I worked out like Chrissy Teigen – here’s how her 20 minute workout can help you lose weight

“It targets eight major muscle groups simultaneously.

“The electrodes send a signal to the muscle and it enables the muscle to go into a full contraction phase.

“You might have had something similar to where your muscles are vibrating in a massage technique.

“Whereas here the signal is sending it into a full contraction phase and that’s done by the electrodes that are built in,” Holly says.

And as you workout, microtears happen in your muscles.

Is EMS for me?

On average, Holly says people spend about 30 minutes at the studio, including their session.

While it might look like a challenge, Holly says it really is a workout that can be tailored to anyone.

“It’s all about optimising the maximum contraction of the muscle everytime they come into a session so over time we can work to various goals.

“If you’ve got somebody that is injured and they don’t want to lift heavy loads in the gym because they are still recovering, we can still achieve a full maximum contraction in the muscle to be able to build it back up again and build them up to where they need to be,” she says.

“It can help somebody achieve more generic goals, so people that want to slim down and tone up, people that want to improve the muscle mass inside their body, all the way up to somebody who is coming up to a high level and training for an Olympic event.

“We’ve got A-list celebrities that are doing this workout to keep up with their busy lifestyle and to keep them in shape,” she continues.

“We have elite athletes that are using this for optimum performance and people that are competing at the Olympics.

“And of course we've got everyone in between. 

“People who just want to stay fit and want to get fitter or maybe they just want to improve their back pain.”

Exercising on a regular basis and being in a calorie deficit - so burning more than you consume will help you lose weight.

The verdict...

As someone who does a lot of strength training and is also training for a half marathon, the session was welcome as it was different to my usual work out.

Afterwards, even though it’s a sweaty workout, I didn’t feel majorly floored and had a boost of endorphins.

Before the session I had a little bit of lower back pain due to an intense training session a couple of days before and it surprisingly alleviated it.

I felt fine the next day, but the day after - around 48 hours later - I felt quite sore. It didn’t really impact my day to day life, but I was pretty achy.

Because this wasn’t something I had ever done before and it had targeted all my muscle groups, I definitely felt more tired than usual.

It’s definitely something I’d be keen to try again though, to see the sort of results it would reap over a long period of time.

Although the session is accessible to people of all shapes and sizes, it might not be accessible for those with different purse and wallet sizes.