We’ve all heard wild visions of the future. Hearing them from an economist, in a new book from Oxford University Press, makes them seem unusually real. Robin Hanson predicts in “The Age of Em” that we ...

The few times that I’ve gone to a physical therapist for an injury, I was hooked up to a machine that used transcutaneous nerve stimulation, or TENS. It sent small electrical impulses to my nerves, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “Muscle stimulators are worth the investment if you’re looking to take your workouts to the next level, ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Looking for a workout that doesn't involve much time or energy, but still burns hundreds of calories? CBS2's Emily Smith tried out a technique that uses electric pulses to do ...

Pro athletes endorse electric muscle stimulation machines for recovery and diehard gym rats swear by them for building muscle. But is a pricey electric muscle stimulator helpful to runners? Before you ...

TV is humming with infomercials pushing electrical muscle stimulators, gadgets such as Fast Abs, Abtronic and Ab Energizer, that purport to help tone, tighten and strengthen the body without “exercise ...

Trainer Mo Elzomor takes model Alina Baikova through a fitness circuit using Electric Muscle Stimulation at the Core Club. Annie Wermiel In 2009, Mohamed “Mo” Elzomor was having a bit of a crisis. The ...

OSIM, better known for its advanced massage chairs, has begun selling a US$170 thumb-sized USB massager which uses Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS - the same technology you first witnessed in ...

When I first heard of EMS, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, a device that enables you to burn 500 calories in a single session, I was sceptical. I’m fit enough. I swim regularly: no splashing about, but ...