Cellulite
June 27, 2009
Ah, the Cellulite we have, what to do? It is the same fix you hear almost every article, are we seeing a common thread here? It’s called the basics. Experts recommend daily cardio exercise combined with two to three strength-training sessions a week and a healthy diet.
The important message of this blog is there is actual proof that this is the case. Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., fitness research director at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, Mass., and author of No More Cellulite (Perigee, 2003), designed a cellulite-reduction program that includes 20 minutes of strength training with five exercises for the upper body and five for the lower body, and 20 minutes of treadmill walking or jogging, staying at about 70 percent to 80 percent of maximal heart rate. This program is followed three days per week, although participants can always do more cardio.
Participants in an eight-week study of Westcott’s program lost about 1 pound per week or about 10 pounds after two months. When participants combined the exercise program with good eating habits (a food pyramid–based diet consisting of either 1,600, 2,220 or 2,800 calories), they doubled the fat loss, losing 9.1 pounds of fat (compared to 4.5 pounds without the nutritional component).
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