DEAR DR. GOTT:
I’m a 56-year-old woman. My problem is with muscle tightening. I can’t get rid of the flabbiness that is hanging around my upper arms. I’ve tried push ups, swinging my arms when walking and using 5 pound dumbbells at several different angles. The only thing I get is a little toning. What shall I do to lose the flabbiness?

DEAR READER:
The condition to which you refer is frequently seen in middle-to-upper aged women and in individuals who are carrying excess weight or who are obese.

An exercise you might consider is to sit in a chair with your feet flat on the floor in front of you. Pick up a one-to-five-pound weight in your left hand. Raise your arm straight over your head. Slowly and carefully bend your elbow so the weight is lowered behind you, over your left shoulder. [Read more...]