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Has any exercise significantly improved your cellulite?

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octopusrus · 13/02/2021 17:54

I'm a size 10/12, do exercise 5ish days a week (running, power walking uphill, spinning, YouTube videos) and get properly sweaty, but nothing I do seems to make any difference to the cellulite on my legs and bum. Has anyone got any particular exercise to recommend which has made the most difference?

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mandragora · 13/02/2021 17:55

Following....
I think it might be more about diet though. More water and less sugar.

FreeButtonBee · 13/02/2021 17:56

Spin really improved mine. The weight loss helped too but it is very good for the old thighs and bum

Chocolateteabag · 13/02/2021 18:26

For me - running and slowly increasing the distance/time I run for.

There was a thread last year about the saying "you can't outrun a bad diet" (ie you can't exercise away extra calories) and @fellrunner85 added a comment which has stuck by me which essentially said "you can if you run far enough"

Since then I have been (slowly) building up how far I can run and how long. I'm now comfortable on a (hilly) 10-12k most weeks, with a few 5-7k mid week runs. I'm building up to a half marathon distance (but a trail one as I live in the sticks)

I'm a pear so I'll always have a proportionately larger bum & thighs but my cellulite has certainly reduced over this last year. (I'm mid 40's too if it helps) I don't really diet, just keep to a fairly sensible diet with occasional treats etc

fellrunner85 · 13/02/2021 22:09

It's true, @chocolateteabag - you can! Grin Though it's somewhat harder with all this ice on the ground...

octopusrus · 14/02/2021 15:30

Definitely agree it's mainly diet! I do eat way too much sugar....

Thank you for the replies. Find it hard to stick with anything in particular during lockdown so it's easier to do a different thing each time to keep it interesting! But I wondered whether this was actually less effective than sticking at something which might work.

I need to do more regular running, maybe when it warms up! 45m on exercise bike today created a good sweat though!

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