The role of hydration & muscle health

When it comes to building muscle, burning fat and enhancing workouts the EmSculpt Neo is our go to treatment here at Opulence Chicago. The EmSculpt Neo is a non-invasive muscle enhancing and fat burning treatment, designed to help patients decrease their body fat by 30% and increase their muscle mass by 25% in the designated treatment area. Using applicators that transmit High Intensity Electromagnetic Waves to stimulate 20,000 muscle contractions and Radio Frequency heat technology to break down fat cells, the EmSculpt Neo is sure to enhance your workouts and help you achieve your fitness goals. With the EmSculpt Neo device we are able to treat many different muscle groups of the body such as the abdomen, love handles, inner and outer thigh, hamstrings, quadriceps, calf muscles, as well as triceps and biceps. While we are able to treat a vast amount of muscle groups, the EmSculpt Neo however is not an end all be all to reaching your fitness goals. Consistent exercise, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and consuming the appropriate amount of water daily are all important factors in protecting your EmSculpt investment and achieving the best physical results. While all of these factors are important when working towards your fitness results, the one that many people overlook or do not realize the importance of is proper hydration. 

Maintaining proper hydration while receiving EmSculpt Neo treatments and working out play a pivotal role in enhancing the effectiveness of the treatment. Hydration has many benefits in regards to improving muscles whether you are looking to gain muscle mass, lose body fat, or maintain homeostasis within the body. Muscle hydration is beneficial as it assists in delivering nutrients such as amino acids and glucose to the muscles, both amino acids and glucose are needed for muscle growth. Maintaining proper muscle hydration is also beneficial as being properly hydrated helps the body to maintain electrolyte balance, which is necessary for effective muscle contractions during workouts as a lack of electrolytes can lead to muscle fatigue and muscle cramps. These two benefits alone show the importance of hydration while completing EmSculpt Neo treatments to assist in muscle growth but the benefits do not stop there. Maintaining proper muscle hydration also boosts energy levels, improves blood circulation, helps to remove toxins from the body, cushions joints and improves movement. Not only is proper hydration great for achieving the best fitness results with EmSculpt Neo but proper hydration also helps you to achieve healthier skin and overall body functions. 

So how much water do you  need to drink to see the best results with your EmSculpt Neo treatment? The direct amount of water you should drink will differ from person to person based on their start point and their overall fitness goal. A good baseline for water intake and maintaining hydration for the body in general is about 2 liters per day. When focusing on specific fitness goals however, that amount can vary. If you are looking to gain muscle for example you want to drink about 3.5 to 7 liters of water daily to ensure that your muscles are getting all the nutrients needed to grow. When it comes to losing weight or burning fat you want to consume about half of your weight in ounces of water. For example, if you weigh 120 pounds, ideally you would want to drink about 60 ounces of water per day.