Being overweight is the scourge of the 21st century. It occurs in men and women, children and the elderly. The moment a person realizes they are overweight, they start looking for ways to lose weight.
Some people are losing weight and quitting, some are starving and exhausting the body, some are turning to professionals and losing weight under medical supervision. There is a fourth group of people - they believe in the effectiveness of slimming pills, bracelets, earrings and belts. The sellers and manufacturers of these products promise weight loss without effort and restrictions.
Let’s take a look at the effectiveness and structure of weight loss belts - is it worth spending money on how the work mechanism works and is it able to help with the weight loss process, remove the abdomen?
Is the slimming belt effective?
Some people think that the miracle belt melts the fat deposits or pushes the fat out of the cells and removes it along with the sweat. It’s about ignorance and skipping school chemistry and anatomy classes.
Attention! It doesn’t matter if you use heat or a massage - the fat can’t be melted down, much less evaporated with sweat. Fat burns due to oxidation - there is no other way.
To open our eyes to the absurdity of such promises, consider the process of burning fat:
- Fat deposits are burned in the mitochondria of muscle cells - a kind of small cell energy station. Fat gets into the mitochondria in the absence of another source of energy - if you haven’t eaten carbs in a long time and your liver’s energy supply - glycogen - has been cut off. To obtain it, the body is forced to process strategic fat deposits.
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, during weight loss, it is important to exercise a lot - the muscles will need energy and breathe fresh air - oxidation and fat burning will occur.
Reference! Non-fat cells burn in the muscles - after adolescence, their number stays with a person for a lifetime. These cells release fatty acids and enter the mitochondria of the muscle where they are burned.
Obviously, just using such a belt will not burn fat. But still, let’s see what these are and what the manufacturers promise. At least to compare the real process of fat burning with the promises of monitors.
A few words about the types and principles of work
The slimming belts can be divided into 3 types - vibrating, sauna effect and neoprene. There are also myostimulators with built-in sensors. Electrodetectors direct micro-discharge to the muscles, which stimulates their contraction. Myostimulants are used more to inflate muscles, they are only indirectly related to our topic, so we will not dwell here.
Vibrating. The effectiveness of the belt is explained by the effect of vibration massage on fat cells. It is said that this stimulation causes the cells to release fat and remove it in the sweat.
This is not true from a scientific point of view, but here is a danger from the point of view of medicine:
- Active vibration leads to muscle contractions, even at the deepest. This causes the small muscles to become overfilled with blood, and this is already edema. Artificial edema is dangerous to the patient's spine. May cause chronic illness. And if you haven’t known about them before, they can show themselves sharply and critically enough.
Based on the process of lipolysis, it is clear that weight loss is not possible.
Reference! Lipolysis is the breakdown of fat into fatty acids that are oxidized in the muscles.
Sauna effect. The belt has heating elements. It works on battery or electricity. The manufacturer promises to speed up fat burning by raising body temperature. But in reality, you won’t be able to do anything except remove the fluid.
Such models are often equipped with a vibration mechanism and promise a double effect. In this case, the temperature rise is added to the risk of vibration. And this threatens diseases of the spine.
Neoprene. The neoprene belt promises to heat up the fat and thus help burn. Some people sincerely believe that fat can melt under the influence of heat.
Important! The heating belt can only remove excess fluid due to sweating. This fluid recovers within 24 hours of the procedure, as it does after going to the bath or sauna.
In what cases is a real assistant such a belt
A neoprene slimming belt can be really helpful for lumbar spine diseases. It fits snugly to the body, fixing the still position of the lower back. Can be used to warm the lower back if needed.
No matter how much we want to believe in a miracle - vibration and heating tapes do not bring any benefits to health and shape.
Important! It is widely believed that a tight belt helps tone the abdominal muscles. In fact, regular wear and tear can make matters worse. The muscle band will no longer perform the supporting function of the internal organs because the belt has taken over.
When this belt is unusable
Important! If you are over 12 pounds (12 pounds) overweight, lose weight under the supervision of a registered dietitian. Thousands of men and women around the world die as a result of independent weight loss.
Needless to put on any belt and think that the fat will burn itself. No such device or tablet has yet been invented. And if you wear such equipment, play sports, eat right and lose weight, you can continue to lose weight without extra belts - you will succeed anyway.