Slendertone products are designed, manufactured and marketed by BMR (Bio-Medical Research) Ltd an international company headquartered in Galway, Ireland. BMR has two divisions – Slendertone and Neurotech.
Slendertone is a world leader in providing products that improve muscle tone and body shape. The company produced the first toning belt to be cleared for market by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), all products are classified under the European Medical Device Directive and we won the Irish Consumer Goods Export Award in 2005. Slendertone has sold over 2.5 million toning belts worldwide.
Neurotech markets a range of Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS) and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices used in clinical environments around the world to control pain and treat muscle disorders. Neurotech, a market leader, is based in southern Germany and provides products for patients, physicians and health insurers.
BMR has been manufacturing electrical muscle stimulation equipment for more than 40 years and is constantly evaluating and expanding its product range.
The team of researchers and developers has expertise in exercise science, electronics, mechanical engineering and embedded software. Working closely with local and international universities in sophisticated R&D programmes, BMR has brought many patented products to market.
How it works
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Slendertone uses Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS) toning technology to create strong, deep muscle contractions to tone your body. It simply mimics the body’s natural muscle movements; signals are sent between the pads, switching on the nerves that control your muscles and causing them to contract naturally. EMS technology has been used for over 40 years in hospitals, clinics and physiotherapy practices around the world to strengthen and rehabilitate muscles.
All Slendertone products use clinically proven EMS (electrical muscle stimulation) toning technology, which works by sending signals to your nerves to contract and relax your muscles, similar to regular toning exercise.
When you first turn it on, the feeling may be a little strange as you are at the lowest setting. As you increase the intensity, the sensation goes from a mild tingly feel, to a distinct muscle contraction. This is when the product (and you!), are working to the optimum!
The muscles simultaneously contract and then relax similar to the regular muscle contraction experienced during normal exercise. You can now feel the Slendertone Sensation and your muscles are working. This sensation is powerful enough to recruit all of the muscle fibers in the targeted region, yet comfortable enough to have a conversation while using it.
Be sure to increase the intensity during your toning session so you always feel the Slendertone Sensation; remember there are at least 99 levels.