Kinesio taping of the abdomen for weight loss

Kinesio tape for weight loss: how does it work?

Kinesio tape for weight loss is a cotton or silk elastic tape, the surface of which is coated with a special acrylic glue. This structure allows the skin to breathe, does not restrict movement in the places where the patch is glued, and does not cause allergic reactions.

As such, there are no special body tapes that would promote weight loss as a separate product. There are universal kinesiological tapes that not only have a therapeutic effect, but also trigger the process of losing excess weight without much effort. Although additional physical activity is welcome - this will be proper, healthy weight loss, which will allow you to maintain the results for a long time, and with a systematic and comprehensive approach - forever.

For aesthetic correction of the abdominal area, it is also recommended to use perforated tapes. They are created specifically for lymphatic correction and the fight against subcutaneous fat deposits. Due to the presence of slits on the entire surface of the tape, an additional stimulating effect is created in the application area, therefore, with the help of lymph tapes, the desired results can be achieved much faster.

Abdominal taping for weight loss has the following effects on the body:

• normalizes the functioning of the lymphatic system;
• removes excess fluid from the body, relieves swelling;
• activates blood circulation;
• The body is better supplied with oxygen, which is involved in fat burning processes.

In addition, if you are actively involved in sports to lose weight, tapes will literally support your body:

• will ensure stable and efficient functioning of muscles and tendons;
• will reduce pain from injuries without limiting movement;
• stabilize joints.

Weight loss occurs due to the fact that the functioning of many body systems is normalized. Exercising will speed up this process.

If you apply tapes correctly before training, the effectiveness of your workouts will be much higher than without them. In addition, this reduces the risk of injury.

The Zero Belly Diet: Pros

*No need to count calories.

* Encourages healthy eating.

* Allows you not to starve.

*Various menu.

* Combinatorial nature of powerfoods - you can use them to create a wide variety of dishes to suit every taste.

According to David Zinchenko, his diet not only helps to get rid of excess fat, but also stimulates the cardiovascular system, lowers blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and prevents the development of diabetes and oncology.

“David Zinchenko, of course, did not discover anything new in dietetics, but he drew attention to the problem of abdominal fat,” comments Elena Tikhomirova. — Many people promise sculpted fat burning in specific areas in their diets. Alas, this is just a way to attract attention to your method, a kind of advertising gimmick. Fat in the body melts as it is destined by the nature of a particular person. You need to immediately be prepared for the fact that you won’t be able to quickly get rid of the visceral belly. This fat, unlike subcutaneous fat, is much denser in consistency; it has a poor blood supply, which is why it disappears the slowest. To get rid of visceral fat, be patient! In this case, we have a balanced hypocaloric nutrition program that will bring results when combined with regular physical activity and an adequate drinking regime.”

How to apply tapes for weight loss: instructions

Before applying tapes to the abdomen, it is necessary to prepare the skin, namely:

1. If you have hair in the areas where the tapes will be applied, remove it.
2. The skin where the tape is applied must be cleaned and dried. This can be done using a cotton pad soaked, for example, with miramistin or an antiseptic solution.

You can start the procedure only after the surface of the skin is completely dry and clean.

Select the patch format by structure (standard or with perforation) and width, taking into account the tape gluing pattern. Detailed taping instructions are included with each package of BBtape tapes. Think over these points in advance, as some schemes may require thin patches, while others may require wide ones. Kinesio tapes are glued in the direction of the muscles and tendons so that they can “work” simultaneously with them, and not create obstacles to normal functioning. Please note that lymph tapes are usually applied without tension!

Next, follow the recommendations below step by step:

1. Remove the paper backing from the patch.
2. Glue the end that you will fix without tension.
3. Do not allow the tape to wrinkle when stretched. If there are folds on the tape, this can lead to a decrease in effectiveness and even irritation on the skin.
4. If necessary, cut the tape into thinner strips.
5. Do not leave tapes on your body for more than 5 days. It is better to wear them from Monday to Friday, and give your skin a rest on the weekends.
6. The general course of weight loss should not last more than a month.

The Zero Belly Diet: What's the Point?

