What Slimming Gels Do

Slimming gels aim to do just that — to help you slim down, or at least give the appearance thereof. For the most part, slimming gels serve a purely cosmetic purpose — they make your body’s lumpy trouble spots look much smoother and slimmer. And many gels do a good job at it.

The big difference comes in exactly HOW these gels make you look slimmer. For instance, many slimming gels have diuretic properties — that is, they encourage the removal of trapped excess water in your trouble spots. Such slimming gels may include ingredients like green tea and caffeine.

Other slimming gels have ingredients that make your trouble spot feel hot. With the heat generated by ingredients such as hot chili peppers (not kidding), each application burns a little extra fat and may also encourage the release of trapped water through sweating.

Still other slimming gels are meant to be used as massage liniments. These slimming gels moisturize the skin and make even cellulite look smoother. The massaging action also encourages the removal of water and the burning of fat. Slimming gels like this are a favorite for hardworking individuals, who use them for their weekend massage rituals.

How To Correctly Use Slimming Gel

Of course, slimming gels won’t work on their own. They won’t magically make your fat stores disappear! You still need good, old-fashioned diet and exercise. As mentioned before, slimming gels are cosmetic solutions for the most part.

But that’s not to say slimming gels DON’T help your weight loss regimen. After all, when you look good, you’ll feel good, too. When you like what you see in the mirror, you’ll know how well your weight loss regimen is moving along. That alone can inspire you to work even harder to reach your weight loss goals.

(It’s a lot better than looking at the mirror, feeling discouraged, and quitting your regimen altogether!)

So go right ahead — feel free to look for a slimming gel that works for you. Remember, what works for others may not necessarily work for you. So you may need to go through a period of trial-and-error before you find a gel that works perfectly for you.

A Few Tips To Remember

Unfortunately, not all slimming gels are safe. You might, for instance, be allergic to certain ingredients that some slimming gels have. When trying out a new slimming gel, ask for a tester tube. Apply a small amount to the back of your hand, and see if anything bad happens after 24 hours. If everything turns out fine, then it’s safe to test a whole bottle or tube.

Also, make sure it fits your budget! Some slimming gels can be expensive, so be careful.

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A Close-Up Of The Two

Let’s start with the Body Blade. This device has two long, flat, flexible blades extending from either side of a central handle. When shaken, the blades wobble back and forth, providing a to-and-fro kind of resistance that sustains itself for long periods of time. This resistance is what helps even simple exercises seem more challenging.

The Shake Weight, on the other hand, is a dumbbell-shaped device. It has weighted ends that are supported by powerful springs from the central handle. When shaken, the weights shake up and down repeatedly, providing a resistance that reportedly fatigue the muscles 5 times faster than free weights.

For Cardio Exercises

Both devices have their places in cardio (aerobic) exercises, since simply holding either one in your hands during an exercise gives you extra dynamic resistance to work against. That means even simple aerobic exercises (and even Yoga) will feel more intense.

For Muscle Building

When it comes to building muscle, the Body Blade has a slight edge over the Shake Weight. The Body Blade can make your muscles contract up to 270 times a minute, with resistance forces reaching up to a whopping 64 pounds. A few seconds with a good Body Blade and you’ll fatigue your muscles to failure.

The Shake Weight is also useful for muscle-building, as it does have an edge over free weights. But its usefulness can’t quite match up to the flexibility of the Body Blade, so it’s best for individuals who are just starting out.

For Cost

If you’re on a tight budget, we’d suggest you go with the Shake Weight for the meantime. The Shake Weight costs only around $20 to $30, while the Body Blade can cost anywhere between $50 and $160, depending on the type of blade you choose (there are 5 types available).

For Portability

The Shake Weight also wins in the portability category. It’s considerably smaller than the Body Blade, and it weighs a tolerable 2.5kg — around the weight of a large laptop. The Shake Weight is easy to carry around, but it’s best to use it indoors and in private — unless, of course, you don’t mind the naughty stares you might get.

For Rehabilitation

If you’re looking for a lightweight, low-impact exercise tool to help you recover from an injury, then the Body Blade is your best bet. Much has been said about the Body Blade being a useful tool for physical therapy, with relatively few, if any, raves going for the Shake Weight.

Choose Your Weapon

In the end, everything will depend on your specific needs. The Body Blade and the Shake Weight both have their advantages over each other, and they do add a new dimension to your usual workout regimen. So choose carefully!

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What’s The Body Blade?

