If you were to open any womens magazine which you saw displayed at the bookstore or at the airport news rack you would only need to flick a few pages to come face to face with societies obssesion with cellulite. I am confident in it's pages you would find either an ad, feature article or most likely a photo of the latest maturing celebrity with cellulite.But this behaviour makes no sense whatsoever.



But what is cellulite anyway and what's the big deal?

The dictionary defines cellulite as "A fatty deposit causing a dimpled or uneven appearance, as around the thighs and buttocks." What happens medically is the fat, which is very close to the surface of the skin in these area, pushes itself against connective tissues in the skin to cause a dimpled look, which is refered to as called "peau d'orange" in France or orange peel if you prefer the translation.

Inspite of most peoples belief both women and men of all ages can have cellulite. This effect when seen in young baby will cause adoration will lead to horror when see in the mirror by most women. Trash mags and celebrity photo mags take an almost mischevious delight in displaying across their pages pictures of celebrities photographed with powerful zoom lenses showing the orange peel like skin around their legs and butt of the latest celebrity as if it was some sort of serious illness.

Just cast your eye across the shelves of the drug store, beauty counter or the numerous websites out there and you'll find dozens of creams, potions and lotions to get rid of cellulite. Strange thing is they will all claim to be the best solution to get rid of your dimpled areas on your legs and thighs a condition known as cellulite.

People either choose to ignore that fact or simply don't know that the best known way to get rid of cellulite and indeed prevent it in the first place is actually free. It's simple really EXERCISE that all you need to do to get rid of those embarassing lumps and bumps. Try bike riding or walking and the cellulite will drop off and you'll tone your legs and butt better than any cream, lotion or other crazy method known to man or woman.

Oh there is a down side you might actually have to do something but look on the bright side you'll also probably lose a few pounds in to the bargain.

I find it so difficult to understand why when we have let our bodies fall into bad shape before we start worrying about it them. If only we started looking after them before hand we would all live much healthier lives.

Cellulite is not and never has been a illness a disease or even really an unhealthy sign for the body. This flies in the face of what the skin care experts and magazines tell us but they have a vested interest in your worry.

A brisk walk for about 30-40 minutes dialy will do far more for your overall health and boost your feeling of well being far more than any cream, lotion or even the now increasingly popular muscle stimulators. If you took at look at some of the research out there which I did for you you'll find cellulite is nothing more than fatty tissue. It is not especially unhealthy (unless it is part of an overall overweight or obesity problem) and to be fair is little different to any other fat on your body.

Which ever topical product you apply or nutritional supplement you choose to take or device you try or even spa treatment you pay for they all come with little or no guarantee of success. You should also heed the fact that few of these products have been tested for safety and most are pretty much ineffective. You still can't beat simple exercise and healthy eating regimen to get rid or unwanted surplus fat anywhere on the body.

Your basic body shape is not with your control and how your body distributes excess fat isn't either. So if you do develop cellulite and finding it hard to shift spare a thought for your mom she probably had the same problem.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine which is a reliable source recommends the following for people concerned about cellulite:

- Have a healthy diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables.Plenty of fluids (8-10 glasses of water a day ). Frequent exercise. Maintain a healthy weight without any huge weight variations, Stop smoking.

See told you it was nothing to worry about ... funny feeling is I feel my message will be falling on deaf ears.