Can a 20-Minute EMS Workout Be as Effective as Conventional Training?
Jason and Leslie Cohen (Owners), Joey Fisher (Manager), Phillip Thomas (Lead Coach)
If you’re a busy professional or parent who struggles to find time for a regular fitness regimen, consider BODY20’s personal training program using electro muscle stimulation (EMS). EMS technology generates electric impulses that stimulate and engage up to 90% of a person’s skeletal muscle mass, causing up to 36,000 muscle contractions in a single 20-minute training session. In comparison, a conventional 90-minute workout results in about 1,000 to 1,500 contractions. As well as being efficient, BODY20 workouts help correct muscular imbalances, boost metabolism, and provide other health benefits.
“Our mission is to help people improve their health and fitness through time-condensed technology training,” say Jason and Leslie Cohen, owners of the new BODY20 Brookhaven location at the Porter development on Peachtree Road. “In just one-20 minute session per week, you can achieve the same results as spending several hours in the gym, but without using heavy weights and putting strain on your joints.”
EMS-certified coaches create training programs personally tailored for each member's goals, whether it’s losing weight and gaining lean muscle or improving endurance and cardiovascular fitness. For those who run, spin, or do another form of regular exercise, BODY20 can create a program that complements their current exercise routine.
Historic Brookhaven resident Jennifer Van Horn has been a member since July. “I don’t like to spend a lot of time working out so I love that I can get a great full body workout in only 20 minutes a week,” she says, adding the fitness boutique is close enough to walk to from her East Brookhaven Drive home.
While the typical member is in their upper 30s to late 50s, BODY20 has members as young as 18 and others in their 70s. In fact, not only is BODY20 safe for seniors but it is also one of the few exercise programs that can help seniors maintain muscle mass, gain strength, and increase bone density. It’s also ideal for people recovering from injuries or those with physical ailments that can make conventional exercise programs unsafe.
Jen Polic, director of fitness at Capital City Club, turned to BODY 20’s EMS technology when recovering from a hamstring tear. “In just a few months I started seeing significant strength and muscle definition improvements,” she says. “It’s a great way to load the muscles without overloading the joints.”
Terry Hord, who lives nearby and has multiple sclerosis, says BODY20’s program has helped her feel better and improved her upper body strength in just two months. Terry serves on the board of trustees of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and enjoys working out at BODY20 at the same time as her husband, Allen Hord, MD, medical director of Alliance Spine and Pain Centers.
Editor’s note: BODY20 is located at 3930 Peachtree Road. The first workout is free, so owners Jason and Leslie Cohen encourage residents to visit BODY20 and give it a try.