Submitted by A on November 9, 2010 at 06:09
Sagging breasts can be due to a variety of reasons. These include age, pregnancy and post pregnancy weight loss, breast feeding, weight loss in general, or excessive weight gain, in which case the breast tissue aren’t able to hold your breast due to a higher centre of gravity. Alternatively, sagging breasts can also be a natural phenomenon which is present in your genes. Women with sagging breasts can feel conscious and unconfident. However, this shouldn’t be allowed to affect your self esteem as there is a lot you can do. Yoga can be very beneficial to help tone and tighten the breasts within a realistic range.
The breast is mainly fat and connective tissue and does not have any muscle. Hence, it is difficult to tone and tighten. Technically it is not a possibility since no muscles are involved. However, it is possible to tighten the breast tissue and strengthen the pectoral or chest muscles, so that the breasts can look toned and uplifted.
Yoga Poses To Shape Breast
Yoga is a great way to tighten chest muscles and tone the breasts. Several yoga exercises that focus on working against gravity, such as backbends, Shirsasana (Headstand), and Viparita Karani (Inverted Leg Stretch) are great at uplifting breasts since they oppose the gravitational force which pulls the breasts downward. Other poses such as Bhujangasana (Snake Pose), Ushtrashasana (Camel Pose), and Dwikonasana (Double Angle Pose) are great for strengthening the pectorals and correcting the body posture. Proper posture can subtract years from aging breasts, making them look firmer and uplifted.
Avoid doing forward bends, contracting poses, jogging, and running. They are detrimental to sagging breasts. Use good quality sport bras, which provide good support. Correct your posture and sit up straight; it can totally enhance they way you look in a matter of seconds.
Massage is also an excellent way of firming saggy breasts. Get your hands on a book or DVD that teaches Yoga massage techniques and maybe you can get your partner to help you tone your breast muscles: a pleasurable experience for both.
Don’t have unrealistic expectations that your breasts will be totally toned and uplifted. All commercials that claim to be able to do so are merely prone to exaggeration. As I have mentioned before, breasts do not have muscle and therefore, tightening and uplifting them is not as easy as many people claim. However, the firmness of breasts can be greatly enhanced by performing the yoga postures mentioned above, provided you do them consistently and with a positive mind.
Submitted by V A on February 27, 2009 at 02:38