Astronauts face rapid muscle and bone loss in zero gravity, so Hungary’s new space traveler Kapu built an astronaut-specific fitness program. As BTL’s press release explains, EMSCULPT NEO was added to Kapu’s intensive training to counteract the muscle atrophy of orbit prnewswire.com. “Studies show astronauts lose up to 30% of muscle mass in orbit,” notes Dr. Nóra Sydó of Budapest’s Semmelweis University, who led Kapu’s training prnewswire.com. Dr. Sydó – also doctor to Hungary’s Olympic swim team – reports that with EMSCULPT NEO, medical tests showed “muscle hypertrophy, improved body composition and increased cardiopulmonary fitness” beyond what standard workouts achieved prnewswire.com. In effect, the device delivered a simulated high-rep workout: pulsed electromagnetic and RF energy cause muscles to contract reflexively, giving an extra “boost” to strength and endurance without extra time on the treadmill.
