In writing this article I am simultaneously analyzing the differences that exist between the different systems of electro-stimulation on the market, I will not go into detail but will rely, above all, on the major differences according to the type of equipment or vest, but there will be nothing left to comment even if it is in broad strokes.
Different global electro-stimulation equipment on the market
In recent years, new brands have entered the electrostimulation market so it will obviously be impossible to talk about all of them in this comparison of electro-stimulators, so we will generalize on what differentiates them.
I have decided to talk about Active because of the revolution it is representing by being totally autonomous and functional, as well as having a scandalous price.
. ACTIVE is a very simple device but at the same time very efficient and with a very affordable price for all pockets since it also offers financing. It is imported by bodytec europe.com and produced in Singapore by Alphabodytec.
I am not going to include in this comparison the analytical electro-stimulation equipment but I will base on the comparison of equipment or vests of global electro-stimulation.
Wired or wireless global electro-stimulation equipment or vests
It is clear that there are two major groups of global electro-stimulation devices. The wireless ones and the equipment in which you must be connected to the machine through a cable.
The comparison of electro-stimulators between Active and these wired devices in this case is very evident, with Active you have total freedom to do the training that suits you according to your objectives and with the rest, read, MIHA BODYTEC, perhaps together with XBODY, the most relevant equipment on the market, you are tied (literally) to the device through the cable and your movement does not go beyond what you can do in two or three square metres. In this group we could name other brands such as Loncevo, Efit, Ampli Train and some more…
As I have commented with them, in fairs or visits to their factories, these manufacturers defend that training with electro-stimulation is isometric work, a question that I do not disagree with. With Active, as a wireless device, you can also work in isometric if your training program requires it, but in addition, there are many more possibilities of carrying out other training where electro-stimulation would play a fundamental role in increasing the intensity of this work, so the comparison of electro-stimulators in this case is very clear.
Activation system of the EMS electro-stimulation equipment: how are the impulses controlled?
At this point, we will have 3 types of equipment:
– equipment that is controlled through a fixed machine: in this case, the electro-stimulation “vest” that has the electrodes is connected with a cable to the machine – as we have seen in the previous section)
– equipment that is controlled from an app and the information is transmitted to the vest via the Bluetooth system.
– equipment such as ACTIVE in which the system or Box is placed in the vest (the size of a mobile phone and minimum weight) the system connects to the vest, so you can move freely. The box itself is the generator of impulses.
Some of the brands that do not develop wireless systems at the moment, advocate the safety of working with cable instead of wireless or bluetooth , even Mihabodytec , has led its marketing campaign in recent years with the slogan: “SAFETY FIRST”.
We would like to point out that to date, most of the electro stimulation equipment that works with Bluetooth, are properly designed with the seals of quality and control that are required to have a product on the market that meets the safety and quality standards required. So this should not be a disadvantage either.
In any case, and against this criterion, again we find that Active does not connect with Bluetooth and would enter the group of wired systems with the particularity that if you could even go out to run.
If we thought that we preferred a device without Bluetooth, we would also gain with ACTIVE, since the ACTIVE device generates from the same box the impulses with which it has the two qualities again, since we have the system without cables but free of Bluetooth system.
Programming of the impulses in the electro-stimulation devices
I think I have clearly commented on the broad differences between EMS devices or vests that work with a cable connected to the vest and Active. And we see that in the 2 previous points, ACTIVE would be the big favorite.
There is, however, a point in favour of the other devices in relation to Active: most equipment has the possibility of not only modifying the intensity of the impulses but also the electro-stimulation programs can be configured, being able to modify the duration of the impulse, the frequencies, the chronaxies, etc,
The Active equipment has a single strength program at 85 Hertz with a chronàxia that adapts according to the size of each muscle group, also the duration of the impulse time and rest time are already programmed in 10 seconds of impulse and 5 seconds of rest in a 30 minute program. The programme, of course, can be adapted in intensity by zones so that it can be adapted to the needs of each user.
Active “closed” electrostimulation programme Is this a disadvantage or an advantage?
In any case, and although this may seem a handicap, after 10 years of working with electro-stimulation I can affirm in this article on the comparison of electro-stimulators that, in the end, the 30 minute sessions which are sold in all electro-stimulation studios, gyms or personal training, work with a strength programme which is 98% what Active proposes.
Active is intended for use in studies with personal trainers or physiotherapists who guide the sessions, but can also be used at home.
The fact that the program is closed, makes Active the most suitable equipment for use at HOME as well. It allows the user, without knowledge of electrostimulation, to carry out his sessions at home.
Differences between the different Suits or PowerSuit of the EMS electrostimulation equipment
With respect to the rest of the brands on the market, the great difference between them and Active is undoubtedly centred on the POWER SUIT or vest.
In practically all the other devices on the market, the suit, electrostimulation vest or Powersuit, is shared by all the clients, each client has their own underwear and shares the vest, auxiliary electrodes for legs, arms, in some cases buttocks, in others the lower body is integrated with the upper body by means of a Velcro or a zipper that joins them and consists of a short as a pair of trousers.
So, in this comparison of electro-stimulators we are going to comment on the great advantages that Active’s Power suit provides us with respect to the majority of competitors.
The Active suit is personal to each customer, so the issue of hygiene, a very important question and more so after the situation we have experienced with pandemics such as covid 19, is very important if not essential.
We continue with the comparison of electro-stimulators and in highlighting the benefits of the Active suit with respect to the rest, another very important one, is the comfort of having your own suit that adapts to each body like a second skin, we could even dress up in our sports clothes and avoid being seen with a very tight suit, in case we feel uncomfortable with such tight clothing.
The suit that feels like a glove: freedom of movement
Another very important feature in this comparison of electro-stimulators, would be the freedom of movement that gives us to have a suit as if it were a second skin, it does not limit us to make any training and allows us to train in any environment, indoor, outdoor, and even make our own sport (tennis, golf, football to name a few) and work the real technical gestures with the sum of fibrillary recruitment that gives us the overall electro-stimulation.
Continuing with this argument, Active does not take up space, it is integrated into our body, and here we have something important to highlight in this comparison of electro-stimulators, because although the other firms that work with bluetooth could also move and train outdoors, although not as functionally as Active, they all work with an external signal that requires a second device to be close by to emit the signal, read a mobile phone or tablet, which someone must manipulate or in any case hold and follow us at a distance of less than 40/50 metres.
Active is completely autonomous and allows an infinite number of movements: such as going for a run or cycling through any natural area you wish.
In this comparison of electro-stimulators, it is important that it does not take up any extra space in our gym, studio, etc., that we can move freely in any fitness room or even enjoy any conventional group class, cycling, Pilates or dumbels, to name a few, and take the class at the same time as the rest of the students, with the same teacher, but with the big difference of having more intensity, volume and yes, I hurry to finish the class earlier and with more results than the rest of my colleagues.
The price of the global electro-stimulation equipment
Finally, and finishing with this article where we have commented in this global comparison of electro-stimulators the big differences between Active and the rest of the brands, there is another one of vital importance for our readers, which is, no more and no less, than the price.
We encourage you to get informed at BodytecEurope.com and take a look at the rest of the brands and you will realize that, apart from all the advantages we have listed, the price advantage over other equipment makes it even more attractive, if possible, since in some cases the difference can be up to 10 times less.
It is worth taking advantage of it.
