Fashion Blogs

For Tyra Banks "Girls of all kinds can be beautiful—from the thin, plus-sized, short, very tall, ebony to porcelain-skinned; the quirky, clumsy, shy, outgoing and all in between”. The problem is, societal standards for what beautiful is or how a sexy body should measure are not very easy to break. It has been liberating recently though to finally see plus sized women walking the runways and actually landing on men’s magazine covers.

Cellulites: The great equalizer?

If there was one thing about women’s bodies that affected women of all shapes and sizes in the same way, it can be strongly argued that would be cellulites. The effects of cellulite go far beyond its physical appearance. It affects women on physical as well as on the emotional and psychological levels, even though an estimated 90 per cent of women have it.

Here are 5 facts about cellulites that you need to know right now:

All women are at a higher risk for developing cellulites compared to men in general.

Women carry a number of risk factors, that make them more vulnerable, these include:

• the loose arrangement of skin fibers compared to the tightly knit skin of men
• higher estrogen levels in the body favors fat storage, whereas higher testosterone in men favors fat burn

Women suffer from varying degrees of cellulites.  

Cellulites are graded according to how they appear. Grade 1 is when cellulites are present underneath the surface of the skin but do not become noticeable from the outer appearance of the skin. Cellulites that are highly visible without the need to pinch them are Graded 4. Grades 2 and 3 are in between these conditions.

Cellulites appear because of the combination of fats and fibers. 

With the use of recent technologies that permit the observation of skin by non-invasive means, the physiological cause of cellulites has finally been revealed. Underneath the skin are fats trapped by skin fibers that vertically pull down on the skin. This makes the dimples on the cellulites appear. The trapped fats, on the other hand push against the skin and so makes up what appears to be bulges on the skin.

The root causes of cellulites have yet to be determined.

Why and how fats and skin fibers end up in that kind of arrangement, however, is still not yet known. Whatever the underlying reason, however, researchers are inclined to conclude that it does not have anything to do with size or weight because even the toughest trained athletes grow cellulites too.

An inactive lifestyle can aggravate the unappealing appearance of cellulites.  

To minimize bulging in your cellulites, the right body size and weight must be maintained. The larger a person gets, the more likely cellulites will become more obvious. So, one of the tricks to improve the appearance of cellulites is to put those trapped fats on a diet to keep them low.

Using physical activity to curb cellulites.

Although skinny women are just as likely as plus size women to develop cellulites, exercise remains to be a primary weapon against this dimply skin condition. With the aid of topical cellulite creams, like Celluvexin, to multiply fat metabolism during exercise, you can minimize the visibility of cellulites in no time at all. Here are 5 exercises for you to try:

1. Jumping jacks or skipping rope. Workouts and physical activities that make you jump help tighten your core. and strengthen your legs.

2. Plank. You look at it and it seems easy to hold the pose but hardly any newbie can keep on the pose for over a minute. Lie face down on the floor. Support your upper body with your elbows on the floor while prepping up your lower body with nothing but the tip of your toes for support. Chin up and hold that pose for as long as you can.

3. Glute raises. Face down. Elbows and knees against the floor. Slowly raise your right leg up towards the ceiling while maintaining the straight backward direction of your leg.

4. Swimming. One of the best overall body workout you can get your body is lap swimming. All major muscles are involved as you kick and paddle.

5.  Hiking. Climbing upwards and downwards the slopes put pressure on the back of your thighs and legs. This can be very helpful if you are targeting cellulites on these areas.

Cellulite: Causes and Prevention Tips

CONCLUSION.

No problem will resolve itself. So, get your bod up and start moving!