Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Tighten Up Your Flabby Arms

By Westy

As we age, many people are stricken with loose and flabby skin under their arms. Many people are looking to lose some weight in that area to give them back the toned muscle that they once had, but there is no way to target a weight loss in just that area. It seems as though the problem is more common in women, but there are men who suffer from the same problem. The question becomes, how do you get rid of loose flabby arms.

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When the body is aging, there is a loss of collagen and elastin and some people just have a greater amount of fat in that area of their body. There are some things that can be done to help you in this area.

First of all, it is the hardest part of the body to get rid of fat. The upper arm loose weight is impossible to target just losing weight. There are gels and cremes that claim they can tone the under arm and get rid of loose flabby loose weight build muscle arms. The jury is still out on the success rate of cremes and gels over the counter. There is a new chemical called Lipodisolve. There have not been enough trials done to prove its efficacy

Surgery is an option for people who want to eliminate the extra skin and fat in the upper arm area. The cosmetic procedure that is used to work on this area is called brachioplasty or an arm lift. The surgery is done with general anesthesia and you will be able to go home the same day. There is a two to six week recovery time and you will most likely be given pain medication for use at home.

Liposuction is something that many people have used to reduce the fat in this part of their body. In many cases, both an arm lift and liposuction are done at the same time to get the best possible results. You will need about a week of recovery from liposuction done in this area alone.

Building muscle in this area will not require any time off from work, however. There are some exercises that you can do that will tone up the area under your arm.

The simplest arm toner is the regular push up or the wall push up. Another good one is the forearm extension. You bend at the waist a little while standing and hang onto a chair or something. Then you extend your forearm and weight behind you while keeping your upper arm straight.

Bench dips might be difficult at first, but they can be very effective at eliminating the flab and loose skin under your arms. Sit on a chair or bench and lift yourself up with your arms. Lower yourself below the bench or chair and then back to your original position. These are some of the things that you can do to reduce your flabby arms. - 16887

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