Obesity is a plague in the 21st century. It is found in men and women, in children and the elderly. The moment a person realizes that he is overweight, he starts looking for ways to lose weight.
Some go on diets and get rid of them, others starve and exhaust the body with exercise, 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 weight loss without effort or restriction.
We will consider the effectiveness and structure of weight loss belts - is it worth spending money, how is the working mechanism, and is it able to help in the process of losing weight, removing the stomach?
Is a slimming belt effective?
There are people who believe that the miracle belt will melt their fat deposits or squeeze fat out of cells and remove it along with sweat. This talks about ignorance and skipping lessons in chemistry and anatomy in school.
Awareness! It does not matter if you use heat or massage - fat can not be melted, much less evaporates 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 process of fat burning:
- Fat deposits are burned in the mitochondria of muscle cells - a kind of small cellular energy stations. Fat enters the mitochondria in the absence of another energy source - when you have not eaten carbohydrates for a long time, and the supply of energy in the liver - glycogen, is over. To get it, the body is forced to process strategic fat depots.
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, like a burning flame. Therefore, to lose weight, it is important to move a lot - the muscles will need energy, and breathe fresh air - oxidation and fat burning will occur.
Reference! It is not fat cells that are burned in the muscles - after adolescence, their number remains with a person for life. Fatty acids are released from these cells and sent to muscle mitochondria, where they are burned.
It is clear that only the use of such a belt will not burn fat. But let's still consider what they are and what the manufacturers promise. At least to compare the real process of fat burning with the promises from monitors.
A few words about the types and principles of the work
Slimming bands are divided into 3 types - vibration, with sauna effect and neoprene. There are also myostimulators, they have built-in sensors. Electrode detectors transmit a micro-discharge of current to the muscles and this stimulates their contraction. Myostimulants are more accustomed to pumping up muscles, they only relate indirectly to our subject, so we will not dwell here.
Vibrating. The effectiveness of the belt is explained by the effect of vibration massage on fat cells. Allegedly, this stimulation causes cells to release fat and remove it in sweat.
From the point of view of science this is not true, but from the point of view of medicine there is a danger here:
- Active vibrations lead to muscle contractions, even the deepest ones. Because of this, there is an increased filling of small muscles with blood and this is already edema. Artificial edema is dangerous for a diseased spine. It can flare up chronic diseases. And if you did not know them before, they can prove to be quite sharp and critical.
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 belt has heating elements. Runs on batteries or el. The manufacturer promises to speed up fat burning by increasing body temperature. But in fact, apart from removing the liquid, he will not be able to do anything.
Often such models are equipped with a vibration mechanism and promise a dual effect. In this case, a rise in temperature is added to the vibration hazard. And this threatens diseases of the spine.
Neoprene. The neoprene belt promises to heat the fat, thus helping to burn it. Some people sincerely believe that fat can be melted when exposed to heat.
Important! A belt with a heat effect can only remove excess fluid due to sweat. This fluid will recover within 24 hours after the procedure as it happens after going to the bathhouse or sauna.
In which cases, such a belt is a real assistant
A slimming belt in neoprene can really be helpful for lumbar spine disorders. It sits close to the body, thereby fixing the immobile position of the lower back. Can be used to warm the lower back as needed.
As much as we would like to believe in a miracle - vibration and heating belts do not bring any benefit to health and figure.
Important! It is widely believed that a tight belt will help tone the abdominal muscles. In fact, using it regularly can aggravate the situation. The muscle corset will no longer perform the function of supporting the internal organs because the belt took over it.
When this belt is useless
Important! If you are over 12 pounds (12 pounds) overweight, you need to lose weight under the supervision of a registered dietitian. With independent weight loss, thousands of men and women in the world die.
It is useless to put on any of the belts and think that the grease will burn itself. They have not yet invented such a device or a tablet. And if you carry such a device, play sports, eat right and lose weight, then you can continue to lose weight without harnesses - you will succeed anyway.