While it’s not uncommon at all to have cellulite and is something that’s been happening over the centuries, it has come into the limelight over the past few decades. Also known as cottage cheese skin and orange peel syndrome, cellulite is something that plagues 90% of post-adolescent women throughout the world, a statistic that won’t please you if you’re one of the 90% out there which is quite likely. Rather than sitting quietly when you’re under fire from cellulite, you can choose to attack it back with a few tweaks in your lifestyle and diet and you will definitely be able to drastically diminish or wipe out the lumpy dumplings from your body.
There are various factors that contribute to cellulite growth in the first place, such as genetics, hormonal imbalance, laziness, weight gain, yo-yo dieting and others. While some of these are unavoidable, stuff like the hardcore dieting can be easily eliminated from your lifestyle. To start off, you need to go clean when it comes to diet and nutrition and avoid any hard core dieting gimmicks. Keep it simple, stick to whole grains, green leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts as well as unprocessed foods for an effective diet. Avoid heavy carb consumption after 6 pm in the evening and you’ll see the fat loss speed up! Another key tip in your battle against cellulite would be to eliminate sugar from your diet and minimize the salt consumption since it causes water retention and makes things appear worse than they actually are.
What would work best for you is to couple your healthy diet with an apt exercise program for maximizing the fat loss process. Including high intensity interval training (HIIT) in your regime torches the fat, coupled with an odd rest day to keep your body guessing so it doesn’t get too comfortable and adapt to your diet and nutrition plan.
Here’s a sample workout for 4 days which can be repeated in the same order for a month before shuffling it up, Sweat it out!
Sample workout plan for fat loss –
HIIT Cardio (a.m.) + Upper body Strength Training (p.m.)
Lower Body Weight Training + Steady State Cardio
HIIT Cardio (optional)
Rest Day
Remember guys, the key to a successful diet is consistency!