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Ah, exercise... It's so healthy and good for you, yet we
never seem to find the time to improve our lives through
it. I know there are some days I really hate to do it, but I
try to remember that it keeps me looking and feeling good!
Aside from a healthy diet, supplements and cellulite
products, one of the single most important things to do is
exercise. Exercise not only keeps us feeling healthy and
young, but also improves overall circulation, detoxifies
and helps to keep fats (a main contributor of cellulite) from
settling on the body. However, there is no one cellulite
exercise that will perform miracles on your butt and thighs
if it is not part of the bigger picture.
Several cellulite exercises can be performed in your daily
routine to contribute to the overall appearance of cellulite.
Ideally, you want to incorporate two forms of cellulite
exercise... aerobic/cardiovascular (running, power
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walking, swimming) and anaerobic (weight training).
Both of these serve a greater function in eliminating the problem areas in women,
normally hips, butt and thighs. The cardiovascular portion of a workout improves
the circulation of blood which allows the body to detoxify. It also reduces body
fat, by burning it off. When you weight train, you build muscle tissue which also
burns fat in a targeted area. So even if you aren't fat so to speak, you can still focus
on the areas that need improvement.
To begin, there are several alternatives you may wish to explore to start your
cellulite exercise program. This may include anything from consulting with a
trainer to show you the proper way to perform the training or perhaps just
working on your own. Aerobic and anaerobic exercise can be performed separately
or in conjunction with one another as part of the same workout.
What this means is you can, for example, power walk, run or swim one day and
weight or spot train the next. Or... if you choose to perform the aerobic and
anaerobic exercise at the same time it may include a short warm up to get the heart
rate going, then performing 3-5 types of exercises in repetitions of 15 to 25 with
very little in terms of a break in between. Maybe just enough time to chug some
H2O! By repeating this routine of 3-5 cellulite exercises over and over, you not
only focus on firming and toning muscles, but also keep that metabolism up which
is very important to rid the body of fat and detoxify.
What constitutes a cellulite exercise? Well, primarily you want to focus on your
thigh, butt and hamstrings (the muscle that's behind and below your butt to the
knee). These seem to be the areas where much fat tends to accumulate on women.
Some good exercises for this area include lunges, leg curls, stiff-legged dead lifts
and certain machines at the gym, more commonly known as abductor (outer) and
adducter (inner) thigh machines. You may also do inner and outer thigh exercises
on the floor with bands, leg lifts, etc.
Any combination of these cellulite exercises will help tighten and firm up the areas.
As you become more accustomed to doing them, adding weight to your exercises
challenges the muscles and helps them become stronger and more toned.
So in conclusion, add a healthy dose of cellulite exercise to your cellulite reduction
program and diet to see the results happen!
Learn more information about exercises to reduce cellulite at our free resource:
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http://reducecellulite.blogspot.com
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