As an aging woman, you might find you no longer have the perky, firm breasts you once had. Weight gain and pregnancy can also cause your breasts to become larger and sag from the added weight. You can use cardio exercise to reduce body fat levels and excess fat in your breasts. Strength-training exercises can add muscle tissue to your chest, lift your breasts and give you a more youthful look.
Step 1
Participate in small sessions of physical activity each day. If you are new to working out, start with shorter sessions to avoid overexertion. Begin with as few as five to 15 minutes of exercise per session. If you are already active, you can start with longer sessions of 30 minutes or more.
Step 2
Add time to your cardio workouts until you can complete at least 30 minutes of moderately intense cardio five to seven days a week. At this pace you should be using 50 to 75 percent of your energy and just barely able to hold a conversation. You should also be able to maintain the same pace for the entire session.
Step 3
Perform a variety of cardio exercises. Alternate between two or more styles of cardio exercise each week to avoid hitting a weight-loss plateau. When your body hits a plateau, it is no longer challenged, and it will be harder to see results from your workouts.
Step 4
Complete chest strength training exercises twice weekly. Use exercises that target the chest muscles, such as pus-ups, the bench press, dips and the chest fly. Rest your muscles for 24 to 48 hours between strength-training sessions to avoid an injury or muscle strain and allow the muscles time to develop from the work you've done.
Step 5
Choose between muscle-toning and muscle-building during strength-training exercises. To build more muscle mass, use heavy weight that you can only complete six to eight repetitions with. To improve your muscle tone without adding more size to your chest, use lighter weights that allow you to complete eight to 12 repetitions.
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