Tired of wearing jeans in 80-degree heat to hide your cellulite? Tired of using creams all in the name of trying to have it smoothened? While many people might think spending hours on the elliptical is the best solution to their weight loss goals, experts have revealed that the best thing to actually make cellulite disappear is Strength Train. In order words, the only way to lose cellulite is to lose body fat.
Strength training has been designed to get the muscles firm and strong, and lose excess body fat. And within this article we have compiled some of the best strength training exercises you can add to your regular workout 3 to 4 times a week and watch as your entire lower body is being transformed. Unless otherwise noted, complete one to three sets of each exercise.
1. Clockwork Lunge
How to do:
- Stand with hands on your hips and feet hip-width apart.
- Take a big step forward with your right foot and lower down until your right leg is bent 90° and your left knee is nearly touching the floor. Push back up to starting position.
- Take a big step to the right with your right foot, bending the right knee and keeping the left leg straight. Return to the starting position.
- Take a big step back with your right foot. Lower until left leg is bent 90° and right knee is almost touching the floor. Return to starting position.
- Repeat with the left foot, stepping to the front, then to the left side, then back. That’s one set. Do 15 sets.
2. Plié Squat With Alternating Heel Raise
How to do:
- Stand with feet about 3 feet apart, toes pointed out.
- Lower down until thighs are nearly parallel to the floor. Push yourself back up to standing. That’s one rep. Do 15 reps.
- Repeat the same move, but raise the right heel as you lower down. Do 15 reps.
- Repeat the same move, but raise your left heel as you lower your body down. Do 15 reps.
3. Alternating Abduction Squats
Place a weighted stability ball about one foot in front of you.
How to do:
- Raise your right leg and touch the top of the ball with your foot. Use your foot to swipe the ball to the right side, landing with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- In a squatting position, bend at your knees and lower your body down until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Push yourself back to standing.
- Repeat using left side
Tip: If you don’t have a BOSU ball or Swiss ball, do the same motion but without the ball. Raise your knee up to about hip-height, swipe your leg out to the side, and land with feet shoulder-width apart.
4. Abduction Curtsy Lunge And Squat
Place a weighted stability ball about one foot in front of you.
How to do:
- Touch your left foot to the top of the ball. Swipe the ball to the right, moving right leg across your body.
- Land with right foot crossed in front of your left, like a curtsy.
- Stand up as you raise your left leg to touch the top of the ball. Swipe the ball to the left and land with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Bend knees to lower down, then raise back up.
- Repeat with your right foot: Swipe to the left and curtsy, swipe to the right and squat. The whole sequence is one rep. Do 15 reps.
5. Squat With Calf Raise
How to do:
- Stand with feet hip-width apart. Bend at the knees and hips to lower down until thighs are parallel to the floor.
- Stand up, then lift your heels and shift weight onto the balls of your feet. Lower your heels to return to starting position. Do 15 reps.
