Slack Muscles

What causes slack muscles?

As we get older our muscles get weaker, and our skin begins to sag thanks, largely, to gravity. Aging is determined by genetics and influenced by things like too much sun, smoking, weight fluctuations and the stresses of daily life.

Beneath the skin, muscles start to sag because of insufficient exercise. Other factors include injury leading to temporary or long term immobility, irregular sleep patterns, crash diets and poor nutrition.

Toning is an easy and important way to deal with slack muscles and your local salon providing Totalcare treatments can help with this.

Besides softening the skin, toning also stimulates blood flow and removes dead skin. Toning is also known to tighten certain skin tissues that can go flabby.

Toning can counteract:

Decreased circulation – With age, the number and size of the capillaries supplying oxygen and other vital nutrients to the skin decrease which causes the cells to gradually break down.

Muscle atrophy - Sagging jowls, hollow cheeks, eye orbits and double chin are all signs of muscle atrophy. The supportive connective tissue attaching the muscle to skin breaks down and gravity forces the skin to droop, fold and wrinkle.

Expression patterns - Repeated expressions result in a strengthening and shortening of contractive muscles and a weakening and stretching of the distended muscles to form wrinkles and creases.

Environment - Dark blotches, abnormal growths and cell abnormalities cause our skin to look older and more worn.

Toning your muscles will have a dramatic effect – make an appointment at your local salon providing Totalcare treatments today.

The experts recommend:

Eosonic therapy is a combination of 4 treatments that together give you all the gain and none of the pain, helping you slim, tone and target the specific problem areas of your body. Not only is it for weight loss and cellulite treatment, but it is a personalised and stress free therapy. Firstly ultrasound metabolises fats and reduces cellulite. Then electro stimulation shapes and tones up muscles in specific problem areas. Next, direct heat enlarges the capillaries to make it easier for the toxins to leave while colour therapy improves your overall bodily function. Salons providing Eosonic treatments >>

Action Body uses a range of personalised treatments through market leading electrostimulation technology to tackle cellulite, slimming and toning. It also uses lipolysis, a specialised slimming treatment and lymph drainage programme that improves circulation. Action Body is also perfect for muscle strengthening after immobility, injury or pregnancy. Salons providing Action Body treatments >>

Our top tips to muscle toning:

Commit to a regular, gentle exercise routine.

Switch to a healthier diet and eat plenty of fresh, unprocessed foods.

Try to drink 2 litres of water every day.

Try to keep to a regular sleep pattern.

Detox regularly .

Talk to your skincare therapist and always make sure you follow their specific recommendations for care before and after your treatment.