Society's obsession with cellulite is insidious and ridiculous. Pick up any woman's magazine and you are guaranteed to find and advertisement or article outlining the horrors of cellulite and what you should do to rid your body of this blight. What is cellulite anyway?

The dictionary definition is "A fatty deposit causing a dimpled or uneven appearance, as around the thighs and buttocks." The fat, which is very close to the surface of the skin, pushes against connective tissues in the skin to cause a dimpled appearance, called "peau d'orange" in France (orange skin).

People (male and female) of all ages can have cellulite.
Somehow what is seen as adorable on babies is horrifying on adults. Tabloid magazines in the grocery store show close-up photos of actresses and their shockingly 'normal'
bodies.

Creams, lotions, and potions abound to rid our legs and thighs of any dimpled areas. What many people forget is this simple solution for cellulite: EXERCISE!In most cases, regular exercise such as biking or walking will rid you of cellulite and tone your legs and bottom. People obsess over the result, not the cause, of poor health. This is not to say that everyone should expect a perfectly toned body at any age, but certainly keeping oneself healthy is an optimal choice. Keep in mind that cellulite is NOT a disease and not an unhealthy characteristic of the body.

Simply walking every day will do more for your self- confidence and overall feeling of health than any quackery cream or lotion or electric muscle stimulator. If you read about cellulite in medical research, it is simply fatty tissue that is not unhealthy itself (unless you have too much body fat overall) and no different from ordinary fat.

There are plenty of offers like topical products, devices, supplements or spa treatments that claim to help you get rid of cellulite. You need to be very careful when choosing the correct product. Generally they are not effective and their safety record is nothing to write home about. The most suitable way is to follow a regular and hard exercise regime coupled with carefully choosing to eat food that are low in fats. Everyone may have a different problem area. You must realize that every individual is different and many a times we inherit a body pattern.

For the people concerned with cellulite the U.S. National Library of Medicine has the following recommendation:

*A healthy diet with fruits, vegetables, and fiber

*Plenty of fluids

*Regular exercise

*Healthy weight with no yo-yo dieting

*No smoking

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