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Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Get Rid Of Cellulite On Hips & Glutes (For Good)

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Struggling with hip and butt cellulite that won’t go away? Discover how to get rid of cellulite fast with the right lower body workout that builds glute muscles and supports smoother, firmer skin.



0:00 Introduction: How to get rid of cellulite

0:17 Why cellulite won’t go away

2:00 Eliminating butt cellulite

4:51 Cellulite and diet

5:30 Lower body workout for cellulite removal



Download Dr. Berg's Free Daily Health Routine: https://drbrg.co/45qtO07



Cellulite on your thighs and butt isn’t always just fat. It’s often caused by atrophy of your fascia. The best way to get rid of cellulite is to build muscle.


The glutes are the largest muscles in the entire body, and they’re often weakened by a sedentary lifestyle. To eliminate hip and butt cellulite, a full lower body workout is essential rather than focusing solely on glute exercises. Focus on building glute muscle instead of weight loss to eliminate cellulite.


If your diet is high in carbohydrates, it will be difficult to get rid of cellulite, even with the right exercises. Carbohydrates keep insulin and inflammation high, making cellulite removal nearly impossible.



Try this simple lower body workout to get rid of cellulite fast:


Banded Clamshell


• Sets: 2–3

• Reps: 12–20 per side

• Tempo: Slow and controlled (2 sec up, 2 sec down)

• Rest: 20–30 sec


Banded Glute Bridge


• Sets: 2–3

• Reps: 12–15

• Hold: 2–3 seconds at the top

• Rest: 20–30 sec


Lateral Band Walk


• Sets: 2–3

• Steps: 10–15 steps each direction

• Rest: 20–30 sec


Deep Squat with Side Shift


• Sets: 2–3

• Reps: 8–12 shifts per side

• Tempo: Slow and controlled

• Rest: 20–30 sec


Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, age 60, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals and author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.


Disclaimer:

Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients, so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose, and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm going to show you the best exercises to get rid of hip and butt cellulite.

0:04.8

If you carry around most of your weight in your hips or your thighs and your butt and you

0:10.1

try dieting and squats and cardio and nothing is working, this video is going to help you.

0:17.0

But you do need to know something.

0:19.4

Female bodies were designed to put fat more in the bottom section of their body around

0:25.9

their hips and their buttocks and their thighs.

0:28.1

This is a survival mechanism related to carrying babies.

0:31.8

It actually gives fuel to the baby and other things as well.

0:35.9

Like there is a certain omega-3 fatty acid that's super

0:38.9

concentrated in the hip area. So what's really going on with the lack of tone or the

0:44.1

cellulite is not necessarily just fat. Okay, it's a combination of fat, but there's also

0:50.6

something called atrophy, but it's atrophy of a connective tissue called fascia,

0:55.4

which is like the wetsuit that gives a female body shape. And this fascia actually has

1:01.4

contractile tissue. It has the ability to become tighter if you use it. So in reality,

1:08.0

cellulite is a combination of atrophy or a loss of protein in the muscle and

1:13.0

deepen the muscle fibers.

1:14.6

And so the biggest thing you're going to notice is a lack of strength in your lower part

1:19.1

of your body.

1:20.0

So you just need to understand it's not just a matter of losing weight.

1:24.4

It's a matter of strengthening the muscle.

1:26.9

And if you go for weight loss without strengthening their muscle, it's probably not going to happen

1:31.7

because the muscle is the metabolic driver of the burning of the fat.

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