Healthy adults who received 10 sessions of functional magnetic stimulation said they felt more satisfied with how their abdomen looked and believed their muscles had become stronger, even though their weight did not change.

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The Effects of Functional Magnetic Stimulation on Rectus Abdominis Muscle Size and Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Thickness

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2025 Nov

People did 10 sessions of a special magnetic muscle workout and didn’t lose weight, but they felt stronger and liked how their stomach looked better—because their muscles got bigger and fat got thinner, even if the scale didn’t change.

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The Effects of Functional Magnetic Stimulation on Rectus Abdominis Muscle Size and Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Thickness

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96057

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