Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior, Research Center in Sport Science, Health and Human Development, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 13;19(8):4711. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084711.
(1) Introduction: Whole Body Electromyostimulation is a technological and time efficient personal training practiced all over the world. With the increase of practitioners in the last 10 years, the need to study more about practitioners has arisen, so this pilot study aims to trace a user profile of this method through the analysis of socio-demographic data for a better understand of the profile of people looking for this type of training to improve the effectiveness of the intervention and develop programs that are in accordance with the motivation of practitioners. (2) Methods: 270 users from 5 countries answered an online questionnaire with socio-demographic questions. Data were treated using descriptive statistics. Possible differences between sexes and between groups were analyzed by means of non-parametric statistical tests: Mann−Whitney U-test (continuous variables); in addition to studying possible dependence relationships and differences between proportions, using the Chi-square statistic with pairwise z-test using the Bonferroni correction (categorical variables). (3) Results: Middle-aged women are the main user of this type of training. The majority of WB-EMS users do another type of physical activity with significant difference between men and woman (p < 0.05) men are more active than women. Weight loss, health and wellness and muscle mass increase are the main goals of the WB-EMS users. There are significant differences in weight loss and rehabilitation between genders (p < 0.05). Women look much more than men to lose weight and men look more than women to rehabilitation. (4) Conclusions: The user profile is a physically active woman, aged 35−49 years, with normal weight and high educational level, who carries out twice weekly full body electrostimulation training with the goals of weight loss, health and/or wellness and muscle mass gain.
(1) 引言：全身肌电刺激是一种在全世界范围内广泛应用的高效能技术，在过去的 10 年中，随着从业者的增加，对其进行研究的需求也日益增加。因此，本初步研究旨在通过分析社会人口统计学数据来追踪这种方法的用户特征，以便更好地了解寻求这种类型训练的人的特征，从而提高干预措施的效果，并制定与从业者动机相符的计划。(2) 方法：来自 5 个国家的 270 名用户通过在线问卷回答了社会人口统计学问题。使用描述性统计数据处理数据。通过非参数统计检验（Mann-Whitney U 检验[连续变量]）分析了性别之间和组之间的可能差异；此外，还通过卡方检验和两两 z 检验（带 Bonferroni 校正的分类变量）研究了可能的依存关系和比例差异。(3) 结果：中年女性是这种类型训练的主要使用者。大多数 WB-EMS 用户还进行另一种类型的体育活动，男性和女性之间存在显著差异（p < 0.05），男性比女性更活跃。体重减轻、健康和健身以及肌肉质量增加是 WB-EMS 用户的主要目标。在性别之间，体重减轻和康复方面存在显著差异（p < 0.05）。女性比男性更倾向于减肥，而男性比女性更倾向于康复。(4) 结论：用户特征是一位活跃的、年龄在 35−49 岁的、体重正常、教育水平较高的女性，她每周进行两次全身电刺激训练，目的是减轻体重、保持健康和/或促进健身以及增加肌肉质量。
