Being overweight is a 21st century scourge. It is found in both men and women, children and the elderly. The moment one realizes that he is overweight, he starts looking for ways to lose weight.
Some go on diets and quit, others stare and exhale with training, others turn to specialists and lose weight under medical supervision. There is a fourth group of people - they believe in the effectiveness of diet pills, bracelets, earrings and belts. Sellers and manufacturers of these products promise effortless or unrestricted weight loss.
We will consider the effectiveness and structure of weight loss belts - is it worth spending money, how is the mechanism of work and can it help in the process of losing weight, removing the belly?
Is a slimming belt effective?
There are people who believe that the miracle zone will melt their fatty deposits or destroy fat from cells and make them sweat. This speaks of ignorance and skipping school chemistry and anatomy lessons.
Attention! It does not matter if you use heat or massage - fat can not melt, much less evaporation with sweat. Oxidation burns fat - there is no other way.
To open our eyes to the absence of such promises, consider the fat burning process:
- Fat deposits are burned in the mitochondria of muscle cells - a type of small cellular energy station. Fat enters the mitochondria in the absence of another source of energy - when you have not eaten carbohydrates for a long time, and the energy supply in the liver is depleted - glycogen. To get it, the body is forced to process strategic fatty deposits.
As a result of oxidation, the fat in the mitochondria is converted into energy for the muscles. But oxidation only occurs in the presence of oxygen, like a burning flame. Therefore, to lose weight, it is quite important to move - the muscles will need energy, and to breathe fresh air - oxidation and fat burning will occur.
Reference! Fat cells are not burned in the muscles - after adolescence, their numbers remain with a person for the rest of their lives. Fatty acids are released from these cells and sent to muscular mitochondria, where they are burned.
Of course, only such a belt will burn fat. But still, let's think about what they contain, and what the makers promised. At least in order to compare the actual fat burning process with the promises of monitors.
A few words about the types and principles of work
Narrow zones are divided into 3 types - vibration, sauna and neoprene effect. There are also myostimulators, they have built-in sensors. Electrolyzers transmit micro-discharge currents to the muscles, and this stimulates their contraction. More myostimulants are used to pump muscles, they only relate to our material indirectly, so we will not live here.
Vibration. The effectiveness of the belt is explained by the effect of vibration massage on fat cells. Typically, this stimulation causes fat cells to release and sweat.
From a scientific point of view, this is not true, but from a medical point of view there is a danger here:
- Active vibration results in muscle contractions, even the deepest. Because of this, there is an increased number of small muscles with blood, and this is already edema. Artificial edema is dangerous for an infected spine. It can inflame chronic diseases. And if you did not know about them before, they can show themselves sharply and critically.
Based on the lipolysis process, it is clear that there can be no weight loss.
Reference! Lipolysis is the breakdown of fat into fatty acids that are oxidized in the muscles.
Sauna effect. The zone contains heating elements. It runs on batteries or electricity. The manufacturer promises to speed up fat burning by increasing body temperature. But really, instead of removing the liquid, he will not be able to do anything.
Such models are often equipped with such a mechanism, and promise a double effect. In this case, a temperature rise is added to the vibration hazard. And this threatens the diseases of the spine.
Neoprene. The neoprene belt promises to heat the fat, thus helping it burn. Some people sincerely believe that fat can be melted when exposed to heat.
Important! A belt that has a heating effect can only remove too much fluid due to lying down. This liquid will regenerate within 24 hours after the procedure, as it does after going to the bathroom or sauna.
What are the situations in which such a belt is a real helper
A neoprene narrowing belt can be really helpful for ailments of the lumbar spine. It fits the body tightly, thereby fixing the motionless movement of the lower back. It can be used to heat the lower back when needed.
As much as we would like to believe in a miracle - vibration and heating belts do not bring any benefit to your health or figure.
Important! It is widely believed that a tight belt can help tone the abdominal muscles. In fact, wearing it regularly can only make matters worse. The muscular corset will no longer perform the function of supporting the internal organs, because the belt has taken over.
When this belt is unused
Important! If you are over 12 pounds (12 pounds) overweight, be slim under the supervision of a registered dietitian. With independent weight loss, thousands of men and women die worldwide.
It's not worth wearing any of the belts and thinking that the fat will burn itself. They have not yet created such a device or tablet. And if you wear such an apparatus, if you play sports, if you eat properly and lose weight, then you can lose weight without auxiliary belts - you will succeed anyway.