Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Extra Skin......

caucasi
caucasi
Posts: 2
Joined: 2003/11/10
Canada
2003/11/11, 10:20 PM
Hi,
I started weight lifting, and other things to get fit seriously about December last year. For a couple of months, until around June, I lost some weight, and I felt pretty good about that. But one major problem I am having is that I have some extra skin in some areas, for example under my biceps (under the hand), I have some extra skin there and other places as well. I havn't been training seriously from then until now (I know, I messed up), but I am getting really serious about it now, (I am very sore from sunday's workout, and i love it :)).
But what is the best way to get rid of extra skin? That's what I am mostly worried about.

Thanks
mikencharleston
mikencharleston
Posts: 1,585
Joined: 2002/01/09
United States
2003/11/12, 09:45 AM
Skin has some elasticity and if as you imply, it's a small amount, in time it may conform to your body weight. Stick to your workout plan and develop some muscle mass to fill some of those voids left by the fat loss. If it's a large excess, nothing short of surgical removal may get it where you want.

P.S. Suggest you put some info in your profile area - at least gender. It does have quite a bearing on the answers you'll receive.

azredhead57
azredhead57
Posts: 1,651
Joined: 2003/04/11
United States
2003/11/12, 01:52 PM
Massage and firming lotions seem to be the advice I see the most.

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Woodstock
Woodstock
Posts: 8
Joined: 2003/03/18
United States
2003/11/13, 05:30 PM
Baby oil with vitamin E to keep it supple and a ton o' water!
Taurie
Taurie
Posts: 374
Joined: 2003/10/15
United States
2003/11/13, 05:46 PM
Nivea with CoQ10 has helped me with the tighter and smoother appearance of my skin...and it's fairly inexpensive.