how to tighten the body after weight loss

Contents

1 Tighten the body

2 natural ways to tighten the body

2.1 Resistance exercises

2.2 Collagen

2.3 Moisturizing the body and eating important nutrients

2.4 Body firming creams

3 medical body tightening methods

4 reasons for sagging body after dieting

1- Tighten the body

Losing excess weight is important for maintaining a healthy body; Although it can reduce the risk of various diseases, most people who lose significant weight suffer from sagging skin, which may negatively affect the appearance of the body and quality of life; Which may cause limitations in movement and normal activity, and can lead to skin rashes, infection, ulcers at folded skin places, back pain, and can affect mood and self-confidence.

 2- Natural body tightening methods

Natural methods can help improve the strength and elasticity of the skin in people who have lost small to moderate amounts of weight. Some of them are listed below:

 resistance exercises

 Strength-training exercises help burn calories in addition to building muscle mass, which contributes to helping improve the appearance of the skin, filling the body with muscles, and it is necessary to do warm-up exercises, and stretch before Do resistance and strength exercises, and do cooling down excersice afterwards, and the following is a statement of some resistance and strength exercises:

 Squat exercise:

 Which helps to strengthen both the gluteus maximus muscle, the quadriceps muscle (English: Quadriceps femoris), and the soleus muscle. The following is an explanation of how to do this exercise:

Leave a space between the legs about shoulder width apart.

 Slowly lower toward the floor, until the thighs are parallel to the floor straight.

 Slowly stand upright and repeat the exercise.

 Wall push-up:

 The following points show how to do a wall push up: Stand straight in front of a solid wall.

Place the palms of the hands on the wall parallel to the shoulders straight, and step back slightly.

Approach the wall by bending the elbows and allowing the hands to bear the weight of the body, while maintaining the straightness of the back and neck, and staying in this position for a few seconds, then returning to the previous position, and repeating the exercise.

 Grinding exercise:

It is sometimes called the stomach exercise, and the following explains how to do this exercise:

 Lie on your back, bend your knees, keeping your feet flat on the floor and about shoulder width apart.

 Place the forearms crossed over the chest, reaching the shoulders.

 Bend the chin toward the chest.

 Raise the head and the upper back to the top as appropriate and comfortable for the person, and try to reach the knees, and focus on using the muscles of the front of the abdomen to achieve this movement, rather than excessively bending the neck and upper back.

 Hold for a few seconds, then return to the floor, and repeat the exercise.

 Collagen

 Collagen has a protective effect on the skin and can be obtained through supplements or from bone broth.

 body hydration

 Eating important nutrients Some nutrients are important for the production of collagen and other components in the skin, including:

 Protein:

 Protein has a direct role in collagen production and maintaining healthy skin.

 vitamin C:

Vitamin C is involved in building collagen and protecting the skin from harmful sunlight.

Omega-3:

 One study found that taking omega-3s can help increase skin elasticity.

 water:

 One study showed that increasing the daily consumption of water improves the function, moisture and freshness of the skin.

body firming creams

 These creams contain collagen and elastin in quantities that exceed the skin’s ability to absorb them, and although they can give a temporary effect to tighten the body, the building of collagen must be from inside the body to the outside, and there is no cream or medicine Magically it can tighten the body and return it to its normal position.

3- Medical body tightening methods

Medical treatments can be necessary in certain cases to tighten loose skin, and in these cases, very large weight loss through bariatric surgery, which causes a range of complications and side effects, often requires surgery to remove the skin Plus, although it is the most common procedure to remove this sagging, there are less risky options such as the use of ultrasound, but it is considered less effective.

 Reasons for sagging body after dieting

 The skin is the largest organ in the body and forms a protective barrier from the external environment. The deep layer is made up of proteins, including both collagen, which provides strength and durability, and elastin, which provides flexibility and keeps the skin tight, and during weight gain the skin expands to make room for excess fat. In the abdomen and other areas, and the increase often begins early in childhood or adolescence, and this leads to damage to the fibers that make up the skin, collagen, and elastin and their inability to return to their normal position, and then in the event of significant weight loss, their skin appears excess and flabby. Among the reasons that influence this are:

 Excess weight for a long period of time.

 Losing a large amount of weight exceeding 46 kg.

Age; As an older person has less collagen in their skin compared to younger people.

 heredity; It can affect how the skin responds to weight gain and loss.

Constant exposure to sunlight leads to a decrease in the production of collagen and elastin in the skin.

smoking; It can lead to decreased collagen production and damage to the collagen in the skin.