Cellulite Tips
Cellulite is the name given to fatty deposits found most commonly on women around the hips, thigh, bottom and stomach. This subcutaneous fat has an orange-peel appearance and, despite all the hype, cannot be reduced by the hundreds of creams, lotions, potions, powders and pills on the market. Any slight surface improvement you may see is thought to be from the effect of massaging the skin.
Unfortunately, there is little you can do to get rid of cellulite once you have it. As with all body fat, exercise and healthy eating are important. Strength training will tone muscles and give a more defined appearance and along with cardio exercise will help reduce fat stores.
Leaving aside the issue of whether or not it is polite or in the public interest for newspapers to be publishing close-ups of orange-peel skin (I suppose you could argue that it is in the public interest, since women seem to gain reassurance from knowing that even the rich can't control nature completely), Jerry Hall's vehement denial that she has any - in the face of such strong visual evidence - is curious, but not unprecedented. I seem to recall Diana, Princess of Wales, taking a similar tack when she was accused of having the dreaded dimples.
The fact is that 99.9 per cent of the female population has cellulite, but perhaps if you deny the existence of something for long enough, other people will start to believe it's not there. It's a bit like those girls at school who weren't really beautiful but acted as though they were. Eventually the world falls in line with their opinion. Result: they become even more confident, which in turn makes them more attractive.
I can think of lots of border-line-plain celebrities who have taken this line - Nicole Kidman is someone who seems to have willed herself to become lovely; Jennifer Aniston is another; so is Madonna. Of course, it's not enough just to go around telling everyone you're gorgeous; you have to work hard at cultivating beauty - but cultivated it can be. There's probably a lesson there for all of us.
Unfortunately, there is little you can do to get rid of cellulite once you have it. As with all body fat, exercise and healthy eating are important. Strength training will tone muscles and give a more defined appearance and along with cardio exercise will help reduce fat stores.
Leaving aside the issue of whether or not it is polite or in the public interest for newspapers to be publishing close-ups of orange-peel skin (I suppose you could argue that it is in the public interest, since women seem to gain reassurance from knowing that even the rich can't control nature completely), Jerry Hall's vehement denial that she has any - in the face of such strong visual evidence - is curious, but not unprecedented. I seem to recall Diana, Princess of Wales, taking a similar tack when she was accused of having the dreaded dimples.
The fact is that 99.9 per cent of the female population has cellulite, but perhaps if you deny the existence of something for long enough, other people will start to believe it's not there. It's a bit like those girls at school who weren't really beautiful but acted as though they were. Eventually the world falls in line with their opinion. Result: they become even more confident, which in turn makes them more attractive.
I can think of lots of border-line-plain celebrities who have taken this line - Nicole Kidman is someone who seems to have willed herself to become lovely; Jennifer Aniston is another; so is Madonna. Of course, it's not enough just to go around telling everyone you're gorgeous; you have to work hard at cultivating beauty - but cultivated it can be. There's probably a lesson there for all of us.