Belly fat! The number one area everyone wished they had full control. Crunch after crunch, v-ups after v-ups, you just can’t get that stomach to flatten out. So frustration sets in and you think “What can I do to get rid of this body fat so I can fit comfortably in my wedding dress (or tux for you guys)?” You begin scrolling through the internet and you see people with these body wraps. You wonder, “Why are people half mummified in these pictures”?

Well if you have never seen it before the body wraps in the pictures are used for weight loss. Body wraps have been around for years and everyone is still trying to strike it big in that market. You will see many people in spas with body wraps believing that they are shedding pounds, when in fact it’s doing more damage than good.

The only thing those wraps are removing from the body is water! There is not an apparatus that I know of that will burn loads of fat in hours. In the before and after pictures the only difference is that the person has less water in the after pictures. Even Dr. Victor Herbert from Mount Sinai Veteran’s Research Center said that wraps dehydrate the body!

What’s even more dangerous is the loss of water in a short period of time can affect blood pressure. A blood pressure volume that’s too low could potentially lead to hypovolemic shock. Now tell me, is it really worth it? If you are looking for a quick fix, well you are probably going to get it for a day or two. Do your best to avoid these methods. There are other ways to get where you want to be.

And for those claims that these wraps also take care of cellulite…….im going to leave that for another day of discussion.

-Phil