Breast Size – Would it Decrease with Sufficient Exercise?

by Noel Chelliah on Wednesday, Feb 21, 2007 ·

Hi,

I’m 5’1 and 127 lbs. My body is not at all proportionate. My top half is ‘well call it fuller than my lower half’. At 19, my breasts are a size 38C. You can say they are driving me insane. I have just recently started a diet and exercise program to help me achieve my goal weight (Somewhere about 115lbs) I was wondering if you thought that was a significant amount of weight for it to be possible that my bust size might also decrease?

~Kayla

Hey Kayla – first, to answer your question – I’d say Yes, I think you should certainly see a reduction in the size of your breasts. Breast tissue is mostly fat, and when you lose fat, you don’t lose it from any specific area of your body, but you lose it from everywhere. See a previous writeup on Spot Reduction being a myth HERE.

Nike Women - SofiaWhen you begin to lose weight, it will be proportional, which means that the weight comes
off pretty evenly throughout your body – breasts included. By the way.. your breasts do not stop fully developing until you’re 20 – 21 years old.. so there’s still time for change, naturally.

Have a healthy eating plan before you start dieting and eat well. Starving yourself & skipping meals is a big no-no as it will only be counterproductive. I express my concern because you’re only 19, and already, you’re concerned with diets. Are you having trouble with your weight or is it just your bust size that you’re unhappy about? There’s a big difference in dieting and eating healthy.

Anyway Kayla, I am always in favour of eating healthy and regular exercise. I believe it sets you up for success and is a great way to live your life, while taking care of your body – and you’re getting a head start! Weight training will be an important part of your exercise routine and will make your breasts look a lot uhmmm… perkier! ;)

There is nothing wrong with wanting to lose weight if it is to feel better and acquire a healthier lifestyle. Peer pressure and the media can be hard not to listen to. Attitudes about breast size are often influenced by fashion too. From a health perspective, there is no ideal breast size. Breast size bears no relationship to breast cancer or the ability to nurse a baby. All I’d like to say is to be confident in yourself and your body – and it will open up more doors than you can imagine! It’s happened to me, and it can happen to you too.

Your friend and coach,
DM

About the author

Noel Chelliah Noel Chelliah, ACE-LWMC, ACE-CPT, has been recognized as one of the Top Transformation Experts in Malaysia. No stranger to being overweight, Noel has gone through a life-changing transformation himself, from fat, to fit. In 2010, Noel founded the DailyMuscle Body Transformation Camp, which today helps hundreds of individuals, and corporate organizations exercise and practice healthier habits. ACE Senior Group Fitness Consultant Lawrence Biscontini, MA, has dubbed Noel as 'the Midas of Fitness' who touches everything and it turns to GOLD. In his spare time, Noel serves the community with various programs that promote a healthier lifestyle, and enjoys playing with his dogs.


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Tanya July 5, 2012 at 6:36 pm

i want to reduce my boobs pls send me some tips to reduce my boobs plsssssssssss.

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helpme June 14, 2012 at 12:41 pm

i really would like to know what kind of exercise i should do to lose breast fat.
thank you :)

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Linda April 14, 2012 at 5:10 pm

Heyz, i’m 16 and my BMI is 23 so i guess am normal. My major prob is that my boob size is 36dd. Its really depressing coz i cant get fitting bras and i cant wear tight tops. I have the biggest boobs in my class and when we had prom, my sleeves tore because of the weight of my boobs. I really need to reduce to at least 34 plizzzz, i feel like a freak when i walk passed people and my bursts are all jiggly, my boobs are saggy and its really annoying. I feel like I’ll cut them. Pliz help me plizzzzzzz.

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pavithra July 1, 2011 at 1:52 pm

i am 24 but my breast size is big can u please tell me some excersice i want to reduce naturally

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jasvir kaur June 19, 2011 at 11:01 am

hey my name is jasvir and bearly 14 and my bra size is 36!!!’! is there anything i can do to reduce the size of my breasts!!!!!!!!!

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sweety June 14, 2011 at 12:52 am

hey many ladies including me have this same pro…could anyone help us with a gud solution(a detailed chart or clear instructions). This pro..not only making me feel not gud.. but also am loosing my confidence…cant find proper size bras and also not comfortable in wearing cloths without anything to cover them..so plz…helps us…

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Nina December 28, 2010 at 9:07 am

Well, all I can say is I have the most out of whack shape I’d ever seen on a person. I’ve been likened to Jessica Rabbit on most occasions and as nice as it may seem to people, 32DD, 30 waist, and yes, 42 hips kind of sucks. I’ve tried a lot of things but I just started eating clean. I was never a fad-dieter, so hopefully that’ll help. Only thing is, I’ll have to conquer genetics. The women in my family have the same proportion problems, but they are also underweight, so I guess it doesn’t affect them as much. Anyways, I want to reduce my size overall, and since I’m about 2 lbs overweight I won’t have to lose much. I’m afraid of losing on the one hand because I’m afraid my breasts will sag. Hopefully, since I’m still in my early 20′s, it won’t be so bad.