The Body Blade is a relatively-new exercise tool that’s meant to replace traditional free weights and exercise machines. It’s basically two (very) flexible “blades” extending from a central handle. These blades undulate back-and-forth very quickly, up to hundreds of times per minute, to provide two-directional resistance.

Traditional resistance training utilizes gravity, where the individual resists the pull of gravity by lifting weights or doing exercises that involve one’s own body weight. This resistance helps build muscle and improve cardiovascular condition.

The Body Blade works differently. Instead of using gravity, the Body Blade uses dynamic inertia. Instead of resisting gravity (which only pulls the weight down), the individual will need to resist the dynamic inertia produced by the Body Blade’s two flexible ends.

That means resisting not just one direction (down), but two (back and forth) — and hundreds of times per minute! The motion fatigues muscles to failure very efficiently and with less time, allowing more sets and more muscle groups can be worked in a single workout session.

Exercises With The Body Blade

One of the simplest exercises you can do with the Body Blade is to hold it with both hands vertically in front of you. A few shakes, and the Body Blade will begin to flex back and forth on its own. As the resistance increases, you use your core muscles to hold the Body Blade in place — a workout that’s tougher than it sounds!

Muscle-building exercises, such as dumbbell curls, are easily replicated with the Body Blade, as well. Simply hold the Body Blade in the positive (bicep curled) position, and give it a few shakes. Hold the same position as the resistance increases. At hundreds of contractions per minute, you’ll likely work out your bicep in mere seconds.

There are too many exercises to list down in a single article, and more and more uses for the Body Blade are being invented every single day.

Who The Body Blade Is For

The Body Blade is for everyone! It’s a great tool for anyone who wants to lose weight, or build muscle, or grow stronger, or even simply improve their posture. There are thousands of ways to use the Body Blade, and you’ll only need to discover a few to create a complete workout regimen with it.

It’s also great for the elderly fitness enthusiasts out there, who need lower-impact exercises to stay in shape. Individuals undergoing physical rehabilitation also benefit from the easy, low-impact, adjustable resistance that the Body Blade offers.

Currently, there are 5 types of Body Blades to choose from. From the one that provides the least resistance to the most, they are: Body Blade Lite (for rehab), Body Blade CXT and Body Blade Cardio (for aerobics), Body Blade Classic, and Body Blade Pro (for serious workouts). Be sure to choose one that’s right for your body type and fitness level!

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Aerobic Exercises And How They Burn Fat

Aerobic exercises include jogging, biking, and swimming. These are the exercises that get the blood flowing and the body warmed up. These are also the exercises that boost the body’s metabolism (or its natural rate of calorie burning) to the point that its fat stores start getting used up.

After 20 minutes or so of aerobic exercise, the body enters a fat-burning phase — that is, it uses up most of your body’s ready energy, and starts metabolizing your fat stores to keep going.

That’s how aerobics and cardio helps people lose weight and slim down, and that’s why people who do 30 minutes of cardio 3 times a week seem to lose more weight than people who do cardio 15 minutes every day!

How Cardio Improves Your Health Condition

But aside from its slimming benefits, aerobics also helps improve your health condition in many ways. Aerobics exercise make you breathe more heavily and your heart pump harder and faster. As a result, your breathing and circulation becomes much more efficient.

This, in turn, ensures all your organs are well-supplied with much-needed oxygen. When your organs are functioning optimally, they’re much less susceptible to disease and disorders.

Individuals with good aerobic fitness also enjoy stronger immune systems than those who don’t.

With a good aerobic regimen in place, you’ll be less susceptible to common illnesses, such as cough and flu. Some studies are showing that individuals who engage in aerobics and cardio regularly enjoy much lower incidences of heart disease, hypertension, and even some cancers.

And of course, there are many practical benefits to being aerobically fit. For instance, you sleep like a log every night, and your body heals faster. You’ll wake up with more energy every morning, wide-eyed and bushy-tailed.

How Much Aerobics Is Enough?

Many experts say 30 minutes is the optimal amount of cardio for most people, since fat burn doesn’t happen before 20 minutes, and any more than 30 minutes can heighten the risk of injury. The key is to stretch and warm up your muscles before hitting the weights and going into high-intensity interval training.

But when you’re training for an athletic event, such as a marathon, a cross-country biking race, or crossing a water channel, then you’ll naturally need to get used to more than 30 minutes of aerobic activity. Just make sure to check with your doctor to make sure you’re fit for the undertaking.

