CARE OF BREASTS, LEGS AND BOTTOM
Beauty is the sum of all the body parts. Each should be as perfect as you can make it to feel attractive, desirable and confident when the glance goes below your neck.
BEAUTIFUL BREASTS
Female breasts contain milk glands, lymph ducts, and fatty and fibrous tissues. Size is often a matter of fat and glands. Many women feel their breasts are not shapely, lack bounce, or are too long/large or too small. A small bust has every advantage.
It does not have such a fight with gravity and can stay in good shape for a lifetime. Women with large busts have to support them and keep them looking shapely and firm.
Women with massive bosoms attempt to hide them by stooping with rounded shoulders, which generally does nothing for the body shape. It only encourages the breasts to sag. Whatever size your breasts are, good posture is a must.
Try this exercise to improve posture.
• Stand in your usual posture. Now lift the shoulders a fraction, move them back about two inches, and drop them from this point so that the back and shoulder muscles lift the pectorals and, in turn, the breasts, extending the areas from the navel to the diaphragm, improving the bust line.
However out of condition your breasts are, they can constantly be improved with exercise. The most efficient bust conditioning sport is swimming. The breaststroke is best, as the name would suggest…swim with the head raised out of the water and breathe regularly and deeply.
Exercises to improve your bust can be done anytime during the day. Here are three activities for lifting your breasts.
• Sit cross-legged or on your heels like in Vajrasana and extend your arms behind you, interlacing the fingers, hold the position for a count of ten and then relax. Repeat 3-4 times.
• Sit on the floor or a chair, lift your arms overhead, and press the palms of your hands together. Using your muscles and pressing your palms against each other, lower them slowly to shoulder level, count 10, and relax and repeat.
• Clasp hands and push hard against each palm. Repeat whenever you have a spare moment.
Many women wear the wrong size bra, which is not good because proper support is necessary. Here is a sizing guide— measure your circumference directly under the bust and add five inches; that is your bra size. If a second measurement around the fullest part of your bust is precisely the same as the bra size, you need an A cup; if it’s 1 inch more B, 2 inches more C, and 3 inches more D.
A bra that is too tight for your back can cause pressure marks under the arms and mid-back; too tight straps leave ridges on the shoulders, and ill-fitting cups can accelerate mastitis (inflammation of the breasts).
Last, an unused, uncared-for body withers and dries up. A 50-year-old woman who is full of sexuality and who leads a vibrant life is still making the same tissue-forming secretions she did at 30. Women and girls who are depressed, run-down or are (or feel they are) unloved have breasts that are cold to the touch and lack a healthy, bouncy quality.
WAIST AND TUMMY
Being overweight and lack of exercise are two reasons your waist is not shapely. Waists are whittled with exercises, and these two exercises are a sure bet.
• Stand with feet apart. Lift arms overhead and clasp the head. Bend from the waist towards the left and bounce four times to the right. Repeat six times aside every day.
• To get rid of your tummy bulge, lie on the floor with your feet locked under a bed or a chest and cross your hands over your chest. Now bring yourself up almost into a sitting position (the almost sitting up makes you feel the pull). Then almost go back down to the floor. Do this exercise six times twice daily if you want to banish the flab quickly.
Stretch marks happen when the skin cannot stretch to accommodate rapid growth in puberty or pregnancy. Prevention is the answer. If pregnant, try lubricating your tummy with a vitamin E-rich cream or oil and do not let your skin get dry.
To make them less noticeable, apply a touch of water-proof makesup with a damp cotton colour to match your skin tone.
LEGS
Thighs get the flabbiest. Massage them while bathing and soaping yourself by twisting and pummelling the flesh to improve circulation. Afterwards, pat dry and apply lots of soothing body lotion.
Knees, whether squashy or knobby, mainly depend on heredity and weight. If the skin gets dark and dry, use lots of creams. Once a week, massage them with one tbsp. Oil (any oil), juice of half a lemon and half a tsp. Salt before a bath.
Legs tend to be dry-skinned because they don’t have very active oil glands, so lubrication with body lotion or cream after every bath is a good idea. Spider veins, often around the knees and on the thighs, may look unattractive; your doctor could treat them with an injection. Varicose veins should not be neglected and need medical treatment, usually surgery. It helps to rest as often as possible with your legs raised.
Shape up with daily exercises for better-looking limbs:
• Stand about two feet from support, stretch and lift the leg (keeping the leg straight), and swing across the body. Do 20 times. Repeat 20 times with the other leg.
• Stand with one hand resting on support and kick your leg forward and backwards as far as it will go. Do 20 times. Repeat 20 times with the other leg.
HIPS AND BOTTOM
Heavy hips and a flabby bottom seem to be the problem of many women.
Unfortunately, hip and thigh problems don’t usually respond to diet alone. Exercise is the only way to attain a smooth, firm, proportioned figure.
Following the hip and bottom programme outlined here will show visible results in two months, likely even sooner.
Do the following exercises daily. These are super spot-reducers.
• One exercise you can do anywhere is to contract the buttock muscles hard and hold for the count of six.
• If the flab is lumpy and has a dimpled look, it could be cellulite. The problem can be tackled by scrubbing with an even surfaced rough stone while having a bath to boost circulation.
• Walk on your hips from one end of the room to the other and back again. Do this daily to slim your hips. Raise the right hip, and push the right leg forward. Now raise your left hip, and move your left leg forward.
• Begin on hands and knees. Draw left knee to chest. Kick the left leg back and up, lifting the head. Lower the leg, and draw the knee to the cupboard again. Kick rhythmically ten times. Repeat to the right. Apart from these exercises, take up an activity you enjoy, like dancing, jogging, walking, swimming, tennis or cycling. Regular physical activity reasonably strenuously will slim heavy hips and promote all-around fitness.
Besides these exercises and a sensible diet, devote at least 5-7 seven minutes daily to massaging the affected tissues.
• Now, start with the flesh on the bottom and work upwards along the hip, up the surplus tissue and gently knead it as you would dough, using the knuckles.
• Wring the flesh into S bands, using your right hand to guide the tissues in one direction, your left hand reversing the direction. Keep alternating the writing and work as usual from the bottom to the waist.
Use a creamy body lotion or vegetable oil for your massage, as massage strokes are more effortless with lubrication on this dry body area.
Follow this hip and bottom plan for a month.