How can a person tighten up loose belly skin?

A gym instructor told me one time that if you have 4 inches or less you can do sit ups. He told me to do 10 sit ups a night, and them build up more over time. He said if you had more excess skin than that the best thing is to get a tummy tuck.

I use a cream called Jergens Skin Firming Cream and just rub it on my belly and I also do 40-50 sit ups everynight and it works for me.

Skin has elasticity, meaning it can be stretched and contracted. There are not any exercises that can be used to restore elasticity.

Time can help reduce loose skin because it has a chance to contract.

Make sure you have a vitamin rich diet to make sure that the skin is well taken care of.

Exercising tightens muscles UNDER the skin. If you have much excess skin, the ONLY way to get rid of it is through plastic surgery.

Going to the gym and gaining some muscle in her stomach might help. Doing weights and stuff like that.

A diet high in fruits, vegetables and vitamins will help your skin be in better condition. Sugar and a lot of empty carbs make the skin lose it’s elasticity.

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I think whether or not skin can snap back into place depends on a few things. First thing is your age, the younger you are the more elastic your skin is and can bounce back if you weren’t that over weight to begin with. Second is how over weight were you and for how long. There are very few people who are genetically gifted who have had babies and then loss the weight and have no sign of lose skin after the first month. For the rest of us there will always be a little tell tale sign of skin so your not alone (I’m one of them).

if you go to this website prevention.com there it shows you healthy food to eat and how to work your core muscles.Doing abs will not get under your flab. I have 2 kids 2yr and 6mth I have access skin just about a hand full but this website is helping me a lot getting my skin tighten back up

Hi Hotjana…do you really think that the Tightener Serum and stretch mark cream works?? are the results slightly improved or much improved??

I have been doing situps and crunches for two years.about 50 to 70 a day.there is still no improvement after having 3 kids.