-aged women, strength training and aerobic training both improved skin elasticity, and strength training also thickened the dermis, the skin’s supportive layer. The study did not test EMS.
56 sedentary middle-aged women, 16 weeks of strength or aerobic trainingNishikori et al., 2023, Scientific Reports
Results vary from person to person. In the diet studies, the weight came off mainly through the diet. Each link opens the source.
We go through your health history and what you want to change, so your plan starts in the right place.
We provide the EMS suit and a base layer. Your trainer fits the electrodes over your major muscle groups.
Simple movements while your trainer sets the intensity muscle group by muscle group, building it up gently.
How often to train and what to track, so you can see the change as the weight comes off.
Plan for about 45 minutes at the studio: the health check, changing, a 25-minute first workout and finishing up. 9 Kinnerton Street, Belgravia.
Three quick questions
Answer three questions and we’ll tell you straight away whether an introduction session fits you.
It depends on your starting point, your eating, your sleep and how often you train. In the studies, the weight came off mainly through diet, with EMS as the strength training alongside it. At your introduction session your trainer sets a realistic plan with you.
It is what most people losing weight worry about. EMS builds muscle in all your main muscle groups, and NHS hospital advice on loose skin says building the muscle underneath can sometimes improve how skin looks. In one study, strength and aerobic training both improved skin elasticity, though EMS itself has not been tested on skin. How much skin tightens also depends on your age, genetics, sun exposure and how quickly you lose weight, and no training removes loose skin completely, so after a very large weight loss, talk to your GP.
For weight loss, what you eat matters most, and EMS works best alongside a balanced diet. We don't require any specific diet plan. Many clients find that training regularly naturally improves their eating habits.
They do different jobs. EMS works all your main muscle groups at once, so a 20-minute session covers the whole body with a trainer guiding you throughout. It suits people who want an efficient, structured workout.
Perfect for you. Your trainer controls the intensity, starting gently and building up. Many of our most successful weight-loss clients started as complete beginners.
Most clients feel the difference after two or three sessions. Visible change takes longer and varies from person to person. Training consistently is what counts.
EMS isn't suitable during pregnancy. After the birth, check with your GP or midwife before starting any new exercise. If you've had a caesarean, recent surgery in the area rules EMS out until your doctor clears you. We ask about this in your health check.
EMS isn’t suitable during pregnancy; with a pacemaker or other electronic implant; with epilepsy or another neurological condition, heart rhythm problems, narrowed or hardened arteries, untreated high blood pressure, a bleeding disorder, or a hernia in the abdomen or groin; within six months of a stent or bypass; soon after surgery in the area being trained; while you are unwell or have an infection; or after alcohol or drugs. With diabetes, cancer, heart or kidney disease, new back pain that hasn’t been diagnosed, nerve pain or a slipped disc, or an implant such as a joint replacement, you need your doctor’s approval first. We go through your health history before your first session, and if you’re unsure, check with your GP.