CELLULITE AND PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE TRAINING

Cellulite the biggest enemy.

This one problem has at least 1000 solutions on the internet. Some companies have come up with creams,oil massages, Green herbal teas,etc.

NONE SHOWED RESULTS....!!

I wonder how can creams and oils penetrate through the skin and solve a problem like Cellulite?? I'm still wondering..........as science has found that nothing can penetrate the human skin.

Before we engage ourselves about the solutions and ways to get rid of cellulite, lets first understand what cellulite is and why does it occur. Getting rid of cellulite requires proper exercise, nutrition, proper blood circulation and not just applying cream on the exteriors. It requires correction of the entire lifestyle and making it more disciplined.

UNDERSTANDING  CELLULITE 

Development of cellulite (The dimpled skin,specially on hip,thigh,stomach) begins in adolescence, when girls start to release more and more female hormones. Both estrogen and progesterone are profat hormones particularly in the lower body.

This fat proliferation impairs the microcirculation of blood in the lower body,which triggers localised inflammation, extra water is retained in the legs and bundles of collagen that give the skin its firmness become damaged.

This looser skin explains the orange peel appearance of cellulite.

HOW WEIGHT TRAINING HELPS 

Weight training can enhance over all appearance of the skin. Progressive resistance training helps in building up of muscle mass and promotes fat loss.

Weight training which incorporates lifting of weights against progressively increasing resistance promotes gaining of muscle mass which boosts your metabolism.

A faster metabolism burns more fat. Loosing of fat reduces the inflammation too and leaves a smooth appearance of the skin. Loosing of fat reduces the abnormal inflammation on the skin(Cellulite).

No creams or green teas can help in burning of fat which is stored inside the body. None of these really work . Some of them will have minimal, short term effects. The laser treatments are expensive and also give a short lived result. Creams cant even penetrate through skin, how can they burn the fat in first place.

None of these "cures" actually cure anything.

CHOLESTEROL : THE BIGGEST MYTH

The word cholesterol has spelt  havoc in many a humans eating habits,  the low fat diet popped in and became a fashion in the food industry , low-cholesterol oils are placed in the super markets,low cholesterol food products became a hit.
                                           All this happened because high cholesterol was linked with heart attack . Pharmaceutical companies and those people in the pockets of pharmaceutical companies altered the definition of high cholesterol in order to increase the number of people who were brought under cholesterol medication.
                                                                       Cholesterol went from being a natural substance synthesised in our body to become the biggest killer of human mankind ! !
                     Before we conclude what is good and what is bad let us understand what cholesterol is.
                                 

     WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?.?.?

It belongs to a class of waxy substance called sterols from which all steroid hormones are made . It is used by the male testes to make testosterone and by the female ovaries to make estrogen.  Cholesterol is also used to make vitamin D and bile acids for digestion.


      ROLE OF CHOLESTEROL 

Cholesterol has much more important works to do rather than being responsible for heart attacks.
                               Cholesterol forms an integral part of cell membranes and helps regulate membrane fluidity,without cholesterol membranes would be destroyed with a change in external environment  {Like temperature}.
                                    Cells that needs to be more environment robust , like brain cells and nerve cells use more of cholesterol.

 
 MAINTAINING  CHOLESTEROL  IN  YOUR  DIET  IS A MYTH.

Any cell of the body is capable of making cholesterol it needs . The liver is especially efficient in making large quantities of cholesterol that can be transported around the body for use by the other tissues and organs.
              The body's production is tightly regulated, which means the body maintains a certain "LEVEL" .
                                   SO, If your diet has a lot of cholesterol the liver churns less of it and vice versa.

   WHAT CAUSES HEART DISEASE?.?.?

Atherosclerosis (The build up of cholesterol and other substances in and on the arteries walls) is a race between HDL(High density lipo protein) and LDL(Low density lipoprotein) to shuttle cholesterol back and forth from target organs.
                                              Higher the LDL(Molecule which deposits cholesterol) more the chances of atherosclerosis.
                                                                   Higher the HDL (Ferries excess cholesterol back to liver for recycling) lesser the chances of atherosclerosis.
                            This is why the ratio of LDL/HDL is a better predictor of heart disease risk than total cholesterol level.

You could have high cholesterol and still have no threat untill and unless its being transported and recycled.

In simple words there is nothing called GOOD or BAD cholesterol.  Cholesterol has a purpose and LDL and HDL are mere vehicles to transport it.

HOW  PROGRESSIVE  RESISTANCE TRAINING  OR  WEIGHT  TRAINING HELPS 

LDL Cholesterol decreases with weight training. Progressive resistance training increases skeletal muscle growth and strength . When the body fat percentage decreases and muscle growth is promoted, your health benefits.
                                      One of these benefits includes reduced LDL cholesterol and increased HDL cholesterol.
                                                  Progressive resistance training regime should be practiced not more than 2 to 3 days a week with a minimum of 24 hours rest between each session and the schedule should consist of exercises targeting all the major and minor muscles of the body.

The relation between heart attack and cholesterol is so ingrained in our minds that the moment anyone eats high cholesterol foods they are directly related to suffering with heart attack and this fault completely lies on us, because inspite of us "Humans" being blessed with the ability to Question and reason and also research for the truth,  we have our trusts maintained in the BIG PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES  !  !