Crossing fingers,
Nina

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Julie December 22, 2010 at 11:57 am

My weight is 55kg and my height is 1.48 cm. I guess I’m quite overweight and my breast size is 36C and I just turned 16. I really hate having big breasts. And it’s embarrassing if I want to buy a bra and if I’m exercising because everyone will be like looking at me. I hope by losing weight I can reduce my breast size. But I tried dieting but it still does not work. Please help!

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jamie November 29, 2010 at 2:34 am

my height is 5.7 ft. And weight is 60 kg my breast size is 36 is that perfect or not

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Blessing October 5, 2010 at 12:16 am

Am 21 and my bust line is 38c.what will i do 2 reduce my bustline?

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Swapna August 31, 2010 at 5:22 pm

Hi my name is Swapna. I am 36 DD and they are getting saggy. Can you suggest exercises. I have a feeling if I get married my hubby may not like them and want to make them firm.

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Mary March 25, 2010 at 1:45 pm

Hmm I’m only fifteen and my cup size is 36C. D8, personally i hate having breasts, i would much rather be flat chested, if donating breast tissue was possible, i would, i’ve wanted breast reduction for so long, my mother doesn’t have the time or the money, so I’m trying to exersise and eat healthy crap~ thanks for this~!

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Monique January 4, 2010 at 1:58 pm

I agree. I don’t get these C cup women. I am also a 36G and I hate I would love to be a C cup. Really at least they can find a bra.

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Hannah October 9, 2009 at 4:43 am

I Personally would give anything to be a C! I’m only 16, yet i have a 36G bust.
i know this isn’t really relevant to your question, but all i’m saying is be grateful of that size haha xx

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stephen September 14, 2009 at 9:09 pm

1. wake up in the morning (2 hours before work/school) and have a glass of water.
2. put on a comfortable pair of shorts/tracks, shirt, socks & running shoes, ipod/mp3 player, and most importantly your pepper spray (you may never know who might assult you when you’re out).
3. warm up by walking with big steps for 5 min
4. jog at 60% effort for 5 min and then 20% effort for another 5 min. This is 1 repetition. For starters, have 3 – 4 repetitions for the intensity. When you get the hang of it, go from 60% to 70% intensity (faster speed). It’s easy if you have music on the go so you can switch between intensity when one song ends. This is for those of you girls that doesn’t have a gym membership. All you girls can do is jog to your heart’s content. ^^

For those with gym membership, I think you have a trainer for this sort of thing. “Look for DM to be your PT” (whispers) >.<

Cheeers

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priya September 14, 2009 at 12:47 pm

hi iam priya of 16 year i am so fat and my breast are also too much bulky please tell me some exercises which can help me to reduce my weight and my breast which can be easily performed in home at morning hoursbecause i am a student of class 12 iand ihave to visit the school daily at moring about 7 o clock

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eddy September 8, 2009 at 3:49 am

Am 19 yrs and get bigger breast and it really make me shy. Pls help me reduce it by telling what to do. Does fruit and exercise reduce breast? Pls help me. give me the guidelines to reduce it.

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jayshree das September 6, 2009 at 6:56 pm

hi m jayshree. m 26 years old.my boobs r vry large.can u suggest me some exercises which could help me to reduce my breast.plssssss help me!!!!!!

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stephen August 20, 2009 at 9:03 pm

Ladies, please understand. The size of the breast isn’t measured by the numbers (inches), it’s the cup size. For example, 34 D means 34 inch around the upper body (breast and back) whereas the D goes for the cup size. Please be specific when you say your breast OR your upper body is big. There’s a difference.

It is possible to “tighten” the breast when you burn off body-fat. This is done with proper diet and constant exercise. By exercise, I mean strength training and aerobic exercise that target the major muscles of the body to burn fat. As stated above by DM, “Breast tissue is mostly fat, and when you lose fat, you don’t lose it from any specific area of your body, but you lose it from everywhere.” So start pumping iron and get some cardio into your exercise to reduce your body-fat, thus removing the extra fat in the breast.

If you need exercise routine, there’s a lot of workout routines that you can find online, even in this site. If you ladies still couldn’t find it, you could drop a message here. I’ll personally find a routine for you ladies to start your journey into a healthier lifestyle and a smaller breast size. ^^

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samyuktha August 19, 2009 at 6:46 pm

plz give us the answer

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sumathi June 18, 2009 at 6:33 pm

pls tell how to reduce my brest.i am 23 amd my brest size is 40.how to reduce it

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jerinu April 29, 2009 at 3:29 pm

how to make the breast small? what kind of exercise we need to do to reduce the size?

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DEEPIKA April 26, 2009 at 10:39 pm

I M ONLY 19 YRS OLD N MY BOOBS R VERY LARGE SIZED.PLZ SUGGEST ME SOME YOGAS N EXERCISES WHICH COULD HELP ME 2 REDUCE THEM N THE WHICH WOULD HELP TO REDUCE THEM.

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Waheeda Khan January 29, 2009 at 3:57 am

Please suggest exercise to reduce breasts size. Please send video clips also.

