Is swimming good for cellulite / skin firmness?

Swimming and cellulite and skin tightness

• Interval swimming for firm, smooth skin

• Steady state swimming

• No spot cellulite reduction (or even spot fat reduction) with swimming, sorry…

• So, does swimming get rid of cellulite?

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Interval swimming for firm, smooth skin

The best anti-cellulite exercise is one that:

• Stimulates adipocyte lipolysis, to keep your skin fat-free (cellulite is basically skin fat)

• Stimulates fibroblast collagen and elastin synthesis, to keep your skin firm

Interval swimming does both:

• The calorie expenditure during swimming and the increase in metabolism afterwards, prevents/reduces overweight and cellulite

• The micro-massage that vigorous swimming exerts on the skin keeps skin firm and elastic

In general, professional swimmers have the best and firmer skin of all types of athletes.

Here is an expert guide on interval training (running, swimming, rowing, HIIT etc).

Fast, steady state swimming

Fast, steady state swimming is equally good, but not as easy to perform for non-fit people.

And steady state slow swimming is still OK, but not as good as fast swimming or interval swimming - in the same way as fast walking or slow running are still good, but not as good as interval running.

I would have to say that interval swimming is probably almost as good as uphill interval running (THE best anti-cellulite exercise), as both types of interval training intensely stimulate collagen/elastin production, lipolysis and overall metabolism.

No spot cellulite reduction (or even spot fat reduction) with swimming, sorry…

Of course, as with all types of exercise, the anti-cellulite / skin firming effect of swimming cannot be pinpointed to any particular part of the body.

Spot fat reduction, spot cellulite reduction and spot skin tightening with exercise do not exist (if someone tells you the opposite they are either clueless or fraudsters).

So get out there, do some swimming, interval or steady state, and enjoy the benefits in a few weeks / months and for years to come.

Just don’t expect a localised or instant effect.

So, does swimming get rid of cellulite and tighten skin?

In most cases you cannot get rid of cellulite completely, with any method of any kind. Neither can you revert loose skin to teen skin tightness / elasticity. But you can reduce it and prevent it with swimming or other vigorous exercise and a healthy nutrition.

So the correct question is: does swimming reduce cellulite / skin looseness?

To which the answer is “Yes, swimming can help prevent / reduce cellulite and skin laxity, especially fast swimming and interval swimming and especially when combined with healthy eating”.

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