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How Do I Decrease Cellulite?

Felicia Dye
Felicia Dye

To decrease cellulite, you should begin by making changes to your exercise routine and your diet. Coffee can be used to decrease the appearance of the problem temporarily, as can some topical products. Exfoliation and massage are measures that can produce more dramatic and lasting effects. For even better results, you should consider liposuction and endermologie.

Your efforts to decrease cellulite may require you to make several lifestyle changes. For example, you may need to begin exercising, or if you already exercise regularly, you may need to tailor your routine to focus on this problem. You should engage in aerobic exercise at least three times per week for a minimum of 20 minutes each time. It is also important to add resistance exercises, such as squats, lunges, and leg curls, to your routine.

A technique called endermologie can decrease cellulite.
A technique called endermologie can decrease cellulite.

Changing your diet can also help you to address the problem. People aiming to decrease cellulite are encouraged to decrease their intake of fatty foods. You should be sure to add a lot of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to your diet. When eating, keep in mind that salt is believed to aggravate this problem. Also be sure to drink lots of water, which serves as a good natural cleanser.

Massage is just one method that may decrease the appearance of cellulite.
Massage is just one method that may decrease the appearance of cellulite.

If you are looking to decrease cellulite for a particular occasion, you can try applying coffee to the problem areas. It is believed that coffee has a dehydrating effect on fat cells. To exploit these benefits, brew coffee and, once the grinds have cooled, rub them onto your skin and wrap the area with plastic. If you leave this in place for at least 10 minutes, you should notice a visual improvement once you rinse the area. Realize however, that these results are temporary.

You may also be tempted to try the anti-cellulite or cellulite-reduction creams and lotions that are often available over the counter. There is debate over the effectiveness of these products. Some are believed to produce a limited degree of temporary results. Before deciding on this option, however, realize that you may have to go through a process of elimination, as all of these products are not created equally.

Exfoliating and massage are further measures that may be able to help you decrease cellulite. Both of these processes are believed to increase blood flow to the site where they are applied. It is believed that this can help to decrease cellulite that already exists and that it can help to prevent new cellulite if these actions are undertaken regularly. For best results, however, you should consider having these procedures professionally done.

If you have the money to invest, you may want to consider liposuction coupled with endermologie. Liposuction is a surgical procedure that involves vacuuming the fat from beneath the skin. When this procedure is performed alone, there is the risk of increasing the lumpy and spot-sunken appearance that is seen with cellulite. This is why liposuction should be followed by endermologie, a procedure where a machine with rollers and suction is used to smooth the affected area.

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    • A technique called endermologie can decrease cellulite.
      By: karelnoppe
      A technique called endermologie can decrease cellulite.
    • Massage is just one method that may decrease the appearance of cellulite.
      By: jolopes
      Massage is just one method that may decrease the appearance of cellulite.