Hi folks, it’s Chris Rovzar, Pursuits editor-at-large, here with a little insight into the wild world of wellness.

For the October issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, I tested out an EMS suit—one of those fitness whizbangs that zaps you with electricity you as you work out. Your muscles tense up more than they would with just resistance training alone, and you see results after a shorter period. In a few months, I gained a significant amount of muscle, lost about 10 pounds of fat, and improved my posture. In other words: It works.