Many dimming salons regularly compete for advertising space in leading dailies. They all promise excellent results with their sophisticated equipment and money back guarantee. To entice more customers, they offer big discounts and vow to transform even the ugliest, flabbiest duckling into a Slenderalla without the benefit of exercise or dieting.Some commercial salons are legitimate and will really give you your money's worth. However, others are fronts for quackery which are only out to get your money. To avoid being taken for a ride, visit several facilities but don't sign anything until you're sure of what you're getting.
Many salons rely heavily on machines which supposedly melt or burn away fat even if you don't move an inch. These devices are known by many other fancy names in different health clubs but they all fall under the category of electrical muscle stimulators (EMS).
EMS are used in physical therapy to relax muscle spasms, prevent blood clots in leg muscles after surgery or stroke, and stop the muscles from wasting away after a long period of disuse.
But slimming salons promote them for body shaping, figure toning, cellulite removal, weight loss, and wrinkle removal. They say you can lose unwanted pounds just by lying down, reading or watching TV while the machine does all the work for you. To give credence to these unfounded claims, figure salons employ doctors or other medical personnel to operate these useless machines. While they may sound convincing, don't fall for this dirty trick.
"The US Food and Drug Administration considers the use or promotion of muscle stimulators for use in homes, beauty salons, and health spas for purposes of weight loss or body toning to be fraudulent, even if a physician or other licensed practitioner is using the device," said Kurt Butler and Dr. Lynne Rayner of the University of Hawaii in "The Best Medicine."
Not only are EMS useless for weight reduction, they are also dangerous. They can cause electrical shocks and burns. One such machine called the Relaxacisor was banned in the United States after it injured 40 people.
Pregnant women, those with heart problems or pacemakers, epilepsy or cancer should never use EMS while the machine's electrodes should never be placed near the heart, brain or spinal column where they can cause considerable harm.
Vibrators or machines that mimic a masseuse are equally worthless for melting away fat. They may make you feel good but it takes more than a good massage to reduce as many obese people will tell you.
Neither will slimming or sweat suits wrapped around the body battle bulges. The most they can do is to drive a little water out of the body temporarily, thereby making you think you've lost fat. But they can overheat the muscles and increase the risk of heart stroke, according to Rayner.
Cellulite, the oatmeal-like fat which hangs from the upper arms and is found in the stomach or thighs, is no exception to this rule. It cannot be removed by mere mechanical manipulations - the kind provided by EMS, vibrators, and other machines. That's because it is not just fat but a gel-like substance made of water and wastes trapped beneath the skin.
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