Vibration, Massage And Gentle Movement Help Control Fat And Cellulite
Mechanical stimulation inhibits adipocyte differentiation (new fat cell production) favouring the creation of new collagen cells(fibroblasts) instead is already well known.
This means "jumping", swimming, squatting on the whole body vibrator ("power board"), and having a regular strong fat massage can help you stay thinner and stronger, avoiding fat and local cellulite increases. This has nothing to do with calorie balance, but with the effect of mechanical stimulation of connective tissue cells such as adipocytes and fibroblasts.
This study shows that the new in-vitro adipocyte differentiation (fat cell production) is inhibited by a very slight mechanical stimulus, as mild as 10% longitudinal stretching every 100 seconds for 6 hours per day.
This inhibition is due to the reduction of the proteins PPAR-gamma, FAB4 and ERK.
TAKE HOME MESSAGE:
Although this is an in-vitro study, it adds to the large body of evidence provided by similar studies that mechanical stimulation does help reduce fat cell number. This means that sports, electric exercises and strong cellulite-specific massage can help you stay slim and firm, regardless of the effect of exercise on calorie balance.
Vibrating massage can also help, but it very quickly causes broken veins, and sometimes skin irritation, so it is better avoided. Strong cellulite massage is much more effective and does not cause spider veins.
Therefore, mechanical stimulation can help control obesity and skin relaxation. However, the focus here is "help", that you can not expect to stay slim and firm only with power plate and massages. Calorie control (exercise and diet) is also essential. Exercise provides mechanical irritation, vibration training and massage to improve the effect of calorie control.
But on the other hand, the effect of mechanical stimulation on firming and slimming means that calorie control is not enough either. If you hate exercise and you attempt to control your weight only with diet, you will indeed stay slim for a while, but you will gradually suffer from loose skin, develop cellulite, and eventually also lose your battle against fat accumulation too.
