Anti-Cellulite Answers

Cellulite is formed not solely because of a natural fat deposit in this area but because of a loss of elasticity to the skin. It probably won't ever completely disappear (models dont' have flat areas there, it's photo shop that make it look like that)… but your best bet is to use a firming lotion with Keratin in it in addition to the exercise that you are doing. Eat a well balanced diet with vitamin E supplement for skin, hair and nails. Good luck and love yourself as you are!

ASSUMING THE CELLULITE IS ON YOUR LEGS,DO A LOT OF LIGHT WEIGHT EXERCISING AT THE GYM.

STOP WITH THESE LADIES THAT SAY" DO CARDIO AND IT WILL ALL GO AWAY" YOU ARE NOT TRYING TO LOOSE WEIGHT, YOU ARE TRYING TO tone AN AREA

DO LEG MACHINES AT YOUR LOCAL GYM W/ LITE WEIGHTS. I PROMISE YOU WILL SEE RESULTS

The new cellulite treatments were first developed in France and are often referred to as liponic sculpting. These non-invasive and non-surgical techniques involve the use of a high-tech machine that moves over the skin producing a rolling and sucking motion that gradually results in a change in skin texture and appearance where the treatment is applied. The results can be a much smoother and slimmer appearance especially when the treatments are combined with a healthy diet and exercise.

The newest forms of liponic sculpting are called Endermologie and Silhouette. These treatments utilize a high-tech device, a computer program and an experienced technician to perform the therapy. Researchers have found that one to two sessions per week offers the best results. Patients undergoing these refreshing treatments often describe the feeling as being like a deep and relaxing massage. Most people see results after 5 or 6 sessions, but the full course of treatments (13-15 treatments) is required to achieve the best results. The results will vary depending on the age, lifestyle and hormonal status of the individual. Many of our clients are reporting losses of inches from their figures after only 3-4 treatments. For most clients, the results will last for 6 to 18 months. Once a month maintenance treatments are recommended after completion of the sessions. Endermologie or Silhouette treatments can also speed up and improve healing after liposuction. We offer several sessions of liponic sculpting to our liposuction patients as a benefit with their surgery. It is highly recommended that diet and exercise be modified in a way to promote a healthier lifestyle as well. Men have also benefited in such problem areas as love handles and loose chest (pectoral) areas. The sessions are performed while the clients wear special pantyhose in most cases. This allows the apparatus to smoothly glide over the body and ensures optimal hygiene. Unlike liposuction, liponic sculpting does not involve breaking through the skin in any way.

Here's what helped me and i lost over 70#… i started out on the elliptical trainer and stair stepper, i couldn't do very much at first but i would do about 10 minutes on each every day, and every few days to week i would add just a couple of minutes (i got up to 65 minutes of each every day to every other day). after i built up a little more confidence, i began taking a dance class, tae kwon do, and pilates. tae kwon do seemed to help the most, since it involved lots of kicking exercises. i also started doing squats, boy my legs hurt! but man oh man they sure toned up so well. i did the squats on the smith machine, just begining with the bar (45#) and building up every couple of weeks. if your going to a gym ask one of the trainers to show you proper technique so that you don't hurt yourself. (by the way, i'm female, if that makes a difference)

The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:

*1) Burn more calories then you're consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity minus the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF). A website that explains this formula in more detail and will help you determine how many calories you need to reach or maintain a certain weight is at http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm

Get an online, desktop, or cell phone diet and fitness calculator. This will allow you to easily calculate the above formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.

Set realistic goals for your ideal body weight. Here are two websites that will calculate a suggested body weight:
Adults: http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm
Teens/Children: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html

It is difficult and unhealthy to lose more than one or two pounds per week. There are 3,500 calories in a pound. If you eat 500 fewer calories per day for a week you will lose one pound. If you burn through exercise 500 more calories per day for a week you will lose one pound.

Here are two articles on how to break through a weight loss plateau:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/86/99147.htm

http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/18/102117.htm

*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.

Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as potatoes) and drink lots of water. Read this article for more information on high GL Carbs:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html

The following are food pyramids and several articles on what you should eat everyday:
Food Pyramids:

http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d

http://www.mypyramid.gov/

Antioxidant Superstars – Vegetables and Beans:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/104/107638.html

Antioxidant Loaded Fruits:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/104/107640.html

Good Carbs Mean Better Weight:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/100/105783.htm

The Benefits of Protein:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/85/98824.htm

Some Fats Are Good For You:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/49/40075.htm

Antioxidants in Green and Black Tea:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/104/107641.html

What You Should Eat Daily:

http://www.oprah.com/health/yourbody/slide/slide_yourbody_healthfood_201.jhtml

Best Foods to Fight off Disease and Keep You Healthy:

http://www.oprah.com/health/yourbody/slide/slide_yourbody_healthfood_101.jhtml

*3) Perform cardiovascular, core, and/or strength training on most days. Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure you're doing all exercises correctly.

The following is a website and numerous articles on cardiovascular, core, and strength training:
Exercise Prescription on the Net

http://www.exrx.net/

Starting an Exercise Program:

http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/startexercise.htm

Strength Training Basics:

http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/trainbasics.htm

Cardiovascular Machine Workouts:

http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/cardiowork.htm

Balance Your Way to a Stronger Body:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/64/72314.htm

Understanding Your Training Heart Rate:

http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/thr.htm

Exercise Errors:

http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/errors.htm

Getting a Flat Stomach:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/71/81365.htm

Weight Lifting – Does Order Matter:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/80/96440.htm

Encouraging Exercise in Your Kids:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/95/103524.htm

Strength Training Safe and Effective for Kids:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/32/1728_81005.htm

*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.

*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com
Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier.

Send me an email or yahoo instant message to "gainbetterhealth" if you have any questions and good luck!

*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Squats, and the 'Split & Squeeze' machine (abductor/adductor) in the gym.

By building up the muscles under your layer of cellulite, you will stretch out the skin more tightly, which will smooth it out.

You should work HEAVY, so that you can only do a small number of repetitions before failing to complete the movement, and do a small number of sets in the session, with long (between three and ten minutes) rests in between.

If you're working hard enough, you'll ache the next day, but if you still ache the day after that, you worked TOO hard. Don't train on a day when you're aching, and aim to work every other day.

In between sessions you can do hip mobilising exercises such as the 'ronde' from ballet training, and stretching every day will also help you get the best results from your gymwork.

Just do plenty of squat thrusts (i think that's the term, I could be wrong) and running.

You don't have to do any hard core exercising to remove cellulite — you just need to keep a routine and stick to it. Jogging, walking, hiking, swimming, etc. Anything that requires strong leg movements will be excellent for your problem.

I think hiking would be good in your case, as you're trying to work the legs. Keep in mind hiking can be anything — from walking up & down stairs to using a stair-stepper machine to even walking up an "unused" escalator that is running.

I also suggest using anti cellulite cream during your workouts. The cellulite exercises will attack from the inside, while the cream will attack from the outside. It's a two sided attack, so you can't go wrong.

I hope this has helped.

Cellulite is a medical term for fat, one of the most stubbornly irritating problems faced by women. Cellulite is pure fat pushed outward towards the skin while the connective fibres that connect your skin to muscle pull inwards, specifically lumpy fat located around the upper thighs and lower buttocks. Women are genetically have a tendency to store fat around their hip and thigh area. That is the place where cellulite occurs the most. Cellulite affects many more women than men. Men don't get cellulite because they store fat around their middles, rather than in the cellulite zone (thighs, hips and behind). It is estimated that almost 85 percent of American women have excessive cellulite on their thighs and buttocks. Also, the dermis over the fat layer is thicker in men, which hides dimples, and more importantly, men's connective fibers are anchored differently.

What is the cause of cellulite?
The latest theory suggests that female hormonal influences cause fat cells to cluster together in the thighs. The clumped fat cells constrict the tiny local blood vessels and impair normal blood flow. With damaged blood vessels and compromised blood flow, the cells in the thigh area cannot repair themselves in their usual way. Instead, deposits of protein form around the clumped fat cells and damaged blood vessels. The combination of protein and fat with poor circulation creates spots under the skin, which project a "cottage cheese" appearance in the thighs. In short, scientists now think cellulite is a consequence of female hormones, decreased circulation in tiny blood vessels, and protein and fat globule deposits under the skin. Much of this process may be genetically determined.

