Sarah Maxwell, Nivea Cosmetics Fitness and Lifestyle Expert devised the following cellulite busting excersises to fit into your busy lifestyle..

All of these exercises are designed to target your problem zones and cellulite areas. The exercises will direct blood flow to the desired areas to help remove toxins.

WARM UP (to be done before starting the workouts)
A warm up is very important, it will get your body and mind ready for the exercise to follow and will assist you in avoiding injuries.

EXERCISES

Side bends

• Stand with legs slightly bent and feet hip‐width apart, abdominals pulled in and hips tucked under.
• Stand with your legs slightly apart with the palms of your hands against the side of your legs.
• Lean gently to the left, running your hand down your leg towards your knee, change to the right side going  through the same routine.
• Repeat x 10 on each side.

Plies

•  Stand with your feet hip width apart, abdominals pulled in and hips tucked under.
•  Take a small step out with each foot and turn your feet outward as if you are trying to stand like a duck.
•  Place your hands on hips or on the back of a chair for support; lower your body down slowly, bending your legs and raise back up to the start position.
• Please make sure you have good posture, shoulders back and down. Abdominals pulled in, hips and back in alignment.  
• Repeat x 10 ‐ 20
  

Lunges (works the thighs and buttocks)

• Stand in a split stance, with feet about 3 feet apart.
• You need both knees to be at about 90‐degree angles at the bottom of the movement.
•  Bend the knees and lower the back knee toward the floor, keeping the front heel down and the knee directly over the centre of the foot.
•  Keep the back straight and abdominals pulled in as you push through the front heel and back to starting position. Don’t lock the knees at the top of the movement.
•  Perform 1 set of 10 to 16 reps.

Inner thigh raise (works the inner thighs)

• Lie on the floor on your left side with your left arm stretched straight above your head with your head resting on it.
• Bend your right knee (top leg) with your right foot behind your left leg.
•  Keep your left leg (bottom leg) straight with your knee slightly bent and begin to raise your leg straight up until you feel a contraction on your inner thigh.
• Hold for 1‐2 seconds and then return slowly to the starting position.
•  Repeat x 10‐16 then repeat on the other side.
  

Standing abductor raise (works outer thighs and buttocks)

• Stand straight with abdominals pulled in keeping your weight on the right leg and your right hand on a chair or table balancing your body.
• Place your left hand on your hip.
• Keep your left leg straight while moving that leg away from your body towards the left.
• When the leg reaches a point where you feel it in the left buttock area, stop and hold for 1‐2 seconds.
• Then return the leg to the starting position.
• Repeat 2×10‐16 on same leg then change.
  

Rear leg raise (back of thighs and buttocks)

• Get down on all fours (on a mat or on the floor).
• To protect your back, rest your forearms on the floor by lowering your elbows, pull in abdominals throughout the exercise.
• Raise and lower your left leg but keep it straight behind you; elevate it no higher than your hips level.
• Bend your left knee, and raise and lower your leg with your foot flexed and the sole pointing to the ceiling.
• Repeat x16 slowly and with control then change leg.
• After a few seconds rest and repeat again.
  

Hamstring Curl (back of thighs)

• Get on all fours as above, back straight and abdominals in.
• neel on the floor and lean the front part of your body on your elbows with your lower arms facing forward,  hands flat on the ground.
• Extend one leg out behind you; flex the extended leg trying to touch your buttocks with your heel.
• Maintain the contracted position for two seconds and extend again x 16. Rest for a few seconds and repeat.
• Switch legs and repeat on other leg.