The basis of the diet is the so-called power foods - energy products rich in protein, fiber, monounsaturated fatty acids, minerals and vitamins. Power foods should be included in every meal: as visceral fat eliminaters, they “direct” the work of the gastrointestinal tract, help get rid of bloating, stimulate metabolism and, according to the author of the diet, suppress the gene responsible for the accumulation of unwanted centimeters in the abdomen and waist. David Zinchenko claims that nine power foods contain trigger microelements that can nullify and even disable genetic predisposition to obesity and diabetes.

David Zinchenko notes that the diet is not limited to this list of products, but teaches you to focus on it as a starting point. In addition, once a week you are allowed to have a “load” and eat whatever you want - including fatty steaks or burgers, in order to relieve psychological stress and spur the process of losing weight. In dietetics, there is a known paradox of “loading” days, when a sharp increase in food calories accelerates metabolic processes.

Taping the abdominal muscles: diagram

Kinesio taping of the abdomen is carried out with tapes 5 cm wide and no more than 1 m long. Moreover, the strips are glued not only to the stomach, but also to the sides.

• STEP 1. Fix several strips around the waist to form circles at a distance of 1-2 cm from each other.
• STEP 2. A wide tape is glued under the chest, from which thinner “rays” descend to the sides and lower abdomen.
• STEP 3. Another wide tape is glued from the solar plexus to the pubic bone.

In this way, it is possible to create additional support that supports the skeleton, which enhances the work of all muscles in the abdominal area and on the sides.

However, in order for the muscles to “work”, intensive physical training is simply necessary, otherwise it will be almost impossible to lose extra pounds.

Excess skin

As a rule, it forms after rapid weight loss, when you initially had a lot of weight and literally lost a lot of extra pounds in just a few months. If your diet and workouts are not structured correctly, then you are guaranteed to have a sagging belly.

To deal with this problem you need:

1. Start actively caring for your skin: scrubs, wraps, masks, tightening gels, cosmetic procedures, massages, rubdowns, douches and much more will help your skin noticeably tighten.
2. Your diet should contain only healthy and healthy foods, no fast food, sweets, fried, smoked, or salted foods. This all very quickly affects not only weight, but also the quality of the skin.

How to remove tape from your stomach?

You can remove the tape, as well as apply it, yourself. To do this, just follow a few tips:

1. Soak the tape with a special liquid for removing tapes or use regular massage oil.
2. After 5-10 minutes, carefully disconnect one end and gradually, without jerking, roll it into a roll.
3. It is better to shoot in the direction of hair growth at a slight angle.
4. After removing the tape, rinse the taping area with water and apply moisturizer.

Abdominal taping after childbirth

To reduce stretch marks and strengthen the muscles after childbirth in the lower abdomen and to quickly gain aesthetic pleasure when looking at yourself in the mirror, frame abdominal taping is used for weight loss. This method allows you to:

• reduce your waist up to 3 cm;
• improve digestion;
• increase skin turgor and elasticity;
• remove sagging and stretch marks.

To achieve these results, follow the diagram:

1. Lie on your stomach and inflate it slightly. Wipe the skin with alcohol to degrease it.
2. Cut the tape 5 cm wide into 4 strips. The length is determined for each case separately. The main thing is that the tape reaches from the lower ribs to the opposite pelvic bone.
3. Start gluing the tape from below to the ribs under the navel.
4. Attach the second strip parallel to the first, but above the navel.
5. Fix the third tape at the lower rib on the left side and glue its end above the opposite pelvic bone so that the strip is above the navel.
6. Fix the fourth tape in the same way as the third, but under the navel.

For better fixation, rub the glued tapes on top.

To enhance the effect, it is advisable to alternate taping schemes, that is, change the “patterns” of tapes each time, so we offer another option. The technique of applying tapes is the same as in the previous scheme. Only instead of 4 stripes we use 8. In total, we get almost the same pattern, but with double stripes. Odd numbered tapes must be pulled from bottom to top diagonally, and even tapes from top to bottom.

A selection of diets for the belly

Flat belly diet

A fairly effective diet that will allow you to lose 7 kg and reduce your waist by several centimeters.

