Research
Mixed
WB-EMS does not provide additional benefits for dynamic arm strength, balance, or flexibility in postmenopausal women compared to standard resistance and aerobic training.
Do not rely on WB-EMS to improve your balance, flexibility, or arm strength. Stick to traditional stretching and upper-body specific exercises for those goals. WB-EMS is best used as a tool to boost leg power and heart health when combined with standard exercise.
GoodRefutesHIGH confidence
WB-EMS shows a favorable isolate effect on the development of dynamic leg strength, agility, and cardiovascular endurance but did not in dynamic arm strength, gait speed, balance, or flexibility of postmenopausal women.
Why this rating
RCT with clear null findings for specific variables.
Source
Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Physical Fitness in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Álvaro Pano-Rodríguez et al. · Sensors · 2020
DOI 10.3390/s20051482
rct · n=34Cited 23×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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