Will yoga help tone?

bluecat145
bluecat145 Posts: 144 Member
edited March 2 in Fitness and Exercise
I've started lifting light weights (5lbs) and I'm going to gradually build that up. I want to tone, but also become more flexible. I read that yoga can do this.
I'm going to continue lifting weights and increase the weights (I'm moving up to 10, then 15, and so on) but will yoga also tone?

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  • h7463
    h7463 Posts: 626 Member
    Hi there...
    There are a lot of 'power poses' in yoga, that require a lot of strength. Not enough to built a whole lot of lean muscle mass, but absolutely enough to condition your body! Take your time with practice and have fun!
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    Short answer, yes.

    "Toning" mostly comes from losing fat so you can achieve that mostly with a calorie deficit. Some sort of strength training while losing will, however, help you lose more fat and less muscle than you otherwise would. I would encourage you to focus on flexibility with yoga as it is important, and increase the weights and use them primarily for your strength gains. Yoga is also an excellent active rest exercise for non-lifting days. That said, there are a variety of poses in yoga that can help build strength.

    What program are you on for lifting?
  • Shokei
    Shokei Posts: 71 Member
    Yoga will tone your whole body however, I believe; not as fast a weight training. Yoga has worked for me to gain flexibility and muscle conditioning. I'm currently working on trying to do a handstand pose. Challenging stuff. Feel free to add me.
  • FaridPERU
    FaridPERU Posts: 172 Member
    if you really want to tone your body, try weight training, interval cardio and defitnetly a good DIET!!
  • sistrsprkl
    sistrsprkl Posts: 1,010 Member
    Yoga will absolutely increase flexibility and can greatly increase strength/muscles (I've gained a lot of strength, flexibilty & balance from yoga). It's best if you take a class (rather than online/dvd's) so the instructor can teach you proper form.
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