Overweight is the curse of the 21st century. It is found in men and women, children and the elderly. The moment a person realizes the fact that he is overweight, he starts looking for ways to lose weight.
Some go on diets and get away from them, others starve and exhaust the body with training, others turn to specialists and lose weight under the supervision of a doctor. There is a fourth group of people - theyBelieves in the effectiveness of diet pills, bracelets, earrings and belts. The sellers and manufacturers of these products promise weight loss without any effort or restrictions.
We will consider the effectiveness and composition of the weight loss belt - is it worth spending money, how is the mechanism of work and is it able to help with the process of losing weight, removing the stomach?
Is a slimming belt effective?
There are those who believe that the Miracle Belt will melt their fatty deposits or squeeze the fat out of the cells with sweat. This speaks of ignorance and skipping school chemistry and anatomy lessons.
Meditation! It doesn't matter if you use heat or do a massage - fat can't be melted, much less evaporate with sweat. Fat burns as a result of oxidation - there's no other way.
To open your eyes to the absurdity of such promises, consider the process of burning fat:
- Fat deposits are burned in the mitochondria of muscle cells – a type of small cellular energy station. Supply - glycogen is depleted. To obtain it, the body is forced to process strategic fatty deposits.
As a result of oxidation, fat in the mitochondria is converted into energy for the muscles. But oxidation occurs only in the presence of oxygen like a burning flame. Therefore, to lose weight, it is important to move a lot - muscles need energyHogi, and breathe fresh air - oxidation and burning of fats will take place.
Reference! It is not fat cells that are burned in muscle - after adolescence, their number remains with a person for life. Fatty acids are released from these cells and sent to the mitochondria of the muscles, where they are burned.
Obviously the use of such a belt alone will not burn fat. But still, let's consider what they are, and what the manufacturers promise. At least to compare the actual process of burning fat with the promises from the monitors. For.
A few words about the types and principles of work
Slimming belts are divided into 3 types - with vibration, sauna effect and neoprene. There are also myostimulators, they have built-in sensors. Electrodetectors transmit a micro-discharge of current to the muscles, and this stimulates their contractionDoes. Myostimulants are used more for pumping muscles, they are related to our topic only indirectly, so we will not dwell here.
Vibration. The effectiveness of the belt is explained by the effect of vibration massage on fat cells. This stimulation is believed to cause the cells to release fat and expel it in sweat.
This is not true from a scientific point of view, but from a medical point of view there is a danger here:
- Active vibration leads to muscle contraction, even the deepest. Because of this, the small muscles with blood increase, and this is already edema. Artificial edema is dangerous for the diseased spine. This chronic diseasesAnd if you didn't know about them before, they can show themselves quite sharply and severely.
Based on the lipolysis procedure, it is clear that weight loss cannot occur.
Reference! Lipolysis is the breakdown of fats into fatty acids that are oxidized in the muscles.
Sauna effect. The belt has heating elements. Runs on battery or electricity. The manufacturer promises to accelerate fat burning by raising the body's temperature. But in reality he will be able to do nothing but remove the liquid.
Often such models are equipped with vibration mechanisms, and promise a double effect. In this case, the increase in temperature is added to the danger of vibration. And this leads to the risk of diseases of the spine.
Neoprene. Neoprene belts promise to heat up fat, and thus help it burn. Some people sincerely believe that fat can melt when exposed to heat.
Necessary! A belt with a heating effect can only remove excess fluid caused by sweating. This fluid will recover within 24 hours after the procedure, as is the case after visiting a bathhouse or sauna.
In what cases is such a belt a real assistant
A neoprene slimming belt can be really helpful for lumbar spine ailments. It fits tightly to the body, and thus corrects the sedentary position of the lower back. Warm up the lower back if neededcan be used to.
As much as we would like to believe in a miracle - vibration and heating belts do not bring any benefit to health and figure.
Necessary! It is widely believed that a tight belt will help tone the abdominal muscles. In fact, wearing it regularly can make the condition worse. The muscular corset will no longer function to support the internal organs, Because the belt has taken it upon itself.
when this belt sucks
Necessary! If you are over 12 pounds (12 pounds), get slimmer under the care of a registered dietitian. With independent weight loss, thousands of men and women die in the world.
It's useless to wear any belt and think that fat will burn on its own. They haven't invented such device or tablet yet. And if you wear such device, play sports, eat right and lose weight, then you can continue to lose weight without the supporting belt - you will be successful anyway.