Basic Rules:

1. Limit daily caloric intake to 1600 Kcal.
2. More monounsaturated fats are added to the menu.
3. This diet lasts 4 days and another 4 weeks.
4. In the first 4 days, you should not eat salty foods or add salt to your food; complex carbohydrates and foods that may cause bloating are excluded.
5. Every meal should include; olive oil or walnuts or avocados or spinach or Brussels sprouts or fish or pistachios or almonds.

Sample menu:

1. Breakfast. Cottage cheese + green apple + green tea without sugar.
2. Dinner. Chicken breast + cabbage in the form of salad.
3. Dinner. Kefir.

Diet "Quick and Easy"

It differs in that you only need to eat foods from the list and there are 12 of them in total. It lasts 6 weeks and allows you to lose weight by 10 kg in the first month.

Basic Rules:

1. You need to eat at least 6 times a day to avoid constant hunger.
2. During the diet, use only the products from the list.

So, you can eat:

• legumes;
• nuts;
• spinach and all green vegetables;
• milk products;
• oatmeal, you can add sugar to it in the morning, and only a little salt at other meals;
• eggs;
• unsweetened peanut butter;
• olive oil;
• chicken, fish, lean steak, turkey;
• low-fat cheeses, cocktails with soy and protein;
• berries, apples, grapes;
• corn, brown rice, whole grain bread, wheat.

In your menu you can combine any of the products from the list.

Taping an abdominal hernia

This type of taping should always be performed by a doctor. In the world of physiotherapy, this has become a real revolution, as it allows you to achieve a cure without surgery.

To apply the patch correctly, you must:

1. Lie on your back and relax your abdominal muscles.
2. Stretch the tapes by 30-50%.
3. Apply stripes on the abdomen along the width of the gap.
4. Fasten the anchors (ends of the tape) to the body without tension, extending beyond the outer edges of the stretch.

Lose belly fat in a week with exercises

It is a mistaken belief that you can remove extra centimeters only from the desired areas of the body. In fact, when you start to lose weight or exercise, excess weight is removed from the entire body as a whole.

It is impossible to reduce centimeters at the waist and leave the sides and hips unchanged. Exercises that act on large muscle groups: chest, hips, back, buttocks are considered effective and fat-burning. You can load them without leaving home.

Before you begin the exercises, you must dress properly. Clothing should allow air to pass through, not restrict movement, and cover the elbow, knee and hip joints. This way you can't get injured.

Warm-up

The workout should begin with a warm-up. This could be light running in place, spinning a hoop, or jumping rope. After cardio exercise, do a few bends and swings of your limbs, this way you will warm up your joints and ligaments. Let's look at a number of physical exercises that will help you get rid of your belly fat and lose weight in a week.

Squats with weights

It is considered the most energy-consuming exercise; during its execution, all skeletal muscles of the body are worked out. For weights, you can use weights, dumbbells, or a water bottle or backpack for home workouts. It is necessary to take a starting position standing with your legs spread apart, shoulder-width apart.

As you inhale, you should smoothly squat down and at the same time extend your arms with weights to chest level. As you exhale, return to the starting position, lower your arms along your body. It is recommended to perform 20 repetitions of 3-5 approaches.

When performing the exercise, you must watch your back. You should not bend it, this can cause injury to the spine.

Jumping

Place your feet shoulder-width apart, take a half-squat position and quickly jump up at the exit. Perform 4-6 sets of 10-16 repetitions.

Push ups

Men and women with good physical fitness should do push-ups in a horizontal body position.

For those who find it difficult, the exercise can be performed leaning on a hill (sofa, bench).

Horizontal bar

Good for beginners who find it difficult to immediately perform intense exercises. Static exercises can work out the rectus abdominal muscle well.

It is recommended to stand in a plank on your elbows for 30 seconds, and then on your hands for another 20 seconds. There should be at least 5 such approaches.

Side bends

Stand up, place your feet shoulder-width apart, take dumbbells in your hands and alternately tilt your torso to the right and then to the left. In this case, the back abdominal muscles should be tense and the back straight.

