Suwon EMS spa for parenting neck and shoulder pain, 41°C tub: Xpa

These days, my neck and shoulder joint pain from parenting never seems to end. Just when I think I've worked out the knots, they're back again, so I went to Xpa near Mangpo Station for an EMS spa session that's supposed to help with neck and shoulder pain.

What is an EMS spa at Xpa near Mangpo Station?

EMS spa is a new kind of exercise program that combines electrical muscle stimulation with a half-body bath. It's also effective for physical therapy and reducing swelling, so it's great for people with poor circulation or joint pain in the neck, shoulders, or lower back.

How to find Xpa: 4th floor EMS training center in Suwon

Xpa is located on the 4th floor of the building housing Ttaeng-i-ne Sogopchang near Mangpo Station. The building elevator says '4th floor EMS Training Center' — that's Xpa! Think of Xpa and the EMS Training Center as the same place.

Especially when you work a regular office job, there's really no time to exercise. Commuting alone already wears you out, so finding extra time to work out is genuinely hard. Xpa's EMS spa near Mangpo Station gives you the effect of moving muscles that have deteriorated from sitting at a desk all day, in just 20 minutes.

Just lie in warm 40–41°C water. The EMS spa does the work of making your body feel lighter.

How much does the Xpa EMS spa cost? Fall event prices

At Xpa's EMS spa near Mangpo Station, you can get an EMS spa session once a week over 4 weeks for as little as ₩40,000 per visit. A single session is ₩60,000, but going twice a week for a month brings the price down to ₩37,500 per session.

• 4 weeks / 4 sessions ₩160,000 (₩40,000 per session)
• 4 weeks / 8 sessions ₩300,000 (₩37,500 per session)

What Xpa says the EMS spa does for tension and circulation

• Muscle fatigue relief — comfortable rest through gentle stimulation
• Boosted blood circulation — circulation care that restores energy to the body
• Mind and body relaxation — deep recovery time after exercise

You get the EMS spa entirely alone in a private spa space, which makes it perfect for melting away a week's worth of built-up fatigue.

How the session goes: 20 minutes in a 41°C tub

You take off all your underwear, change into workout clothes, and get into the tub.

When you book, the staff ask about your preferred water temperature in advance (and set it to be ready by your arrival time), so you can have the water at whatever temperature suits your body. I like it hot, so I set mine to 41°C.

The EMS spa runs for 20 minutes across two modes, delivering different kinds of vibration to your abdomen, legs, and back. It's the effect of exercising while lying down — like getting physical therapy while lying down.

Lie back comfortably for 20 minutes and feel the pulses of the EMS spa. At first there's no sweat, but around the 10-minute mark it gets warm and you start sweating. The staff also prepare cold water in advance to drink during the session, so I kept hydrating in between.

My body felt completely relaxed, like I'd just come back from a hot spring. Just 20 minutes in hot water alone would already help with fatigue recovery, but doing it with the EMS spa made it even better.

Shower at the end: what you need to bring to Xpa

You finish up with a shower! All the shower supplies are provided, so all you need to bring is your own lotion and the like — very convenient.

The EMS spa is the ultimate treatment for office workers who just sit all day without exercising. There's a September event running now, so give the EMS spa at Xpa a try — it'll melt away a whole week's worth of fatigue.