Does exercise help the post pregnancy skin?
BronnersHarris
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I have always tended to carry a little extra fat on my belly even at my smallest post pregnancies but I am seeing the more fat I lose around my tummy the more excess skin I have and today while doing plank type exercises I can see the skin hang and obviously not liking it at all.....
Will it get worse or better the more fat I lose around my tummy and the more I exercise. I'm not sure whether skin can ever go back??
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Will it get worse or better the more fat I lose around my tummy and the more I exercise. I'm not sure whether skin can ever go back??
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Skin will go back to an extent. It does depend (excuse the bluntness) on how far and for how long it has been stretched. Exercise definitely helps, and so does a slow controlled weight loss. The faster you lose weight, the less likely your skin to shrink back, as it has no time to adjust.
Bella0 -
I am 3 months postpartum and 10 days in the 30 day shred. I had some loose skin under my belly and realized a few days ago that it is almost completely gone! I have been doing the 30DS, a little cardio on some days and I use skin firming lotion whenever I remember to (every other day probably). I was so worried about the excess skin, but it can go away!0
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I've been hoping the answer to this is yes... I had 3 babies in 6 years and although I am skinny, my belly sags down about 2 inches when I go into a plank position, lol. Want it to go away so badly!! It's been almost 3 years since my last baby...0
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I will try out 30DS0
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