The best exercises for getting a bigger bust are those that exercise the pectoral muscles. The pectoral muscles are the platforms on which your breasts rest.

The unfortunate thing about gym training and aerobic fitness drills is that, although we women lose weight, sometimes our breast mass decreases. This is because our breasts are made up of fatty tissue. The more fit we become, the less body fat we are able to maintain.

The good news is that a leaner, fitter body tends to have firmer, perkier breasts.

Breasts that are big simply due to high body fat are more likely to sag in time. But if your breasts are elevated due to muscle mass, and you maintain your training regimen, you can keep your breasts firm past the age when other women will no longer be able to NATURALLY do so.

Practice these exercises for getting a bigger bust the next time you hit the gym.

• bench presses
• triceps kicks using the bench
• dumbbell pulls

The fastest way to create big pectorals is free weights. Make sure you do no more than 8 to 12 repetitions using heavy weights that offer enough resistance and strain. You should feel the strain when training. If you can easily reach 12 reps, the weights are too light. Ask the resident gym trainer to suggest a staggered weight program and to check your posture.

Before you think of popping pills to enhance your breasts, think twice. The effect that any breast enhancement tablet has on the human body is largely unknown.

This means that it may or may not lead to breast enlargement, just as much as it may or may not cause breast cancer.

The typical breast enhancement tablet marketed today contains phyto-oestrogens. The effect of this plant-sourced chemical is still unclear.

One study shows that they actually affect hormones in some way, although not necessarily leading to breast augmentation (George Washington University, 2003).

Another study shows that women who have lots of soy products in their diets had lesser breast tissue density than those low in soy (US National Cancer Institute, National University of Singapore, and Cancer Research UK, 2002). Studies have shown a connection between dense breast tissue and breast cancer.

Some scientists have cautioned that these supplements (available in capsule or tablet form) may possibly cause the growth of cancer cells in human breasts.

I don’t know about you, but wanting larger breasts does not make me want to play Russian roulette with my health. Until further studies are done, it’s probably better to stick to breast enhancements through workouts at the gym.