mechanical stimulation

Is swimming good for cellulite / skin firmness?

Is swimming good for cellulite / skin firmness?

The best anti-cellulite exercise is one that stimulates adipocyte lipolysis, to keep your skin fat-free (cellulite is basically skin fat; and that stimulates fibroblast collagen and elastin synthesis, to keep your skin firm. Interval swimming does both…

How anti-cellulite leggings / stockings undermine skin firmness

How anti-cellulite leggings / stockings undermine skin firmness

How can compression leggings / stockings affect skin firmness / tightness? Constant movement and vibration throughout the day provide mechanical stimulation to cell mechanosensitive receptors, which in turn stimulate collagen and elastin synthesis by your collagen cells (fibroblasts) in your skin and even by your fat cells (adipocytes)…

How to tighten up your skin: the 7 most important things to do

How to tighten up your skin: the 7 most important things to do

Thousands of pages can be filled with information about the theory and practice of skin tightening but it all boils down to six crucial points: plenty of protein; impactful physical activity; polyphenols, carotenoids and vitamin C; deep-acting, high-power radio frequency; no crash dieting / yoyo dieting; no sugar, smoking or fried food. Now let’s examine these six points in more detail…

How sitting causes cellulite, loose skin and water retention (and 15 tips to prevent this)

How sitting causes cellulite, loose skin and water retention (and 15 tips to prevent this)

Cellulite from sitting down? For the majority of office workers, work today is almost totally sedentary, most of the time involving just finger movement on the computer, the tablet or the mobile phone. This, as we will see, is a major cause of water retention, cellulite and loose skin, in combination with a poor diet…

Does weight training help with cellulite and skin tightening?

Does weight training help with cellulite and skin tightening?

There are two ways in which exercise impacts skin firmness and smoothness. Exercise with some impact provides mechanical stimulation to skin. Examples of such exercise are running, walking and most sports that involve walking/running/jumping…

Stimulative vs destructive skin tightening treatments: what is best?

Stimulative vs destructive skin tightening treatments: what is best?

Exercise and general movement do lead to tighter skin and, as mentioned above, they are absolutely essential to maintain tight skin. However, exercise and healthy nutrition act very slowly in reversing skin laxity and can only go so far in tightening skin in specific areas or throughout the body. So, indeed you can tighten your skin with exercise but usually not enough and not fast enough. Hence the need for a good, strong skin tightening treatment, for faster, more pronounced results than from just exercise…