Anne Krause, Nicolas Walser, Christoph Centner, Daniel Memmert, Ivo da Mota de Moreia, Ramona Ritzmann
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the physiological and metabolic adaptations to an eight-week running intervention with whole-body electromyostimulation (wbEMS) compared to running without wbEMS. METHODS: In a randomized controlled trial (RCT), 59 healthy participants (32 female/ 27 male, 41 ± 7 years, rel.V̇O2max 40.2 ± 7.4 ml/min/kg) ran twice weekly à 20 min for eight weeks either with a wbEMS suit (EG) or without wbEMS (control group, CG)...
October 4, 2023: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation