Exercises to Tone a Female's Large Chest

First Things First

Before you start doing any exercises for your chest, you have to know how the whole tone-up process works. First, you need to understand that you can’t spot-reduce. If you want to lose inches from your chest, you’re going to have to lose weight all over. Period. There’s no way to tell your body where you want to shed the inches. It’s simply a matter of burning more calories than you consume and letting the pounds come off from head to toe.

Chest Anatomy

As a woman, your chest includes both muscle and fatty tissue. Your actual breasts have no muscle tissue but do rest on top of your pectoral muscles, which help you move your arms and upper body. Because you don’t have any muscle to build in your breasts, you won’t be able to reduce their size or increase their strength by lifting weights. At least not directly. The only way strength training affects your actual breast size is by burning calories and increasing your lean muscle mass, which elevates your metabolism and helps you burn body fat.

Cardio Exercise

Toning up your large chest can be done through a healthy diet and regular exercise, including cardio. Because cardio workouts can burn a high number of calories, you can help yourself create a calorie deficit that leads to faster weight loss than if you were only to diet or change your eating habits. To shed 1 pound of fat per week, you should consume 3,500 fewer calories than you expend. Focus on finding a cardio workout you enjoy and will do regularly to create the deficit. With a large chest, you’ll find that cycling, walking and swimming are more comfortable than high-impact activities. However, you can still get in a good run with the help of a quality sports bra.

Strength Training

As you lose weight and inches from your chest by creating that calorie deficit, you’ll want to develop the muscles underneath so that you can show them off as the fat melts away. Some of the most comfortable strength moves for you as a large-chested woman will include those on the machines at your gym such as the seated chest press and the seated pec fly machines. These machines offer back support and isolated movements that can help you target the area without using awkward stances or positions. If you don’t have a gym membership, try moves such as wall pushups to work your pecs without any equipment. Also, check with your doctor before beginning your chest workout routine as she may have other helpful tips and suggestions to help you along the way.