Jun
10
10 Quick Ways to Go from Fat to Firm – Tip #7 Beat cellulite with a roller
Filed Under Health, Image & Brand
If you have been busy at work all Spring and have strayed from the gym, yet still want to get your body ready for the beach this Summer, I thought I would share 10 quick fitness tips I learned from reading the FitnessMagazine.com article 10 Quick Ways to Go from Fat to Firm over the next few weeks.
Here is Tip #7…
Beat cellulite with a roller
Some experts swear by rolling out — using a foam roller that looks like a very wide pool noodle. The premise: When connective tissue becomes dehydrated, especially in the layers closest to the skin, the fibers weaken and separate, so the underlying fat pokes through. “Rolling rehydrates and firms up the connective tissue by moving fluids,” says Sue Hitzmann, an exercise physiologist and manual therapist in New York City. “It won’t make you thinner, but if you have lumpy thighs, it helps.” Buy a roller for $30 at meltmethod.com.
