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Maintaining your weight, exercising, and having good muscle tone is not just about the way we look and feel; it’s critical for your health, fighting off chronic disease and disorders, maintaining mental clarity, and aging well. We all know that too much fat is unhealthy, but what’s interesting is that too little lean muscle mass is also dangerous for your overall health.
BMR
The number of calories you burn at rest is known as the basal metabolic rate (BMR). Because muscle requires energy even at rest, the more lean muscle you have (less fat), the more calories you will burn throughout the entire day and night. This will stave off obesity and inflammation, which are the hallmark of chronic disease.
Bone Density
Studies have indicated that lower lean muscle mass creates bone thinning, such as osteopenia and osteoporosis. Contracting muscle actually helps to remodel bones through mineralization. Those with more muscle as they age also decrease their risk of balance conditions and reduce the risk of falling, which often leads to bone fractures in the elderly.
Ability to Fight off or Fight Through Illness
When we are ill or fighting off a virus or bacteria, the body requires more protein; if there are inadequate amounts, it will start to cannibalize the muscle tissue. Having a healthy lean muscle mass will help to stave off illness and also increase the ability to fight disease.
Hormonal Balance
For females, it is also beneficial as we age to have lean muscle mass and get adequate protein intake to combat postmenopausal conditions and hormonal imbalance, which can lead to other disorders. The same holds true for men. Lean muscle mass will help to alleviate andropause symptoms.
EMS and Short Bouts of Exercise, Prove to Be the Key to Lean Muscle Mass
Manduu is NOT a Gym—It’s a Health and Wellness Pioneer
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) strength training operates on the principle that electricity powers the human body. But instead of waiting for your brain to send an electrical signal to a muscle telling it to contract, Manduu uses a specially designed suit fitted with carbon fiber electrodes to generate a low-level electrical impulse for you. The impulse creates resistance, and muscle is built by working against the resistance.
This same principle has been used in the medical field for decades, and you may have experienced a form of it if you have had e-stim as part of physical therapy treatment.
The EMS machine runs off of a battery. Nothing is plugged into a wall, and there is not enough electricity in the machine to hurt you.
Quite simply, Manduu is the fastest, safest way to build muscle, and everyone – at every age — needs muscle. Retaining and building muscle has been shown to improve health in a number of ways.
Manduu’s EMS technology is more effective at penetrating muscle fiber than the brain. When the brain sends a signal to a muscle, only about 65% of muscle fiber is activated. By contrast, the external EMS stimulus penetrates nearly 100% of muscle tissue. This produces a workout that is simultaneously ultra-low impact and incredibly effective, gentle yet intense. Manduu does more for you than you can do for yourself.
It’s Tailored to Your Needs
Each workout session is led by a degreed exercise professional who has been specially trained in EMS technology. Trainers lead no more than two clients at a time through a series of stretching, flexing, and contracting exercises designed to activate multiple muscle groups at once.
Your trainer can take into account any injuries or areas of special concern. Nine major muscle groups are activated during a Manduu session, and your trainer has the ability to control each muscle group individually, creating a highly personalized, infinitely tailored exercise experience. Manduu trainers work with everyone from professional athletes to adults in their 90s. Manduu really is the last fitness program you’ll ever need.
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