Vacuum

The exercise must be performed on an empty stomach, preferably in the morning. Place your feet shoulder-width apart, lower your arms along your body, lean forward a little, exhale and draw in your abdominal muscles half a rib as much as possible, stay in this position for 15-20 seconds, then restore your breathing. Repeat the exercise 6-8 times for several approaches.

Scissors

Take a lying position, raise your legs and cross them like scissors, smoothly lifting them higher and releasing them.

For greater muscle development, you can use an expander (elastic band), which can be attached to the toes, holding the center with your hands.

Hip raise with expander

The elastic band must be secured at a height of 2 meters, lay down a gymnastic mat and lie down with your feet to the place where the elastic band is attached.

Secure the ends of the elastic band to your legs, clasp your hands at the back of your head. Next, as you exhale, pull your bent legs and shoulders towards your stomach, and while inhaling, take the starting position.

Do 4-5 sets of 15 reps.

Pull-ups

To perform the exercise you need a crossbar. Grab it with your hands, lift your legs off the floor. As you exhale, lift your body up, and as you inhale, lower it down.

Each of us has different physical fitness, so do the exercises as hard as you can and don’t overexert yourself. By applying the recommendations discussed in the article, you can remove your sides and stomach in a week. Videos that can be found in the public domain on the Internet will also help you lose belly fat in a week.

This way, you will have the opportunity to choose a convenient set of exercises, watch lectures by the best nutritionists and choose the most suitable weight loss option for yourself.

Tapes for cellulite

When sagging skin and cellulite appear, we are talking about wide tapes that are used on the stomach and sides after childbirth or sudden weight loss. Many doctors recommend that women who have given birth wear a bandage to give their muscles the same tone. However, it is visible under clothes and spoils the appearance. In addition, it does not fit as tightly to the skin and is not fixed as securely as kinesio tapes.

Among other things, the bandage reduces the load on the muscle corset, taking it upon itself. Kinesio taping, on the contrary, preserves this load. Thanks to this, the muscles function correctly while receiving additional support.

Tapes with perforation BB LYMPH TAPE™ are particularly effective in the fight against cellulite. They have a powerful lymphatic drainage effect, remove excess fluid better and faster – the main cause of “orange peel” – and “disperse” stagnant lymph. In addition, they promote rapid regeneration of skin cells, restoration of its tone and elasticity. You can learn more about anti-cellulite kinesio tapes on this page, as well as by watching the video:

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Zero Belly Diet: Cons

* The effectiveness of local weight loss specifically in the abdomen is probably somewhat exaggerated. Nutritionists say that losing excess weight in certain parts of the body is almost impossible. For example, in women, the bulk of fat reserves are usually concentrated on the thighs, and it is from the abdomen that these deposits may be the last to be lost.

* The diet has no special contraindications. In case of chronic diseases and allergies to certain foods, you should consult a doctor.

“The obesity gene really exists,” comments Elena Tikhomirova. — It’s called the FTO gene — a gene responsible for the amount of body fat and the tendency to obesity. It is diagnosed using a medical genetic test for a tendency to obesity and type 2 diabetes. You can take it in all modern clinics. A gene is a material carrier of hereditary information, which is a section of DNA that contains data on the structure of a specific protein. It is impossible to erase the code written in the genome: the gene dies only with the person. Changing the gene won't work either. But it would be good to determine your predisposition to obesity and the degree of activity of this gene. A little bit of FTO activity can be found in almost all of us. But even if the obesity gene is present in an active form in all family members, but a person adheres to a healthy diet and moderate activity, he will never be fat. The genotype is realized only under certain accompanying conditions. Without external implementation, the gene will not work. Excess weight, transmitted at the genetic level, is often an excuse for lazy people who justify their unhealthy lifestyle with genetics. An important role here is also played by food fetishes in a particular family - habits, traditions and food culture. There is no point in citing genes when there is a tendency to gluttony! The genetic theory of obesity is an excuse for those who are not critical enough of themselves and do not want to work on themselves.”

You shouldn’t be afraid of unfortunate heredity; it’s better to learn to control, if not your genes, then your body and willpower.