There are a wide range of creams, wraps and weird devices that are suppose to lead to cellulite reduction. While they can give a temporary improvement in how the cellulite appears, they can also be expensive and inconvenient. They are also not guaranteed to work for everybody.
On the other hand, anti cellulite exercise has been shown to have a 100 per cent success rate in reducing cellulite to some degree, with over 80 per cent of women reporting that it significantly improved their cellulite. This is a much better success rate than other remedies and it is also significantly cheaper to achieve.
In order to implement the correct cellulite exercise program, you need to first to know how cellulite occurs. According to exercise experts, cellulite comes about when there is a wrong balance between muscle and fat. Too much fat or too little muscle causes the fat to pull together creating the dimples and dents in the skin. Muscle causes the skin to become taut and gives shape to the legs. It also prevents the fat from clumping by giving it a solid foundation on which to rest.
Therefore, anti cellulite exercise typically tries to achieve an increase in lean muscle mass. It does this by having a strong emphasis on strength bearing exercises such as leg presses, squats and leg extensions. These exercises increase muscle in the most cellulite prone areas of the legs, hips, buttocks and thighs. Such exercises should be done briefly but intensively in order to achieve maximum muscle stimulation.
Contrary to what many women believe, intensive weight lifting will not cause a female body to become more masculine and bulky. As women naturally have less testosterone than men, they are unable to naturally grow big, bulky muscles. Weight training instead tone and tightens a woman’s body, making it more feminine.
Fat loss is a secondary consideration when it comes to cellulite exercise. You should combine the intense strength training with 20 minutes of cardio exercise at medium-light intensity. You can choose whatever cardio exercise that suits including running, jogging or rowing.
As with any exercise program, make sure you have a healthy and balanced diet. This will assist you building muscle and losing the fat.
To wrap up, increasing lean muscle mass through strength training is a proven way to reduce the appearance of cellulite. For the best results, combine the weight lifting with a program of medium to light cardio.