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An XBody EMS suit at the GoGo Muscle Training studio in Thornhill

How It Works

How EMS training works

Electric Muscle Stimulation activates over 90% of your major muscles at once — a full-body workout in 20 minutes. Here's what a session looks like, start to finish, and how we build the result around it.

The Process

Twenty minutes. One coach. Done.

EMS isn't a shortcut around effort — it's a smarter use of the same biology. Here's a session, start to finish.

01

Suit up

Step into your prepped XBody EMS suit — electrodes mapped across every major muscle group. We handle the setup.

02

Move, guided

A certified trainer leads low-impact functional movements and adjusts the intensity per muscle, in real time.

03

Twenty minutes

Over 90% of your major muscles work at once — a complete full-body stimulus in a fraction of the gym time.

04

Shower & go

Fresh towels and premium products are waiting. Door to door in under 45 minutes — then back to your day.

Two to three sessions a week is a complete program. Results vary by individual and lifestyle; we screen everyone first, and some conditions require a doctor's clearance — call (877) 440-4646 with any questions.

Applications

What EMS can do for you

EMS isn't only for getting strong fast. Because it activates your muscles directly — without heavy load — it's used across both fitness and rehabilitation. Here's where it helps, and the research behind each.

Build full-body strength

One 20-minute session activates over 90% of your major muscles at once. Pooled results from 16 controlled trials — nearly 900 people — show large gains in muscle and strength.

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Gym results, a fraction of the time

For building muscle, strength and metabolic health, whole-body EMS is reported to be comparable to conventional resistance training — in far less gym time.

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Weightless on your joints

EMS challenges your muscles without barbells or heavy weights, so there's very little strain on your joints — researchers note the low mechanical load makes musculoskeletal injury unlikely. And every session is one-on-one, individually dosed, and supervised — exactly as safety guidelines require.

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Recover and rebuild

Because EMS activates muscle directly, it's widely used in rehabilitation — and it works even for people who can't manage intense conventional training. Many clients train with us, with their doctor's clearance, as part of getting back to full strength.

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Rebuild your core after baby

EMS wakes up the deep abdominal muscles — which is why it's used in postpartum recovery, including for diastasis recti (abdominal separation), where the gap can make those muscles hard to engage on your own. Randomized trials — including in women recovering from C-section — show reduced separation and a stronger core. We rebuild with you, on your doctor's clearance.

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Ease a sore back

Low back pain is one of the most common chronic complaints. A randomized controlled study found whole-body EMS reduced chronic nonspecific low back pain and strengthened the deep trunk muscles that support your spine — comparable to a dedicated back program, in less time.

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EMS training is general fitness, not medical treatment. If you're recovering from injury, surgery, or pregnancy, train with your doctor's clearance — we work alongside your healthcare provider, not in place of one. EMS isn't for everyone: tell us about a pacemaker or other implanted device, pregnancy, epilepsy, or a recent surgery so we can train you safely.

The Whole Picture

Training is one piece. We get all three right.

The workout is only part of the result. Nutrition and sleep do as much of the work as the training itself — so we help you align all three, and 20 minutes twice a week actually shows.

A client holding a lunge in a fitted XBody EMS suit during a session at GoGo Muscle Training
01 · Train

20 minutes, twice a week

A complete full-body EMS session takes 20 minutes, and two to three a week is a full program. Intensity does the work, so the time stays small — and consistent enough to actually keep.

GoGo-branded cold-pressed refreshments at the studio
02 · Nourish

Fuel and protein, dialed in

Training sets the stimulus; nutrition decides what your body does with it. We help you land sensible protein targets and what to eat around a session — no fad diets, no meal plans to white-knuckle.

The calm, backlit recovery lounge at GoGo Muscle Training
03 · Recover

Sleep, the underrated tool

Muscle is built during recovery, not only during the session. We treat sleep as part of the program — the single most underrated lever — and help you protect it.

We coach the whole picture, not just the session — but the work is shared: results vary by individual and lifestyle, and training, nutrition, and sleep do the job together.

An XBody EMS suit at the GoGo Muscle Training studio in Thornhill

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