Help! Elliptical

Slw2013
Slw2013 Posts: 6 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hello mfp family,

I was wondering if increasing the resistance on the elliptical would help tone as well?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Replies

  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    "Toning" isn't really anything other than a marketing term. You either build muscle or you don't. You can probably strengthen with more resistance, and maybe shape a bit, but you won't build muscle without lifting heavy. It will help you create a bigger caloric deficit, and there for you may lose fat faster which will show the muscles underneath.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Of course it would.
  • ElyseL1
    ElyseL1 Posts: 504 Member
    just doing it will make you tone. if you add me you can see my before and after pixs and all i do is elliptical.
  • krisbychiken
    krisbychiken Posts: 72 Member
    I believe so. I do level 20 and my legs are the best part about me. lol
  • kapoorpk
    kapoorpk Posts: 244 Member
    Building muscles needs resistance, which may be on an elliptical or through weights. The degree to which they develop is far greater of course through weight training, but you will build some muscle through elliptical resistance. Toning, however, would be achieved when your muscles that you build are going to be visible through loss of fat layers sitting on top of it. So, high resistance interval training is highly recommended to achieve fat loss while building moderate muscle. Good luck!
  • Slw2013
    Slw2013 Posts: 6 Member
    thanks for all the responses guys!!! I will up the resistance again today!!

Categories