page_title: Cleavage (breasts)
section_title: Exercise and supplements
hierarchical_section_title: Cleavage (breasts) / Enhancement / Exercise and supplements
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context_page_description: Cleavage is the narrow depression or hollow between human breasts, the top portion of which may be accentuated by clothing such as a low-cut neckline that exposes the division. Joseph Breen, head of the U.S. Production Code Administration, coined the term in its current meaning when evaluating the 1941 Jane Russell starrer The Outlaw, and first covered by Time magazine in August 5, 1946. It is most commonly used in the parlance of Western female fashion to refer to necklines that reveals or emphasizes décolletage or display of the upper breast area.
  In many cultures, though not all, men typically derive erotic pleasure from a cleavage display. This tendency has been attributed to many reasons including evolutionary psychology, a patriarchal revolution, dissociation from brestfeeding and yogic shakti. Since 15th century women has been flaunting their cleavage to flirt, attract, make a gender statement or assert power. In some other cultures, including Indian, Chinese, Arab, Turkish and Inca civilizations the cleavage had a decline in visibility with advent of Christianity and Islam, the latter of which explicitly bans any display of cleavage.
context_section_description: Regular exercise of the muscles and fibres of the pectoral complex, which lies just under the fatty tissues of the breast, helps prevent droopiness, creates the illusion of larger and firmer breasts, and enhances cleavage. It is important to remember that no exercise will enlarge someone's breasts, but developing the pectoral muscles on the chest can give them a fuller overall appearance. Also training the chest will not change the overall structure of the breasts, as breast tissue is fat and fat cannot be shaped, but it can help to prevent them from drooping and sagging by firming the muscles that surround the breastbone. Even in moderately athletic people the pectoralis major muscles on either side of the cleavage becomes more prominent. 
  Exercises like incline chest press, chest fly and chest dip are the most effective in developing breasts and getting a better cleavage. Weight training, nautilus machines, push ups and chest presses are helpful, as well as a number of other exercises, including exercise balls, dumbbells, rowing and basketball. Cleavage enhancing exercises can be grouped into four parts: (1) an incline exercise accentuates the upper chest and declines stresses the lower region. It helps augment proportions and symmetry; (2) properly developed upper pectoral region, with help from incline exercises, give an appearance of a firm, elevated chest; (3) the lower pectoral region is the easiest to develop, and, unless it is a specific weak spot, does not need occasional decline exercises; (4) push-ups are great complimentary exercise, sometimes also as an alternative to chest presses. Flat chest dumbbell pullovers and dumbbell flyers on incline bench is recommended for beginners, while the advanced exercisers may include bench press movements, flyers, pullovers, exercise of the pec deck and push-ups at least twice a week.
  Pilates, tai Chi, and, especially, yoga boosts cleavage by improving posture and strenthening chest muscles. Hunching, tightening and closing off of the chest in yoga asanas are particularly helpful, along with breathing exercises like deep breathing (sama vritti or kapalabhati) and retention (kumbhaka). The most recommended poses to develop cleavage are backbends like bhujangasana (cobra pose), dhanurasana (bow pose), ustrasana (camel pose), setu bandhasana (bridge pose) and salabhasana (locust pose); twisted poses like gomukhasana (cow face pose) and matsyendrasana (lord of fishes pose); front bends like halasana (plough pose) and balasana (resting child pose); standing poses like vriksasana (tree pose) and virabhadrasana (warrior pose); and leg stretches like uttanpadasana (raised leg pose) and viparita karani (inverted leg stretch).
  Supplements are frequently portrayed as natural means to increase breast size with the suggestion that they are free from risk. Commonly used ingredients include Black cohosh, (shown to have no estrogenic effect) Dong quai, Hops, Kava (may cause liver damage) and Zearalenone (increases probability of estrogen dependent breast cancer and may reduce fertility) among others. Despite historical folklore about using herbs for breast enlargement, there is no scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of any breast enlargement supplement. In the United States, both the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration have taken action against the manufacturers of these products for fraudulent practices.
caption: Exercise on a machine fly, a recommended way to develop cleavage[371][372]
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