While enjoying the beautiful weather that Wellington has to offer, the last thing you want to be worrying about when heading to the beach is cellulite.
Cellulite is the fat beneath the skin, making the skin look dimply and soft. Unfortunately women tend to suffer more from this than men do, we especially get it around our bums, thighs and hamstrings. Men don’t tend to get cellulite that often due to the fact that they have thicker skin which makes it harder to actually see the cellulite. The most common place a man gets cellulite tends to be their abdomens.
What causes cellulite?
- Poor diet
- Fad dieting
- Slow metabolism
- Lack of physical activity
- Hormone changes
- Dehydration
- Total body fat
Tips to Fight Cellulite
Avoid Too Much Salt and Sugar
By eating a healthy diet, you can help reduce cellulite. Sugary foods gets stored in fat cells and causes them to expand. Limit your salt intake since sodium causes fluid retention, making cellulite appear even worse. Consume no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar each day, and stay away from foods containing more than 200 mg of sodium.
Drink Plenty of Water
Water helps flush out toxins that hide in the fat layers beneath the skin. Drink 8-10 glasses of water every day. Hydration also works to plump the skin and make it look less lumpy.
Regular Exercise
Ensure you are doing both cardio and weight training. Cardio will help to strip the extra body fat off, and weight training will help to tone and tighten up the softer areas on your body.
Best Exercises to Fight Cellulite
- Cardio
Running is not only an awesome form of calorie-burning, heart-pumping cardio, it also doubles as a strength training workout for your lower body.Top Ride – this will help you build muscle and tone. The workout will focus on your glutes, hamstrings, thighs and calves. A 45min Top Ride class will also help you burn up to 500 calories!
- Walking Lunges
Targets your glutes, quads and hamstrings all at the same time - Plyometric Training
Fat burning workout and tones your body
Squat jumps
Lunge jumps
Frog hops
Box jumps
- Stiff Leg Deadlifts with Dumbbells/Barbell.
Best exercise for your “butt smile” – the line where your glutes meet your hamstring
These are all tips and exercises that I follow myself and with great results!
For improved gains and faster results contact me for more advanced exercises such as Barbell Squats. Or if you would like some help and advice on reducing overall body fat please get in touch with me for a FREE consultation.
Email: sashatemaru@hotmail.com
Phone: 027 222 7660