Aerobic Fitness Is For Everyone

Whether you want to lose or gain weight, aerobic exercise should be a part of your regimen. After all, 30 minutes of doing simple exercises can mean a lifetime of health benefits!

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The Deal With Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine has been found to be beneficial to the health when taken in small, controlled amounts, but not in large amounts or for a prolonged period of time. The typical way to use herbal medicine is to take it for one month running, and then let the body cleanse itself of the herbs for the next month.

Why the necessary cleansing? Simple — our bodies weren’t designed to subsist on herbs. They may provide some benefit in small amounts, but large amounts can be toxic and lethal. So it’s best to be very careful when taking any sort of herbal medicine.

How Herbal Weight Loss Pills Work

Herbal weight loss pills work in various ways — they may increase the body’s metabolism, they may encourage fat burn, they may help the body build lean muscle, or they may cleanse the body of stored water and crud in the digestive system.

Again, it’s dangerous to take any herbal medicine in large quantities or for prolonged periods of time. Some herbal ingredients may interact negatively with any medicines or supplements your’e currently taking. In fact, some herbal ingredients have been found to be so toxic the FDA banned them completely.

“Herbal” Doesn’t Automatically Mean “Safe”

Some herbal diet pills have been known to cause liver damage in some people. Others, especially the “body cleansing” types of herbal pills, may cause dehydration, constipation, diarrhea, and gas.

Take note to avoid any herbal diet pill that contains the ingredient “Ephedrine.” The FDA has banned it for consumption in the United States, but it may still be in use and circulation in other parts of the world. Be sure to check the labels of every diet pill you’re considering to try.

How To Use Herbal Weight Loss Pills Safely

The surest way to stay on the safe side is to ask your doctor about the herbal diet pills you’re considering. Your doctor will tell you which herbs are safe and which aren’t. Also, since your doctor  knows your medical history, they can make sure the diet pills won’t harm your health.

Also, remember to take the herbal diet pills at their correct suggested dosage. And don’t forget the other pillars of good health — a balanced diet based on fruit and vegetables, lots of exercise (cardio, weight training, and interval training), lots of sleep, and multivitamins.

Safe Or Unsafe?

It would be wrong to classify all herbal weight loss pills as “safe” or “unsafe.” Many are safe, while many others aren’t. Again, ask your doctor, do your own research, and try herbal pills for short periods of time. Hopefully, you’ll find a pill that’s perfectly safe for you AND helps you lose weight faster.

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What Diet Pills (Claim To) Do

Here’s the thing: Different diet pills work in different ways. Some, for instance, work by boosting the metabolism. Others work by encouraging fat burn. Still others encourage slimming through the building of lean muscle, and there are others that induce weight loss by cleansing the body of excess water and waste material.

Do they work? Diet pills seem to work wonderfully for some people, while they seem to do absolutely nothing in others. In other words, it’s wrong to generalize and label ALL diet pills as “friend” or “foe.” It would seem that the best way to find out is to try the pills ourselves.

Metabolism-Boosting Diet Pills

One of the most common (and generally safest) kind of diet pills are those that claim to boost the body’s metabolism, or natural rate of calorie burning. The more calories your body burns on an average day, the more pounds you’ll drop at the end of the month. Such diet pills often include ingredients such as green tea extract.

Of course, metabolism-boosting diet pills won’t do much when used on their own. You’ll still need the basics — an organic, plant-based diet, lots of exercise, multivitamin supplements, and enough good sleep. You may also want to really “go natural” and develop a love for green tea itself, for instance.

Muscle-Building Diet Pills

Muscle is more metabolically-active than fat. Each extra pound of lean muscle you put on will burn 10-50 calories per day on its own. That may not seem much, but that adds up to 1-5 pounds of fat every year. That’s why many health experts advise building lean muscle to accelerate weight loss.

Some diet pills induce weight loss by encouraging muscle growth. These diet pills may contain ingredients such as protein, whey, etc. Again, these pills won’t build muscle on their own — you’ll also need to put a great muscle-building regimen in place, with lots of weight-lifting exercises and high-intensity interval training.

Body Cleansing Diet Pills

Other diet pills work by cleansing the body of excess water and waste material. For instance, there are diet pills that clean the digestive system of waste material that’s been there for years, or even decades. Obviously, this can result in some VERY fast weight loss — up to 12 pounds or more within the first two weeks.

Of course, that’s just the waste material leaving the body. What about the slimming part? Well, a clean digestive system means you’ll need less food to feel full and nourished, which means it will be easier to cut calories.

So What’s The Verdict?

