Get Rid of Cellulite Using These 5 Easy Tips
It seems to happen like this every year - summer gets here a week or two ahead of schedule, a week or two earlier than last year...
Every day brings us closer to the day when we've got to go to the pool or the beach and let everyone see what we really look like.
Now, more than any other time of the year, is when people - especially women - spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, checking out their bodies.
The flood of emails about it over the last few weeks is ample evidence of this.
I'm writing this article, then, about last week's number one email topic: How can I control cellulite, or even make it disappear? After so many years of education efforts about fitness and appearance, I was pretty surprised to find that people are as confused and ill-informed about cellulite as they've ever been.
The efficacy of different topical creams and lotions was probably the number-one topic when it came to discussing how to treat cellulite.
In addition, from my perspective, far too many women seemed to think that there's a connection between eating cottage cheese and cellulite development.
Cellulite: What is it, and how can I get rid of it? "Cellulite" is the term we use when talking about the excess fat cells stored by the body.
All of us have special connecting tissue that keeps our fat cells in little compartments.
Men's bodies produce this connective tissue in a criss-cross pattern; women's bodies make compartments shaped like honeycombs.
The dimpled appearance of some women's skin is the result of excess fat being stored in these honeycomb-shaped compartments.
Although the solution to cellulite is simple and straightforward, it's not necessarily that easy to accomplish.
There's only one way to reduce cellulite, and that's to reduce the overall leverl of body fat.
There's no such thing as "spot reduction" either for cellulite or body fat in any other form; also, no amount of rubbing creams, lotions or ointments on cellulite will have any effect.
Cellulite also will not respond to starvation diets or crash diets.
These five steps constitute a scientifically-proven plan for dealing with cellulite: 1) Reduce the size of your meals but make them more frequent.
You should eat 5-6 of these small meals throughout the day.
Set these meals two to three hours apart.
Make your meals with one carb and one protein each.
You should eat your first meal soon after waking - an hour is the outside limit.
2) This is critical - you need proper hydration.
Drink a cup of water with each meal.
3) Get your proper rest.
This means more than simply getting seven to eight hours of sleep every night, although that's certainly important.
Muscle groups need at least 48 hours between strength training sessions, Proper rest also means taking a 1-2 day break from your workouts every week.
4) Mix up the intensity levels and session lengths of your cardio sessions.
For instance, every week, have one high intensity/short duration session, one low intensity/long duration, and the rest moderate intensity/medium duration.
5) Strength training is critical, and every muscle in your body should be strength-trained one to three times every week.
This includes weightlifting the proper number of sets and reps for your particular strength training program.
Cellulite can be reduced when these five steps are combined and followed every day.
Miracle creams and potions are the stuff of late-night infomercials and internet hucksters.
The good things in life aren't delivered, they're earned the old fashioned way - we work hard for them.
Nevertheless, work out smarter, not harder! Look at your body honestly and develop a set of realistic, reasonable goals, and then craft a workout program tailored to the body and engineered to help you achieve those goals.
Here's a paradox - we're all unique, yet following this set of five guidelines will practically guarantee you'll make your cellulite disappear.
Every day brings us closer to the day when we've got to go to the pool or the beach and let everyone see what we really look like.
Now, more than any other time of the year, is when people - especially women - spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, checking out their bodies.
The flood of emails about it over the last few weeks is ample evidence of this.
I'm writing this article, then, about last week's number one email topic: How can I control cellulite, or even make it disappear? After so many years of education efforts about fitness and appearance, I was pretty surprised to find that people are as confused and ill-informed about cellulite as they've ever been.
The efficacy of different topical creams and lotions was probably the number-one topic when it came to discussing how to treat cellulite.
In addition, from my perspective, far too many women seemed to think that there's a connection between eating cottage cheese and cellulite development.
Cellulite: What is it, and how can I get rid of it? "Cellulite" is the term we use when talking about the excess fat cells stored by the body.
All of us have special connecting tissue that keeps our fat cells in little compartments.
Men's bodies produce this connective tissue in a criss-cross pattern; women's bodies make compartments shaped like honeycombs.
The dimpled appearance of some women's skin is the result of excess fat being stored in these honeycomb-shaped compartments.
Although the solution to cellulite is simple and straightforward, it's not necessarily that easy to accomplish.
There's only one way to reduce cellulite, and that's to reduce the overall leverl of body fat.
There's no such thing as "spot reduction" either for cellulite or body fat in any other form; also, no amount of rubbing creams, lotions or ointments on cellulite will have any effect.
Cellulite also will not respond to starvation diets or crash diets.
These five steps constitute a scientifically-proven plan for dealing with cellulite: 1) Reduce the size of your meals but make them more frequent.
You should eat 5-6 of these small meals throughout the day.
Set these meals two to three hours apart.
Make your meals with one carb and one protein each.
You should eat your first meal soon after waking - an hour is the outside limit.
2) This is critical - you need proper hydration.
Drink a cup of water with each meal.
3) Get your proper rest.
This means more than simply getting seven to eight hours of sleep every night, although that's certainly important.
Muscle groups need at least 48 hours between strength training sessions, Proper rest also means taking a 1-2 day break from your workouts every week.
4) Mix up the intensity levels and session lengths of your cardio sessions.
For instance, every week, have one high intensity/short duration session, one low intensity/long duration, and the rest moderate intensity/medium duration.
5) Strength training is critical, and every muscle in your body should be strength-trained one to three times every week.
This includes weightlifting the proper number of sets and reps for your particular strength training program.
Cellulite can be reduced when these five steps are combined and followed every day.
Miracle creams and potions are the stuff of late-night infomercials and internet hucksters.
The good things in life aren't delivered, they're earned the old fashioned way - we work hard for them.
Nevertheless, work out smarter, not harder! Look at your body honestly and develop a set of realistic, reasonable goals, and then craft a workout program tailored to the body and engineered to help you achieve those goals.
Here's a paradox - we're all unique, yet following this set of five guidelines will practically guarantee you'll make your cellulite disappear.
