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The Battle Between Exercise And Cellulite
The Battle Between Exercise and CelluliteWhen Mike turned 65, he was 25 pounds overweight.
By strict dieting, he shed the extra pounds, but
he lost more weight; he also lost his energy and
vitality. He was always exhausted, and his
friends, seeing his gaunt, drawn face, worried
about his health.
By the time volunteered for a particular fitness
program two years later, he had put 25 extra
pounds back on. After 6 months of exercise and
some willpower at the dinner table, Mike slimmed
down again. This time he felt better than he ever
had, brimming with energy and glowing with good
health.
What made the difference' The first time Mike
lost weight; the second time he lost fat. The
distinction is important. According to research,
a large portion of the weight lost by dieting
alone is active tissue, such as muscle and
connective tissue, while a smaller fraction is
excess fat. Exercise has the opposite effect. It
increased his lean body mass and decreased his
excess fat.
Same thing goes with cellulite. Most people tend
to think that cellulites are only present to
people who are obese. That is why they sometimes
associate cellulite with fats and obesity.
Actually, even if cellulite refers to the chain
of wrinkled “fat cells” and “subcutaneous
connective tissues” beneath the layer of the skin,
it should never be associated with people who
are fat or obese. In fact, there are many people
who have cellulite but are not fat at all.
In reality, nobody knows the main reason why some
people accumulate cellulite. However, there are
some factors that health experts are considering
such as the structure of the fat cells or the
poison that entered the body. Some experts say it
may be caused by some hormonal changes in the
body. But none of these things has been proven to
cause cellulites.
However, the only main reason why most of the
cellulite cases are abundant in women is that the
connective tissues of women are more rigid and
firm than men. Hence, whenever a woman gets fat,
the fatty cells tend to swell and get bigger. It
creates a protruding appearance to the skin
producing an “orange peel” look.
For this reason, women are more prone to
cellulite than men. That is why it is important
for women to be more careful on their body as
they have higher chances of accumulating
cellulite.
Fats and Cellulite
With the many cases of obese people having
cellulites in their body, most of them believed
that their cellulites are caused by being too fat.
Even though not all those who are obese develop
cellulites, being overweight can really trigger
the development of cellulites. This is because
too much fat under the skin tend to push the
connective tissue creating a strain on the skin.
Thus, cellulites form.
However, this is still dependent on the structure
of the cells. If an individual’s cell structure
does not inhibit the tendency to bulge or expand
even if fat deposits accumulate, then there will
be no cellulites.
So, the most important thing to remember here is
to keep those connective tissues firm and strong
and avoid accumulating excess fats so as to avoid
the development of cellulite.
How' Start an exercise routine program.
Transforming food into fat seems all too easy for
most of us. Losing fat is far more difficult, and
to accomplish this, we have only three
alternatives: (1) decrease food intake and keep
activity constant; (2) increase activity and keep
food intake constant; or (3) combine both
approaches: diet and exercise.
Physical activity can help reverse the results of
inactivity. An hour of vigorous exercise burns up
300 to 600 calories. If you also cut 300 to 500
calories from your daily menu, you can also lose
weight at the rate of one to two pounds a week.
Without exercise, you would have to eat 500 to 1,
000 fewer calories a day to lose the same number
of pounds in a week. Exercise is not for everyone
who is over-fat, however. The severely obese
person should exercise only under medical
supervision to prevent strain on the
cardiovascular system and connective tissue. And
no one should restrict food intake drastically
without consulting doctor.
Resorting to this kind of activity will only get
the matter worse. Remember what happened to Mike'
He thought that when he started dieting, he would
eventually lose all the excess fats he has
accumulated. The problem is that he lost those
connective tissues rather than excess fat.
For people who are prone to cellulites, this will
be a greater problem. Losing connective tissues
instead of fat by strict dieting can only make
the skin more prone to greater problems but the
fat cells are still there. That only means that
the problem is not solved at all.
Hence, if you wish to loose those cellulites, it
would be better to loose those fats first. The
idea here is to burn those fats by increasing
your metabolism by 7.5 more than your
normal rate.
It is for this reason that exercising is an
important factor in losing cellulite. So for a
more cellulite free body, always engage in an
exercise routine.
Until next time, keep living your best life!