Can good exercise reduce cellulite?

Well there is a lot of information regarding cellulite reduction and a lot of people believe different things as different solutions are more suited to certain lifestyles and situations. Some people opt for surgical procedures which within our opinion is extreme and only people with serious cellulite problems should consider this.

Different people choose to use new cellulite creams and special scientific ointment solutions that are available today, some of these new ointments are very effective in helping to decrease fat cells and firm and tone the skin.

And some think that natural methods are effective, which include good exercise programs. In this article we would like to highlight the importance of good exercise. Exercise can burn up extra fat that has contributed to a cellulite problem as well as helping to tone and firm the problem areas of the body helping the skin restore its elasticity.

You can do simple exercises such as walking, jogging, swimming, and/or aerobics, lifting weights or doing other harder exercises such as push ups or running. Cardiovascular exercise routines are the best at reducing fat where as anaerobic workouts are great to target and tone the cellulite problem areas.

List of exercises to help decrease cellulite

1.) Walking or slow Jog – A basic exercise to start with to get your body warmed up and used to a continuous movement. This helps to start the burning of extra calories and then fat once you are warmed up. This exercise will benefit the legs and thigh and is a good start for people not used to normal exercise and with cellulite in those areas. If you can increase the pace and try to build up a sweat and each time you have a sessions try to push yourself a little harder.

Walking, slow jogging & using the stepper or cross trainer in the gym are good for focusing on cellulite on the legs, thighs, and bum.

2.) Swimming – is outstanding as swimming helps to tone practically all of the muscles in your body which in turn will help to ease and decrease cellulite. Additionally you can perform different strokes and styles to suit your level of experience and fitness levels. Swimming is also fun for many people and as such not thought of as a hard exercise but you will be surprised at how efficient it really is.

Swimming is good for targeting cellulite on the stomach and upper part of the body.

3.) Jogging & Running with interval workouts – comparable to walking but more intense and designed for those of you which are fitter. Jogging and running can help you get rid of fat and strengthen muscles not just in your legs and thighs but also your core muscles and combined with other exercise to focus on particular areas of your body like ab exercises and sit ups for your stomach and lunges for your legs for example is an powerful way to focus on certain cellulite problems areas.

I.e. go for a Jog around a park say 2 – 5 Kilometres (based on your fitness levels) and at every corner stop and do some push ups, ab crunches, lunges or other exercise designed to focus on the areas of the body you want to tone.

4.) Specific firming exercises. Sports, & activities – based on where your cellulite is will depend on the type of physical exercise you should perform and to make your exercise more fun rather then dull boring repetitive workouts then we recommend you try sports. To decrease cellulite on the upper part of your body may be try boxing (boxercise) body pump (gym work out routines) & rowing for example.

Obviously a lot of sports involve running around which is great for the legs and thighs along with the stomach and central core muscles so why not try tennis, badminton, volleyball, ice skating, Rolla skating, or any martial arts or self defence to name a few…

Long story short, pick an exercise that you enjoy and can perform with your own individual fitness level and which will focus on the cellulite problem area, then get active…