Thanks

Waheeda

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Waheeda Khan January 29, 2009 at 3:49 am

Please let me know how to reduce my breasts size which is 36D through exercise.

Thanks

Waheeda Khan

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Waheeda Khan January 29, 2009 at 3:48 am

Please let me know urgently how to reduce my breast size, they are very large and because of their large size it gives stress to my neck and face.
Awaiting response.

Thanks
Waheeda

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visa October 16, 2008 at 8:51 pm

plsgive suggestion to reduce breast

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susmita August 25, 2008 at 1:03 pm

could exercise decrease the breast size?

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dailymuscle July 8, 2008 at 4:35 pm

Mae: If you don’t mind sharing – what sport are you contending in?

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Mae June 25, 2008 at 3:38 am

desparil:

big boobs suck that’s why. Especially when you have shirts that would fit you normally with out your boobs but you have to go up a size with them.
It’s rather annoying. Not to mention, athletes like myself don’t want to contend with them.

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aliya June 4, 2008 at 7:31 pm

show me the exercise how to make my breast in to small size

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dailymuscle September 25, 2007 at 2:04 pm

naina: there’s no quick and easy solution… do read my writeup “Exercise Tips for Firm and Bigger Breasts!” and see what you can learn from there.

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Andreina Cecilio September 20, 2007 at 5:15 am

oh lord my baby your driving me craz. Andreina Cecilio.

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naina August 27, 2007 at 2:07 pm

i m 22 years old and my weight is 43 kg. my breast size is 30 i want to increase it give me suggestion what should i do

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fitchick March 5, 2007 at 8:43 pm

DM: that’s not what i heard.. hahaa.. apparently gain first last to go; gain last first to go! i dunnoooooooooo… now im confused! :D

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dailymuscle March 5, 2007 at 5:49 pm

Raza Dossa: Yes, you’re getting out of line. Sorry, but that ain’t my area of expertise. I’m sure if there was something that could be done… they would.

fitchick: I thought the place you gain first, is the place you also lose first… :)

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fitchick March 4, 2007 at 1:02 am

hmm i wonder if it’s really true rgdg wut they say abt “e place u gain first is e last to go”? as in, if u feel that ur abdomen gain e fats e first, it will go last? if e arms gained e first it will go last?

so if breasts gain first, last to go? wow that wud b awesome.

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Raza Dossa March 3, 2007 at 1:26 am

I am getting here out of line. Leave the bust of women to them selves.
Lets talk about mens penis size. It cant be increased by any exercise nor u can do anything for ED except take things like VIAGRA. BUt why cant we hv a penis replacement as they hv for Heart,Kidney,liver and even pancreas, so why not for men’s penis. Havent the scientists given any thought to this vital matter. Going over 65 most men wud pay a fortune to hv his flagging penis replaced by a youg one of a 25 yrs old man who is
brain dead. I am sure something shud be done for a bad penis which cant perform as Viagra is not available to a man with a heart problem taking Nitro Glycerin, so what can be done.

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desparil March 2, 2007 at 5:41 pm

hmm.. this may not be relevant or even helpful but… why would anyone want to reduce their bust size? lots of women would kill to have a 38C. :P

on a serious note, i have a friend who’s even..umm.. more endowed than 38C. she works out and yet there’s minimal reduction so i’m inclined to agree with raza dossa.

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Raza Dossa February 25, 2007 at 8:19 pm

I personally think that breast is all fat and it cant be reduced with exercise.
The only way u can reduce from size 38 to size 34 or 36 is to reduce weight by minimum 20 lbs. The same applies to belly fat in middle aged aged men. THey can only hv a flat belly if they lose 20/30 lbs.

On the other side it can also be a genetic factor. I hv seen over weight young women with a very small bust and also thinner women with a full
bust size 36.

So u hv to find out whether u hv a large bust because of being fat or is it because u hv inherited from yr mother who had a large bust.

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fitchick February 24, 2007 at 7:07 am

DM: most welcome! :)

sidekick eh? dat’s an honour.

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dailymuscle February 23, 2007 at 11:47 am

fitchick: At the rate you’re going.. soon you can be my sidekick. ;)

Yes, thanks for the link. There are some writeups where I’ve done previously and linked to the ExRx (short for Exercise Prescription) before. Thanks for bringing it up again.

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Rexy March 5, 2012 at 4:37 pm

hi,

could you pl. send me some tips to reduce belly fat and breast size reduction.

Currently ,My VS is 36 32 36 , which I would like to make as 30-28-30.

Pl help

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fitchick February 22, 2007 at 2:24 am

yes, cardio definitely helps w losing e fat mass that accumulates in our bodies and agreeably!! no spot-reduction!

kayla, i think it’s great that u’re taking charge of ur body at this age, rather than waiting til u’re 35 or whenever and go ‘oops, let’s do smth abt it now’. hmm.. smth can still work, but why start then, we one can start now eh? ;)

it’s awesome also, that we have proper, reliable sites and information ard us nowadays with rgds to good diets, proper exercises etc. kudos to DM for being part of this too!

DM, Kayla, and whoever else reading this post, i find this site really good http://www.exrx.net/index.html recommended by a great friend of mine.

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