Once again, it would be wrong to generalize all diet pills. After all, they work for many people — there wouldn’t be such a big market for them if they didn’t work at all! So if you want to know whether or not they’ll help you, try them yourself — or ask your doctor.

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#1 – The Lemon Detox Diet

Also known as the “Master Cleanse,” this diet was put on the map by Beyonce, who used it to lose 20 pounds for her role in the movie “Dreamgirls.” Beyonce had to gain the weight back after wrapping up the movie, but you won’t have to!

The lemon detox diet involves staying away from solid food for 10 days, all the while drinking a tasty lemon drink made from lemons, Cayenne pepper, natural maple syrup, and pure water. What you get is a low-calorie, fat-burning, colon cleansing drink you can have anytime of the day.

You’re supposed to drink 8-10 glasses of this special lemonade every day for 10 days. Without any solid foods to process, the body uses the 10 days to purge itself of toxins, waste matter, and other poisons. And, yes, you also stand to lose up to 20 pounds after the 10-day period!

#2 – The Raw Food Diet

We humans were never designed by Mother Nature to rely on instant processed foods. That’s why letting raw food comprise a good chunk of your diet will help your body chemistry get back into balance. Without any toxins from cooked, processed, and manufactured foods, you’ll stand to enjoy improved health soon after adopting a raw food diet.

Raw food also has fewer calories and more nutrients than cooked food. One of these nutrients happens to be fiber — a main ingredient in colon cleansing, and a natural hunger suppressant.

When trying out a raw food diet, make sure all your food is completely fresh. No sense losing weight when it makes you sick, after all!

#3 – The Green Juice Diet

“Green juice” is a generic term for juices and smoothies made primarily out of vegetables (especially green leafy ones). Obviously, such smoothies are the most nutritious, with loads of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to be had.

The green juice diet isn’t a detox diet per se, since you don’t stick to it only for a few weeks. It’s actually more of a lifestyle, in which you make green juices and smoothies an irreplaceable part of your diet. Think about it — if you had a green smoothie every morning, instead of the usual greasy bacon and eggs, you’ll be doing your body a mighty favor!

Green juice is great because blending fruit and vegetables “pre-digests” them, making their nutrients easier for the body to absorb. This leaves more energy for cleansing and fat-burning purposes. And, yes, you’ll be burning a LOT of fat when you replace fatty breakfasts, salty snacks, and soda with green juice!

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Detox Myth #1 – You Can Detoxify As Frequently As You Like.

Some people think that since detoxification improves so many bodily functions, it’s a good idea to adopt a detox regimen as a full-time part of their lifestyle. Be careful — detoxification is only good when you do it twice a year. Any more often, and you can put yourself in danger!

The Lemonade Detox Diet that Beyonce used to slim down for the movie “Dreamgirls,” for instance, was never meant to be a lifestyle! It’s great for slimming down and purging the body of excess toxins, but the body simply can’t survive on lemonade alone. Detoxify if you have to, but revert to a healthy, sustainable diet right after.

Detox Myth #2 – Body Detox Is The Best Way To Lose Weight.

Again, this isn’t true. While the weight loss you experience from detoxification is quick and substantial, it’s not for the long-term. And, yes, it can lead to eating disorders and digestive problems!

The best way to lose weight is, hands-down, an organic plant-based diet (fruit and vegetables), plus a vigorous exercise regimen. The less we eat of the stuff that’s bad for us (such as refined carbohydrates and trans-fatty products), the better in the long-term.

Detox Myth #3 – Body Detox Cleanses The Skin And Prevents Headaches.

This is actually a half-myth. Yes, it’s true that body detox produces clearer skin and fewer headaches (when done correctly), but these are just side effects. After all, when you drink more water and less caffeine and alcohol, you’ll naturally look and feel healthier!

Again, detox isn’t a cure-all. It’s a small but important part of an overall healthy lifestyle. It can set you on the right track in the short-term, but you’d better have a plan on how to keep the health benefits AFTER you get back to your normal routine. And that’s only done through a healthy lifestyle.

Detox Myth #4 – Body Detox Is For Everyone.

This is another half-myth in the sense that, yes, there’s a detoxification method out there that’s suited for you. But it’s very important to make sure that your body is ready for the method you’re planning to try out. Beyonce’s Lemonade diet, for instance, worked because she was young and healthy. Can you say the same for yourself? Make sure!

