My husband and I recently retired and have booked a summer cruise to celebrate. My only worry is that my thighs and bottom are not in good shape for lazing around a swimming pool all day! Is there anything I can do to shift cellulite in time? Janet Poole – Bristol
Janet you are not alone! Cellulite is a word horribly engraved on most women’s minds if not their bottoms and thighs! This stubborn “orange peel” type skin affects so many women at many stages of life, with hormones playing an important part in its formation – at puberty, during pregnancy and around the time of the menopause.
A combination of a good diet and exercise is my advice to rid you of it. A critical assessment of one’s eating habits is essential. Out go fats, refined sugar, excess salt and alcohol. In come lean meats, raw vegetables, skimmed milk and plenty of water and fresh fruit juices. The aim is to purify your body’s system and rid it of excess toxins which encourage cellulite.
Exercise will tone and strengthen your body and massage will work on cellulite spots by breaking down the nodules of fat, improving the circulation, and helping disperse excess fluids and toxins. Use over the counter anti-cellulite preparations in massage to soften and revitalize the skin.
One exercise for bottom and thighs is to lie on your back, knees bent, shoulder width apart with arms at your sides. Clench buttocks, pull in tum and lift pelvis up off floor transferring weight onto your shoulders. Hold for 10 seconds, relax down, and repeat 6 times. Janet that will turn your wobble into a wiggle! Enjoy your cruise.