| What is the key to healthy living? We here it over and | | | | Cooper ligaments. That is pretty much all there is |
| over - eat healthy food, exercise and get plenty of | | | | besides skin. |
| rest. The problem, of course, is breasts do not seem | | | | Ligaments are not like bones. They tend to move |
| to have been created with exercise in mind...at least | | | | about when the weight they are supporting moves. |
| not for modern women. | | | | When you exercise, the full body of your breasts start |
| Working out is good for you in many different, unique | | | | moving. This creates a tugging motion on the ligaments. |
| ways. Do you know the release of chemicals in the | | | | Tugging will cause soreness and outright pain in many |
| brain while exercising will actually lift your mood? Even | | | | cases. It also leads to a permanent stretching of the |
| basic walking can do the trick. A mere 30 minutes of | | | | ligaments, which means you'll have a sagging problem |
| cardio work that raises your heart rate to your optimal | | | | as time passes. |
| target range is enough to do the trick regardless of | | | | So, what can you do? The answer is found in the |
| whether you are washing the car, walking or taking the | | | | modern sports bra. It is the singularly most unattractive |
| dog to the park. | | | | bra on the market. That is okay. It is not supposed to |
| Of course if you want to really build up some stamina | | | | look good. it is supposed to provide maximum support |
| and burn some calories, you need to put a bit more | | | | and it does its job well. A good sports bra will reduce |
| effort into it. For women, this raises a serious issue. | | | | the motion of breasts during vigorous exercise by |
| Nearly 60 percent of us report breast pain when | | | | between 50 and 70 percent. This is accomplished by |
| exercising. This is problematic not only for the pain, but | | | | creating a compressed fit on the breasts that is firm. |
| for the effect it has. How so? Well, we naturally shy | | | | When you bounce up and down with each rotation of |
| away from things that cause us pain, so breast pain | | | | your legs, the breasts are held firmly up against the |
| can lead to the cessation of exercise and that is not a | | | | chest and bouncing is kept to a minimum. The lack of |
| good development. | | | | movement gives the Cooper ligaments a lot of help, |
| Breast pain during or after exercise is the direct result | | | | which means pain is eliminated. |
| of the movement of the breast as we exercise. | | | | The old saying is you should eat health and exercise |
| Looking at the anatomy of the breast and how they | | | | for a healthy life. For women, it should be amended to |
| are attached to the trunk of the body can be a real | | | | eat health, exercise and wear a sports bra! It is the |
| eye-opening event. Why? The attachment | | | | only way to protect your breasts during exercise, so |
| mechanisms are a set of ligaments known as the | | | | make sure you have a few in your bra collection. |