Unless you have a large amount of weight to lose, loose skin can be avoided. According to CriticalBench.com, if you safely lose 1 to 2 lbs. per week with proper diet and resistance training exercises to build lean muscle you can possibly prevent loose skin from occurring. By building muscle, it can replace the fat that is being lost under the skin. You should perform resistance exercises two to three times per week for best results.
Pushups
Pushups focus on toning the muscles of your chest and arms. Start by placing your hands on the floor shoulder-width apart and the balls of your feet on the floor. Equally disperse your weight throughout your hands and feet and keep your body straight. Contract your abdominals and lower yourself toward the floor and push yourself back up right before your chest touches the floor. If this is too difficult you can perform a modified pushup with your knees on the floor instead of your feet.
Dumbbell Diagonal Raises
This exercise will build the muscles in your shoulders and give your upper body shape. In a standing position, hold a dumbbell in your right hand and place it across your body near your left hip. While keeping your arm straight, slowly raise it up and diagonally across your body until it is in front of your right shoulder. Lower your arm back down to your left hip and repeat. Then switch sides and work the left shoulder.
Squats
Squats will help tone the muscles of your legs, while firming and lifting your glutes. You can do squats with or without weights. Stand with your feet a little more than shoulder-width apart and bend your knees until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Stand slowly and repeat. It is important to keep your weight in your heels and not let your knees bend past your toe line.
Side Lunges
Side lunges can tighten your inner thighs and help firm what many women refer to as saddle bags --- outer thighs. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and lunge laterally --- to the side --- with your right leg until your right thigh is almost parallel to the floor. Push with your right heel back to the starting position and repeat with your left leg. It is important to keep your head and chest up throughout the entire exercise.
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