How to Exercise to Reduce Cellulite

Upper Body

Overhead dumbbell extensions will help reduce cellulite on your arms while building strength in your triceps muscles.

  1. To perform this exercise, begin by sitting on a chair or bench with good posture.
  2. Grab the weight with both hands; place one hand over the other and raise the dumbbell over your head with both arms.
  3. Lower the dumbbell behind your head – still keeping your back straight – and then raise the dumbbell back up to the raised position.
  4. Repeat 12-15 times, rest for 15-25 seconds, and then do another set.

Doing shoulder exercises also helps eliminate the appearance of cellulite on your skin by building muscle and reducing fat.

  1. Begin by sitting on a bench or chair with back support.
  2. Pick up a dumbbell in each hand, and raise them so that they are at the same level as your head; this is your starting position.
  3. Raise the dumbbells at the same time up into the air above your head; pause, and then lower them back down to the starting position.
  4. Do this 12-15 times, rest for 15-25 seconds, and then repeat for another set.

This can also be done by doing one arm at a time, or alternating the hands as you press the dumbbells up into the air.

Bicep curls will keep your arms free of cellulite by allowing you to gain muscle. This is a basic exercise that’s well known, but if you’re still uncertain, here is how to perform a bicep curl.

  1. Begin by sitting on a bench, or standing with your feet a shoulder-width apart.
  2. With a dumbbell in both hands, hold your elbows close to your body, and raise your dumbbells up at the same time so that your elbows are bent and the dumbbells are in front of your shoulders.
  3. Bicep curls can also be preformed one arm at a time.

Lower Body

Lunges will help reduce the appearance of cellulite by forcing your leg muscles to become stronger and leaner while also tackling the gluteal muscles. This exercise targets the cellulite on your butt and thighs.

  1. Begin by standing firmly with your feet under your hips; holding dumbbells in your hands is optional.
  2. Now take a large step with your right leg while your left leg bends. If you’re flexible enough to touch your left knee to the floor, do it; but if not, then only go as far as you’re comfortable with.
  3. Now bring your right leg back to the starting position and move your left leg out in front while bending your right knee.
  4. Repeat 12-15 times, twice, with a 25-second rest in between sets.

Squats will also target cellulite on your butt and legs, and are best executed by holding a barbell across your back. Practice caution when performing squats because the tension in your legs can cause some pain, and when not performed correctly, can result in a back injury. Also, with the barbell resting on your back, your hands holding the bar in place, and your knees bent slightly, bend down so that your bottom almost touches the bench under you. Pause for just a second before returning to the start position.

Now that we’ve covered both some habits to avoid and exercises to reduce cellulite, hopefully you’ll be on your way to getting rid of these nasty little fat pockets!

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