Warning: Loss of Muscle Mass Leads to Cellulite
Saturday, March 14, 2009
There's a new article appearing on the news wires about how the loss of muscle mass with age plays a big role in the development of cellulite in women.
The article is a bit heavy on numbers and percentages, but those numbers might shock you:
Because the average woman loses five pounds of muscle every decade of adult life, she has reduced her muscle mass by one-third by age 50.If that's not motivation for taking up strength training, I don't know what is. If you're older, you can work on regaining lost muscle. If you're young, you should start now to keep the ill-effects of aging at bay.
Because muscle loss typically doubles during the menopause years, a 60-year old woman may have less than half of her original muscle tissue.
The average American woman adds about 15 pounds of fat every decade during the midlife years. Consequently, the average 50-year old female has 15 pounds too little muscle and 45 pounds too much fat, for a 60-pound undesirable change in her body composition. She is almost 50 percent fat.
Too little muscle and too much fat are largely responsible for cellulite.
Generally speaking, cellulite is the name given to excess fat that is no longer evenly distributed under the skin, giving a smooth appearance, but is clumped together in uneven bundles, giving a rippled and dimpled appearance.
When the firm, foundational muscle layer is decreased and the soft, overlying fat layer is increased, the result is the lumpy, cottage cheese-like appearance referred to as cellulite.
A relatively brief training program coupled with a sensible nutrition plan can be highly successful for reducing cellulite.
The full text of the article can be found at the following link: http://www.wickedlocal.com/danvers/sports/x792889877/Staying-fit
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Hello really loss of mass leads to cellulite that is quite interesting facts let me tell you i wonder how i can cure this cellulite problem.
While I agree with the basic premise of increased fat storage and reduced muscle mass, I believe that this is not the whole story of cellulite formation and maybe only a minor causative factor. I believe that there has to be a hormonal component working in concert with the effects of oxidative stress so prevalent in our post-industrial age. That said, the increased resistance exercise prescription causing muscle buildup is an excellent all around idea.
I believe this. I did not develop my first visible piece of cellulite until I sustained a skiing injury on my left leg. Guess what? That's where the cellulite appeared. As I have grown older and had children my physical activity has decreased, and the cellulite has increased. But now, I am working out everyday, and it is starting to disappear. Sure, women get it easier for a variety of factors- but I was on birth control for years as a teenager, and I ate very crappy compared to what I do now, and my legs were smooth as butter. Those are my ideas...
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