Health care - Exercise and cellulite

                                Exercise and cellulite

When my friend turned 40, she was 30 pounds overweight. With a strict diet, she lost weight but also lost energy and vitality. She was always tired and exhausted, so I and other friends were worried about her health.

Two years later, this same person put on 30 pounds again and decided to join a certain fitness program. After 6 months of exercise and a little strong will at the lunch table, my dear friend lost weight again. But this time she felt better than ever, glowing with energy and great good health.

What made the difference? The first time she lost weight, but the second time she lost fat. The difference is very important and significant. According to research, much of the weight loss through diet alone is active tissue such as muscle and connective tissue, while a smaller portion is excess fat. Exercise has the opposite effect. She increased her lean body mass and reduced her excess fat.

The same thing goes with cellulite. Most people tend to think that cellulite is only present in people who are obese. That is why cellulite is sometimes associated with fat and obesity.

Even if cellulite refers to wrinkled “fat cells” and “subcutaneous connective tissue” beneath the skin layer, this should never be associated with people who are obese. In fact, many people have cellulite but are not fat at all.

In reality, no one knows the main reason why some people accumulate cellulite. However, there are some factors that health professionals consider such as the structure of fat cells or poison that has entered the body. Some experts say it can be caused by some hormonal changes in the body. Science still has no proof that any of those things cause cellulite.

However, the only major reason that most cases of cellulite are connected with women is that the connective tissues of women are stiffer and firmer than men. So whenever a woman gets fat, the fat cells tend to swell and enlarge and creates a bulging skin appearance, creating the appearance of "orange peel".

This is why women are more prone to cellulite than men. That is why women need to be more attentive to their bodies, as they are more likely to accumulate cellulite.

Fat and cellulite

With many cases of obese people having cellulite in the body, most believed that their cellulite was caused by excess fat.

Although not all those who are obese develop cellulite, being overweight can stimulate cellulite development. The reason is that too much fat under the skin pushes the connective tissue, creating a strain on the skin. This is how cellulitis is formed.

However, it still depends on the cell structure. If the cellular structure of the individual does not inhibit the tendency to inflate or expand even if fat deposits accumulate, then there will be no cellulite.

So, the most important thing to keep in mind here is that these connective tissues are firm and strong. You have to avoid an accumulation of excess fat in order to avoid cellulite development.

Start a routine exercise program

Turning food into fat seems too easy for most of us. Fat loss is far more difficult, and to achieve this we have only three alternatives:

1. reduce food intake and keep activity constant

2. increase activity and keep food intake constant

3. combine both approaches: diet and exercise.

Physical activity can help reverse the results of inactivity. An hour of intense exercise can burn 300 to 600 calories. If you also reduce 300 to 500 calories from your daily menu, you can lose pounds at a rate of one to two pounds per week.

Without exercise, you would need to eat 500 to 1,000 fewer calories a day to lose the same amount of pounds per week. Exercise is not for everyone who is fat. A person with severe obesity should only exercise under medical supervision to prevent strain on the cardiovascular system and connective tissue. And no one should drastically limit food intake without consulting a doctor.

Remember what happened to my friend? She thought that when she started dieting, she would eventually lose all the excess fat she had accumulated. The problem is, she lost those connective tissues, not the excess fat.

For people prone to cellulite, this will be a bigger problem. By losing connective tissue instead of fat by a strict diet, the skin may only be prone to bigger problems, but the fat cells are still there. It just means that the problem is not resolved at all.

So if you want to lose that cellulite, it would be best to lose fat first. The idea here is to burn those fats by increasing your metabolism by 7.5% to 28% more than your normal speed.

It is for this reason that exercise is an important factor in cellulite loss. So, for a cellulite-free body always deals with an exercise routine.