How to get Rid of cellulite?
Your first plan of action to get rid of cellulite should be exercise. If you are able to shed fat, you will automatically reduce cellulite. Build up muscle tone which will help you in burning more calories even while at rest. In order to shed fat from your body you will have to cut out the fat from your diet. Switch to fruits and vegetables, whole-grain breads, chapatti made from unpolished wheat flour, 'khakharas' and low-fat yoghurt made from skimmed milk.

Massage breaks up fat cells, which makes it harder for to dimple.

The next thing you should perform is a good cellulite massage. Massaging the thighs to promote good circulation is another technique used to reduce cellulite. Some anti-cellulite creams also suggest you to use them with massage. A cream makes massage easier, but it's the massage, not the potions, that probably helps most. Many spas use a combination of herbs and other naturally derived creams, in conjunction with massage, heating pads, or warm towels. A special machine called Endermologie is also used to help massage the skin and promote circulation. Endermologie experts claim their machine increases local circulation as the clusters of cellulite are rolled over and stretched out. Endermologie machines are used by some dermatologists and plastic surgeons, and may temporarily reduce cellulite when combined with a healthy diet and regular exercise program. A healthy diet and a regular exercise program appear to control cellulite by stimulating circulation and metabolism.

Liposuction is another surgical procedure used to reduce cellulite. After an incision, a small metal tube is placed in the fat site, and a pump like device suctions unwanted fat from the body. Scientific literature suggests that this is the most effective way to achieve visible results. Liposuction, however, involves a certain amount of risk and should be discussed with your dermatologist or plastic surgeon.

Liposuction acts only to reduce fatty deposits; it does not address the problems of circulation or hormone influence that contribute to cellulite. Although liposuction appears to provide the most visible results, future treatments that target fat removal as well 'as circulation and hormone influences would remove cellulite even more effectively.

Cellulite Cream and Lotion
Forget the ads. There is no magic cellulite lotion that can help you get rid of cellulite completely. But you can reduce the appearance of cellulite to some extent.

Cellulite creams for the thighs contain one or more ingredients that have reported to destroy fat deposits, and thereby prevent the formation of cellulite. Research studies done by scientists have shown that at the most cellulite creams show minimal reduction for cellulite and that too with creams that contain caffeine. Cream-based products with botanical ingredients, such as sweet clover, ivy barley, lemon, kola nut, fennel, algae, and strawberry, are also advertised for cellulite reduction. Till now, nobody knows how these substances help to get rid of cellulite, and no good researches support the claims of these cellulite creams and lotions.

You can also rub in tretinoin cream, which is a cream to reduce cellulite. It may improve the appearance of cellulite when used along with massage and exercise. When you use tretinoin, the skin gets a bit thicker and firmer, and then the little fat pockets don't project through the skin as much. But tretinoin isn't a miracle cure.

Cellulite is fat. You aren't going to get rid of it very much by the use of creams. So, if you've tried everything and still harbour a few unwanted ripples, don't fret. It is possible that you can be at your ideal weight and in great shape, yet still have dimples caused by cellulite.

Cellulite is not always found in "fat" people, but also "skinny" ones–that is because it is actually your skin that is dimpling. there really is no cure for it, but you can help minimize the appearance of it by drinking plenty of water, doing thigh/butt specific exercises(check out "buns of steel"), moisturizing twice daily, and massaging the problem area(s) thouroughly daily.
it is also said that caffeine will help eliminate cellulite. there are lotions and patches that contain caffeine that you might want to try. i tried the cellulite patches by loreal, and they seemed to work fairly well. the only problem is, that if you have sensitive skin, it will cause irratation. it says on the box to wear the patch for several hours a day, but i would only reccomend an hour at first.
good luck and don't give up!

I know cellulite is fatty deposits in the skin, and it seems to be genetic. You would think by punching your legs it would keep the fat from clumping together. I can see the logic, but could'nt tell you if it works. Try punching one leg and not the other after a couple months see if there's a difference.

If it does, then you could create a machine that wraps around your thighs and does it for you. I'm rich B$#%#