Excess weight is a scourge of the 21st century. It is found in men and women, children and the elderly. As soon as the person realizes that he is overweight, he starts looking for ways to lose weight.
Some people get rid of them by dieting, some starve and tire the body with training, some turn to specialists and lose weight under the control of a doctor. 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 weight loss without effort or restrictions.
We will consider the effectiveness and structure of weight loss belts - is it worth spending money, how does it work, and can it help in the process of losing weight, removing the belly?
Is the slimming belt effective?
There are those who believe that the miracle generation will dissolve the fat deposits or squeeze the fat in the cells and expel them with sweat. It talks about ignorance and skipping school chemistry and anatomy classes.
Attention! It doesn't matter if you use heat or massage - the fat cannot be melted, it evaporates much less with sweat. Fat is burned as a result of oxidation - there is no other way.
To open our eyes to the absurdity of such promises, consider the fat burning process:
- Fat deposits are burned in the mitochondria of muscle cells, which are a kind of small cellular energy station. Fat enters the mitochondria in the absence of another energy source - when you do not eat carbohydrates for a long time, and when the energy supply in the liver - glycogen is depleted. To achieve this, the body has to process strategic fat deposits.
As a result of oxidation, the fat in the mitochondria is converted into energy for the muscles. But oxidation only takes place in the presence of oxygen, like a burning flame. Therefore, it is important to lose weight, move a lot - the muscles will need energy, and breathing fresh air - oxidation and fat burning will occur.
Reference! It is not fat cells that are burned in the muscles - after puberty, their number remains in a person for life. Fatty acids are released from these cells and sent to the muscle mitochondria, where they are burned.
Obviously, just using such a belt does not burn fat. But still, let's consider what they are and what the manufacturers promise. At least to compare the actual fat burning process with the promises of the monitors.
A few words about the types and principles of work
Slimming belts are divided into 3 types - sauna effect and vibration with neoprene. There are also myostimulators, they have built-in sensors. The electrodes transmit a microcurrent discharge to the muscles, which stimulates their contraction. Myostimulants are more used to pump muscles, they are only indirectly related to our topic, so we will not stop here.
Vibratory. The effectiveness of the belt is explained by the effect of vibration massage on fat cells. Supposedly, this stimulation causes cells to release oil and sweat it out.
From a scientific point of view this is not true, but from a medical point of view there is a danger here:
- Active vibration causes muscle contractions even in the deepest part. Due to this, the filling of small muscles with blood increases, and this is already edema. Artificial edema is dangerous for a diseased spine. It can exacerbate chronic diseases. And if you didn't know about them before, they can show themselves quite sharply and critically.
It is clear that there will be no weight loss compared to the lipolysis procedure.
Reference! Lipolysis is the breakdown of fat into fatty acids that are oxidized in the muscles.
Sauna effect. The belt has heating elements. Operates on battery or electricity. The manufacturer promises to accelerate fat burning by increasing body temperature. But actually, it won't be able to do anything but remove the fluid.
Usually such models are equipped with a vibration mechanism and promise a double effect. In this case, temperature rise is added to the vibration hazard. And this threatens with diseases of the spine.
neoprene The neoprene belt promises to heat the oil and thus help burn it. Some people sincerely believe that fat can melt when exposed to heat.
Important! A belt with a heating effect can only remove excess fluid due to perspiration. This liquid heals within 24 hours after the procedure, as well as after going to the hammam or sauna.
In what cases is such a belt a real helper?
A neoprene slimming belt can be really helpful for lumbar spine ailments. It fits tightly to the body and thus fixes the immobile position of the lower back. It can be used to warm the waist when needed.
No matter how much we want to believe in a miracle - vibration and heating belts do not do any good for 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 condition worse. The muscle corset will no longer perform the function of supporting the internal organs, because the belt has taken over it.
When this belt is useless
Important! If you are over 12 pounds (12 pounds) overweight, lose weight under the supervision of a registered dietitian. With independent weight loss, thousands of men and women die around the world.
It is futile to wear any of the belts and think that the oil will burn itself. They have not yet invented such a device or tablet. And if you wear such a device, play sports, eat right and lose weight, then you can continue to lose weight without auxiliary belts - you will still be successful.