- 1. Home treatments
- 2. Diet to lose belly
- 3. Aesthetic treatments to eliminate fat
- 4. Exercises to burn fat
Home treatments, changes in diet and aesthetic treatments such as lipocavitation or cryolipolysis, are some of the options available to eliminate localized fat and lose belly.
But, losing belly is not always an easy task, because localized fat is not always easy to eliminate, requiring some discipline in food, dedication and patience, as the results can take between 1 to 4 weeks to appear.
Here are the steps to take to eliminate localized fat:
1. Home treatments
A great homemade treatment that helps to potentiate belly loss consists of daily massages using specific creams, with lipolytic, draining or anti-cellulite action. The cream should be applied at night, on clean and dry skin, and to increase its effect you can choose to wrap the belly with film paper for 20 minutes. To enhance the effects of these creams, it is recommended to complement their application with an exfoliation on the skin once a week.
2. Diet to lose belly
To lose belly it is important to follow a low calorie diet, restricting the consumption of fat and sugar, increasing the consumption of water and fiber. Betting on foods that improve intestinal transit, fight fluid retention, and speed up metabolism is an excellent strategy, so it is advisable to eat watermelon, oats, ginger, eggplant, pear, orange, whole grains, legumes and vegetables.
3. Aesthetic treatments to eliminate fat
There are some aesthetic treatments that can be quite effective in eliminating abdominal fat, such as:
- Lipocavitation: is an aesthetic procedure that serves to eliminate fat located in the belly, thighs, flanks or back, using an ultrasound device that helps to destroy the accumulated fat; Carboxitherapy: a treatment that helps to eliminate localized fat through injections into the skin with carbon dioxide. This gas, increases blood flow and microcirculation of the skin, increases local oxygenation and promotes cell renewal, leaving the skin firmer; Radiofrequency: when the objective is to eliminate localized fat and treat cellulite, depending on your graduation, 7 to 10 sessions will be necessary. Electrolipolysis: consists of the application of needles with local electrical stimulation, which injures adipocytes, leaking fat; Cryolipolysis: a procedure for reducing measures, using a technique for freezing body fat. This freezing causes an injury to the walls of fat cells, which are available to be spent.
After a session with one of these treatments, a lymphatic drainage session and moderate / high intensity exercises must be done within 48 hours, to ensure that the mobilized fat will actually be eliminated from the body. If these guidelines are not followed, the result is compromised because the fat will be accumulated again.
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4. Exercises to burn fat
A fundamental part of the fat burning process is to exercise. It is true that any exercise is better than none, and even walking 20 minutes a day is already beneficial for health, but if you want to burn fat, you need to sweat your shirt and practice some type of aerobic exercise, from moderate to high intensity, 5- 7 days a week, for at least 30 minutes. But to prevent the skin from becoming flaccid one should also practice exercises that increase the muscles, such as weight training. These are great for shaping the body and increasing metabolism by making the body burn more calories, even while sleeping.
Some exercises indicated to burn fat are running, brisk walking, bicycle with heavy gait, squash, tennis, jump or dance, for example. For those who are not used to physical activity, it may be more pleasant to vary the activity, attending different classes each day. Meet 3 simple exercises to do at home and lose belly, which help in this process.