silly toning question

happyhealthyconfident
happyhealthyconfident Posts: 24 Member
edited January 2 in Fitness and Exercise
hi guys :) i have a kind of silly question about toning.
don't laugh at me! haha. here it is: does flexing help tone at all?
like, for example, you're just standing in the shower or at a bus stop. if you flex your ab muscles, would it help to tone them in any way?
thanks! :$ again, don't laugh at me haha i'm just curious!

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  • shelbiejo
    shelbiejo Posts: 283 Member
    No because there is no such thing as "toning."
  • blakejohn
    blakejohn Posts: 1,129 Member
    not really sure how much it helps if that;s all you're doing, but I love flexing as I go throughout the day
  • tj54776
    tj54776 Posts: 1 Member
    I asked the same question and found this answer through Google. Flexing can help... they are called isometric exercises. I guess Bruce Lee was a big fan of it. The answer on this link will explain it better than I could.

    http://askville.amazon.com/flexing-muscles-help-toning/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=3476321

    Hope that helps!
  • blakejohn
    blakejohn Posts: 1,129 Member
    Bruce was a badass MoFo
  • Jester522
    Jester522 Posts: 392 Member
    No because there is no such thing as "toning."

    This.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    i recall reading somewhere if you flex your ab muscles and hold it during the day that they have "memory" and will "pop" more , but that coud be complete BS; just throwing it out there...I

    I guess planks are essentially flexing your ab muscles so doing it can't be all that bad...
  • katrinawiebe
    katrinawiebe Posts: 1 Member
    :bigsmiles: cheers
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I used to flex my abs during boring classes in college for as long as I could hold it, and time it, to keep myself awake. It helped.

    ETA Still occasionally do it during meetings. Still helps.
  • Plates559
    Plates559 Posts: 869 Member
    No because there is no such thing as "toning."

    yep this.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Do ab vacuums.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Do ab vacuums.

    Is that made by the same people who made that awesome 'ab grill' thing?
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Do ab vacuums.

    Is that made by the same people who made that awesome 'ab grill' thing?

    Nah. It's a legit core exercise.
  • floridachikk
    floridachikk Posts: 41 Member
    I asked the same question and found this answer through Google. Flexing can help... they are called isometric exercises. I guess Bruce Lee was a big fan of it. The answer on this link will explain it better than I could.

    http://askville.amazon.com/flexing-muscles-help-toning/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=3476321

    Hope that helps!

    I like this explanation. One word ladies: kegels. ;)
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