5 Steps To A Cellulite-free Life - By: Natalie Leavenworth

Is it my imagination, or has summer arrived early this year? Again? Bathing suit weather is fast approaching, and we're thinking (again) about baring out bodies. Now, more than any other time of the year, is when people - especially women - spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, checking out their bodies. The flood of emails about it over the last few weeks is ample evidence of this. I'm writing this article, then, about last week's number one email topic: How can I control cellulite, or even make it disappear?

The many misconceptions and misunderstandings about cellulite surprised me. For instance, many wanted to know which lotion or cream was best for topical treatment of cellulite, and others wanted to know if they should give up cottage cheese. Depressingly, some even asked if surgery was their only option.

Cellulite: What is it, and how can I get rid of it?

We use the term "cellulite" to refer to the excess fat cells your body stores. All of us have special connecting tissue that keeps our fat cells in little compartments. Men's connective tissue for excess fat cells is produced in a crisscross pattern, and women's connective tissue is in a honeycomb-shaped pattern. The dimpled appearance of some women's skin is the result of excess fat being stored in these honeycomb-shaped compartments.

It's not really that easy to get rid of cellulite, even though the solution is simple and straightforward. There's only one way to reduce cellulite: reduce overall body fat. Cellulite cannot be reduced or eliminated by rubbing a cream on it, and there's no way to "spot reduce" body fat. Crash diets and starvation diets likewise are ineffective when trying to control cellulite. There's one way to banish cellulite from your body, and that's to follow these five simple and effective guidelines:

1) Reduce the size of your meals but make them more frequent. You should eat 5-6 of these small meals throughout the day. There should be about 2-3 hours between meals. Each meal should be composed of one carb and one protein. You should eat your first meal soon after waking - an hour is the outside limit.

2) Proper hydration is crucial to your well-being. With every meal, drink a cup of water.

3) Get your proper rest. This means more than simply getting seven to eight hours of sleep every night, although that's certainly important. Muscle groups need at least 48 hours between strength training sessions, Your body also needs to rest up from the workouts - make sure you take a 1-2 day rest break from your workout routine every week.

4) Mix up the intensity levels and session lengths of your cardio sessions. For instance, every week, have one high intensity/short duration session, one low intensity/long duration, and the rest moderate intensity/medium duration.

5) Each muscle should be strength-trained one to three times weekly. Don't ignore weightlifting, a critical component of strength training. Make certain you perform the correct number of sets and reps at each workout.

Cellulite can be reduced when these five steps are combined and followed every day. Miracle creams don't exist. Secret potions and pills don't exist. The good things in life aren't delivered, they're earned the old fashioned way - we work hard for them. As is often the case, it's not the quantity of your workouts that counts, but the quality. Look at your body honestly and develop a set of realistic, reasonable goals, and then craft a workout program tailored to the body and engineered to help you achieve those goals. Combining these five tips and following them regularly will pretty much guarantee that you can eliminate your cellulite.

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