Women with small breasts long for a fuller chest while women with big breasts struggle to deal with problems such as back pain and ill-fitting clothes. If you need to reduce your breast size, there are certain things you need to keep in mind. Breasts are made of fatty and glandular tissues and not muscles. This means that weight training and spot toning exercises do nothing to decrease the size of your breasts directly.
The only breast reduction exercises that work are those that target the muscles around the breast - those in the chest and the back. Working the chest and back muscles will help lift breasts and make them appear smaller and more proportionate to your body.
For women, there are a number of exercises you can try at home or at the gym. Include the following in your exercise routine at least thrice a week for the best results:
In addition to these toning exercises, you must also include some form of cardiovascular workout to lose body fat and trim the body. This can include running, walking, swimming, cycling, or aerobics. While running burns the most calories and helps you lose weight, swimming can also tone and strengthen the back and arm muscles and make your breasts look smaller. Irrespective of the type of cardiovascular exercise you choose, make sure that you work out for at least five to seven days a week for it to be effective. As the body starts working off its fat reserves, the breasts will soon reduce in size as well.
For men struggling with gynecomastia or male breasts, a regular exercise routine is imperative. Obesity and genetics are the two main reasons for male breasts and only one of those factors can be changed.
Work the chest area by incorporating swimming or rowing to any cardiovascular regime. Push ups, chest presses, chest flies, and arm exercises will also help tone the chest area and the back muscles and thus reduce any flab in the area.