Remember, purging the body of toxins twice a year is always a good thing. But make sure you know what you’re doing — otherwise, you may be doing more harm than good

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1) Fasting

The most common, and perhaps one of the safest ways of detoxification is through fasting. By eliminating (or at least greatly reducing) the consumption of solid foods in your diet for a few weeks, you give your body the chance to take a break from processing food and instead focus on getting rid of waste material that’s accumulated in your body over the decades.

Without any new food to process, the body focuses on cleansing itself of toxins in the blood, the digestive system, and the cardiovascular system. As a result, toxins are flushed out of the body through the colon, leaving you with much cleaner, much healthier body systems.

Fasting helps regulate blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and greatly reduces the likelihood of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and colon cancer. And as a welcome side effect, the flushing out of toxins results in weight losses of up to 2 pounds a day.

The most obvious drawback of fasting is that it can make you feel quite weak, especially if you’re used to high-calorie diets. It takes a special kind of strength to fast properly for two straight weeks, and unfortunately not everyone has that kind of tenacity!

2) Juice Diets

Juice diets, also called “liquid diets,” are a variation of fasting. Aside from drinking just water, the dieter can also drink juices made from fruit and/or vegetables. This is obviously a tastier way to detox, especially if you’ve developed a taste for fruit and vegetables.

Juice diets are somewhat easier to get used to than straight-out fasting, since it still offers a measure of nutrients and calories. It also encourages colon cleansing through the fiber naturally found in raw, unprocessed fruit and vegetables. And thanks to the fiber, you won’t feel as hungry.

3) Lemon Detox Diet

Yet another variation of fasting and juice diets is the highly-popular lemon detox diet. This detoxification method gained popularity when superstar Beyonce Knowles used it to lose weight quickly for a movie role. And, yes, it should work just as well for the rest of us.

The lemonade is a mixture of juice from half a lemon, 8 ounces of very cold water, two tablespoons of pure (again, pure) maple syrup, and a pinch of either Cayenne pepper or ground ginger. Drink eight glasses of this and nothing else for the day, and you stand to lose 12-20 pounds in two weeks through detoxification alone!

Detox Twice A Year!

It’s highly advisable to detoxify your body twice a year. So get used to devoting two full weeks twice a year to cleanse your body from the inside. It’ll add more healthy years to your life.

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Detox Diet, Lemon Style

The lemon detox diet is a popular new method of weight loss and detoxification. It involves drinking a sweet, tasty drink everyday for two weeks, which has enough nutrients and calories to keep you from going hungry throughout the day.

But more importantly, the lemon detox diet helps you shed weight by removing accumulated toxins in the body, particularly solid waste matter in the digestive tract. Detoxifying the body makes it run more smoothly, protecting you from disease and making subsequent weight loss much easier to achieve.

Celebrities and the rest of us alike have tried the lemon detox diet, with fantastic results. If you do everything right for two weeks, you stand to lose anywhere from 12 to 20 pounds. Got two weeks’ worth of patience? Then this is the diet for you!

What The Lemon Detox Diet Involves

The diet involves the replacement of solid food with 6-8 glasses of a special lemon drink, which gives you enough nutrients and calories to last the day. Here’s how to prepare a standard glass:

(1)   Fill a standard 8-oz glass halfway through with water, preferably very cold.

(2)   Next, cut a lemon in half and squeeze the juice from one of the halves into the glass. Make sure not to drop any of the seeds or pulp into the glass — you may need to use a strainer.

(3)   Add two tablespoons of pure maple syrup. Take note of the word “pure!” Don’t use commercial maple syrup — it may contain added sugar and sweeteners that might sabotage the diet’s effectiveness.

(4)   To taste, add a pinch of either ground ginger or Cayenne pepper.

(5)   Stir the resulting mixture well, and then fill the glass to the brim with more cold water.

(6)   Enjoy! Keep track of how many glasses you’ve drunk throughout the day — that way you can tell if you need more glassfuls, or if you can do just fine with fewer.

How The Lemon Detox Diet Works

The lemon detox diet helps you lose weight in two ways. First, it creates a calorie deficit — each glassful is chock-full of nutrients, but has only 70 calories each. Even 10 glasses a day gives you a total of 700 calories — well below the 2,000 or more most people take through solid food!

Aside from encouraging fat burn through the calorie deficit, the lemon detox diet also purges the body of toxins that have built up over the years. With no solid food to process for two weeks, the body can focus on getting rid of the waste material that’s poisoning you from the inside and making you gain weight.

Go ahead and try it out! If you’re not sure about the diet, ask your doctor or dietitian about it. And remember — follow the steps to the letter if you want its fullest effects!

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