Exercise and Diet for Cellulite - How to Get Rid of Cellulite

You are in a minority if you are unsure of what cellulite is. Cellulite has unique characteristics. It looks like an orange peel or soft cheese, is unattractive and sometimes very embarrassing.

Cellulite will usually appear either on the hips, buttocks or abdomen. Cellulite is usually not preventable, but it can be kept low-level with strict control of your diet and lifestyle.

Cellulite can vary in intensity -- from very mild to severe, but it is not a medical condition and is much more common in women than in men. Cellulite is a term used to describe excess fat that is deposited just below the surface of the epidermis.

What Causes Cellulite

Cellulite does not become a concern until puberty, when hormones are on the rise and the body is undergoing changes. One such change is that a layer of fat begins to be laid down inside the deepest layer of skin, the subcutaneous layer of fat. As this layer is being formed, a regular structure is formed at the same time inside it for the sole purpose of storing the new fat. It is in fact this structure that creates the characteristic dimples when too much fat is put in. In men, the structure is shaped differently so that even if too much fat gets laid down, it is usually invisible.

There is space for all the normal amount of fat to be laid down, and normal levels will not lead to the dimpling effects of cellulite because space is there for this amount. It is only when excess fat begins to build up that you will see signs of cellulite. Unfortunately, all women have the same chance of getting cellulite. Be aware that just because you may not be fat does not mean that you can't end up with cellulite.

Coping with Cellulite

There are some impractical money grabbing ways of dealing with cellulite problems, like buying lots of new long clothes so that you can cover it up, or getting treatment products, which will invariably result in the problem remaining. The best way to go is to treat cellulite naturally -- with a healthy diet, exercise and positive lifestyle changes. This will result in the reduction of fat levels in the skin, and cellulite will disappear.

Most importantly, a diet that does not contain a lot of sodium or saturated fat, but more of healthy things like fruit and vegetables, protein and wholegrain can put you on the road towards cellulite recovery.

Creams, pills, lotions, wraps or whatever other odd pots and tubes that claim to melt away cellulite hardly ever work. Combine a healthy diet with moderate exercise, concentrated on the cellulite-ridden areas, the odd massage on the same parts, and within as little as a few months, your awkward skin problem will be under control.