It has no taste, no color, no real nutritional value and, if you lived near a pristine stream, it would have no cost. Yet, while it seems to not have a lot going for it, water is essential for life. As if that wasn’t enough reason to drink more water, water also delivers a number of benefits for weight loss, not the least of which is its ability to reduce the appearance of cellulite on your skin. Before we get into water benefits for cellulite reduction, it helps to understand exactly what is cellulite. Everyone has a layer of fat cells just below their layers of skin. The skin is also connected to the underlying muscle tissue through fibrous connective “cords”. When enough fat accumulates, it tends to push up against the underside of your skin. But the cords pull down on your skin. The result is the wavy, “orange peel” appearance of cellulite you see on the surface of your skin.

How Drinking Water Helps Reduce Cellulite

1. Water Gives You More Energy

When you don’t get enough water, your muscles don’t work as well. That reduces the amount of activity you can do before feeling fatigue. More water means more activity, which burns more calories, which reduces fat.

2. Strengthens Your Skin

Your skin needs water. Without it, skin gets dry and somewhat thinner; this makes it more susceptible to showing the signs of cellulite.

3. Water Helps You Reduce Calorie Intake

In addition to giving you more energy to burn calories, water helps reduce stress (a big reason for emotional eating), fills you up at meal time (so you eat less) and helps reduce your consumption of sugary drinks, all of which are a huge boost to any weight loss program.

Drink up! Water is not a standalone cellulite cure. But when used in combination with other cellulite treatments and weight loss initiatives, water helps deliver results, and many more benefits to your overall health.