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As the term cellulite is related with cosmetic industry, it’s not a medical condition but a natural state. Cellulite occurs frequently in women, especially overweight and older women. It can appear on every skin type and any person including men. If you’re among those who suffer low esteem because of the presence of cellulite in your body, hold up! Don’t worry too much. Experts have come up with exercises for cellulite that you’ll surely want to know and try. But first you’ve to understand about the cellulite.
Cellulite cells are fat cells that have become stick together, filled with water, waste products and toxins due to several poor body conditions and accumulated just below your skin giving it an uneven appearance. Fibrous strands which connect the skin tissue become taut when fat cells swell and the external appearance shows up as cellulite.
A Lifestyle approach to cellulite reduction will help you to get rid of it and keep it off. Effective exercises for cellulite removal should be the part of your lifestyle, including proper diet and your secret weapon, the power of your mind.
Here’re 4 great exercises to help you to lose cellulite and strengthen and tone your muscles. Be sure to go at your own pace and check with your health care practitioner if you have any concerns about doing these workouts. Keep in mind that you’re supposed to do the exercises until you feel slight discomfort or burning. You should not feel pain.
If you’re just starting out: Do one set of 10-12 repetitions of each exercise. If you’re more advanced: Work up to 3 sets of each. In general: Breath out on the parts of exercise where you are exerting yourself the most. Remember to visualize your body parts as you want them to look while you do the exercises for cellulite.
1. SQUATS
a) Start with your legs a little wider than shoulder width apart. Keep your gaze forward, lift your shoulders up back and around and stick your chest out. Your abdominal muscles should be gently contracted into your straight spine.
b) Bend your knees and lower your body, as if sitting down in a chair on a slow count of four. Don’t allow your knees to go past your toes. Keep your weight on your heels and stick your backside out.
c) Return to the starting position on a slow count of four. (Variation: When you return to the starting position, slowly lift your leg straight in back of you. Lower the leg back down and when your foot hits the floor, immediately begin your squat again.)
2. LUNGES
a) Take a large step back so that your feet are staggered. Plant your front foot and lift your back heel so that your weight is pressed into the ball of the back foot.
b) On a slow count of 4, gently let both knees bend, being careful not to let your front knee go past your toes.
c) On a slow count of 4, raise the back up to the starting position and contract muscles in your backside and hamstrings.
Tip: Keep your torso straight up and down. Don’t pitch forward as you lunge.
3. ISOMETRIC EXERCISE
Isometric exercise means “The muscle contracts but doesn’t go through a range of motion”. Here’s how you can do an isometric exercise for cellulite.
a) While standing, contract the areas of your body that have cellulite, namely your backside hips and thighs.
b) You should have your pelvis shifted slightly forward with your abdominals tightened in towards your lower back.
c) Hold in this position for 30 seconds while breathing through your nose.
d) Next, shift your pelvis back, sticking your backside out and contract all of the above muscles and hold for 30 seconds while breathing through your nose.
e) Finally, bring your legs shoulders width apart and lower your body as if you’re about to sit down. Stay in this position and contract your muscles for 30 seconds while breathing through your nose.
4. SUPER DUPER TONER
a) Lay down flat on the floor with your arms by your sides. Put your feet up on a chair.
b) Lift your whole body up from below your shoulders. This means that your head neck and shoulders will be on the floor and the rest of your body will be in a diagonal line (plank).
c) Try to have your lower body take your weight without putting too much strain on your arms.
d) Next, slowly lift one leg up slowly for a count of 10 seconds and lower slowly for a count of 10 seconds. Now switch legs and do the same. Keep your abdominals contracted while you do this.
These exercises for cellulite help in balancing your hormones, detoxifying the body and eliminating cellulites by burning its store below the skin. Do this regularly so you won’t worry anymore with those ugly dimples.
Have You Tried Everything – I Mean EVERYTHING – To Get Rid of Those Unsightly Cellulite Yet All of Them Just Gone In Vain?
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If your answer to the above question is YES, then all your approaches until now have been WRONG! Stop wasting more time and money for all those creams and expensive cellulite treatments; start do something that WORKS naturally.
In The Truth About Cellulite, you’ll learn to incorporate simple yet effective exercises to remove cellulite THREE times per week. This alone will effectively get your smooth skin back, but he doesn’t stop there. You’ll learn long-term maintenance and prevention you’ll need to keep those smooth butt and legs from having cellulite again. |
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