Body Scape

Say goodbye to cellulite

We don’t have to wait for May and the costume fitting is just around the corner. We can start fighting cellulite as early as September. The best help comes from water. ” The activities in the pool are the most suitable due to the massaging and lymphatic drainage effect of the water on the body surface  – suggests the personal trainer –  In particular on the thighs, buttocks and hips which are the points where cellulite accumulates most. then it is useful to follow hydrobike or water aerobics courses “. Those who do not want to give up even out-of-water activities can still follow a circuit in the weight room: ” In this case, we alternate with the aerobic stations more specific stations for toning up the areas concerned”.

For women who have recently given birth
After giving birth, it takes about 9 or 12 months to lose the weight gained during pregnancy. Let’s not be fooled by celebrities who get back in shape in a few weeks, these are exceptional cases of women who already start training a few days after giving birth followed by a personal trainer. Surely, however, after pregnancy it can be useful to carry out a physical activity that strengthens the parts of our body that have been most severely tested. ” It is advisable to do some toning exercises, especially for the abdominal wall which has been particularly stressed by pregnancy. And then a fitness course (without overdoing it) for an activity that slowly puts the whole body back in motion”. Also follow a Pilates course may be particularly useful: ” The Pilates is a great solution for women who have just given birth. It improves breathing  and is also very useful to reinforce the abdominal wall.

It is one of the most classic good intentions to return from vacation (perhaps second in popularity only to the diet). And it is certainly also one of the healthiest, by now we all know it, exercising is essential both for the body and for the mood. But not all sports are the same. For this reason, before embarking on a new discipline it is important to have clear what the objectives and the starting situation are. There are those who want to lose weight, those who eliminate cellulite, those who do not have time to train: the personal trainer Francesca Fanolla has identified for Fanpage.it the most suitable sport for five different objectives and cases.

1. For those who want to lose weight
The most popular target: weight loss. And in this case, in addition to having to follow a controlled diet, the best solution is within the four walls of the gym: ” For those who want to lose a few extra pounds and have never played sports, the advice is to join the gym and ask your instructor to fill out a form with an ad hoc program. Usually a weight loss program consists of a circuit where aerobic stations alternate , such as treadmill, exercise bike, elliptical, with strength training stations, with classic toning exercises with machinery or with dumbbells and barbells. In fact, exercises with weights have a strong impact on the metabolic level, especially if alternated with aerobic exercises.

“Only exercising with machines and in the weight room, can try to combine some fitness activities such as  zumba or  total body. ” Zumba is a lot of fun, there is music and it is useful for coordination and for particularly lazy people. But be careful: if it is not next to the circuit in the gym it is unlikely that you will lose weight “. Finally, for those fascinated by spinning or by striding or even from a simple run in the park (all sports that can help to achieve the main objective) the advice is to go easy: ” All of these activities provide an intense work of the cardiovascular system. For this it is important to be careful, especially if we have never played sports. We start with a light run, while for spinning and striding we start with beginner classes. “