Being overweight is a scourge 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 begins to look for ways to lose weight.
Some people follow diets and get off them, others go hungry and get tired of their workouts, others turn to specialists and lose weight under the supervision of a doctor. There is a fourth group of people - they believe in the effectiveness of diet pills, bracelets, earrings and belts. The sellers and manufacturers of these products promise effortless and effortless weight loss.
Let's look at the effectiveness and structure of slimming belts - is it worth the money, how is the mechanism of work and can it help in the process of slimming, remove the abdomen?
Is a slimming belt effective?
There are people who believe that the miracle band will melt their fat deposits or squeeze fat out of their cells and remove them with sweat. It's about ignorance and skipping school chemistry and anatomy classes.
Attention! It doesn't matter if you use heat or massage - you can't melt the fat, let alone evaporate it with sweat. Fat is burned as a result of oxidation - there is no other way.
To open your eyes to the absurdity of the following promises, consider the fat burning process:
- Fat deposits are burned in the mitochondria of muscle cells, a kind of small cell power station. Fat gets into the mitochondria when there is no other source of energy - when you have not eaten carbohydrates for a long time and the energy supply to the liver - the glycogen is depleted. To get it, the body is forced to process strategic fat deposits.
As a result of oxidation, the fat in the mitochondria is converted into energy for the muscles. But oxidation occurs only in the presence of oxygen, such as a burning flame. So when you lose weight, it's important to exercise a lot - your muscles will need energy, and breathing fresh air - will oxidize and burn fat.
Reference! Fat cells are not burned in the muscles - after adolescence, their number stays for a lifetime. Fatty acids are released from these cells and sent to the muscle mitochondria, where they are burned.
Obviously, using only such a belt will not burn fat. But let's consider who they are and what the manufacturers promise. At least to compare the actual fat burning process with the promises of monitors.
A few words about the types and principles of work
Slimming belts are divided into 3 types - vibration, with a bath effect and neoprene. There are also myostimulators, they have built-in sensors. Electrodetectors transmit current to the muscles, which stimulates their contraction. Myostimulants are used more for muscle absorption, they are only indirectly related to our topic, so we will not hesitate here.
Vibrating. The effectiveness of the belt can be explained by the effect of vibration massage on fat cells. This stimulation is thought to cause the cells to release fat and excrete it into sweat.
From a scientific point of view, this is not true, but there is a danger here from a medical point of view:
- Active vibration causes muscle contractions, even the deepest. This increases the blood supply to small muscles and is already swollen. Artificial edema is dangerous for a diseased spine. This can lead to the development of chronic diseases. And if you didn't know about them before, they can show themselves quite sharply and critically.
Based on the lipolysis process, it is clear that there can be no weight loss.
Reference! Lipolysis is the breakdown of fats into fatty acids that are oxidized in the muscles.
Bath effect. Belts and heating elements. Powered by batteries or electricity. The manufacturer promises to speed up fat burning by raising body temperature. But in reality, there is nothing he can do except remove the fluid.
Often such models are equipped with a vibration mechanism and promise a double effect. In this case, an increase in temperature is added to the risk of vibration. And it threatens with spinal diseases.
Neoprene. The neoprene belt promises to warm up the fat and thus help it burn. Some people truly believe that fat can melt if exposed to heat.
Important! The belt with a warming effect can only be removed due to sweating of excess liquids. This fluid will recuperate within 24 hours after the procedure, as it does after a visit to the sauna or sauna.
In some cases, such a belt is a real helper
A neoprene slimming belt can indeed be useful for lumbar spine diseases. It fits snugly on the body and thus locks the lower back. If necessary, it can be used to heat the lower back.
No matter how much you want to believe in a miracle - vibration and heating straps do not benefit your health and figure.
Important! It is widely believed that a tight belt will help tone the abdominal muscles. In fact, wearing it regularly can make the situation worse. The muscle corset will no longer perform the function of supporting the internal organs, as it was taken over by the belt.
When this belt is useless
Important! If you are more than 12 pounds (12 pounds) overweight, lose weight under the supervision of a registered dietitian. Thousands of men and women worldwide are dying from independent weight loss.
No need to put on one of the belts and think that the fat will burn on its own. They have not yet invented such a device or tablet. And if you wear such a device, exercise, eat properly and lose weight, then you can continue to lose weight without straps - you will succeed anyway.