toning?

Smileynowcrylater
Smileynowcrylater Posts: 8
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
hi i was wondering if anyone can help me regarding exercises for toning body? thank you

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  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    Lift heavy weights
  • jillmarie125
    jillmarie125 Posts: 418 Member
    what do you mean by toning? Do you want to lose fat so you can see your muscles more? Or do you want to put muscle on? Toning has a different meaning to most people
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Stronglifts 5x5 is good :)
  • Smileynowcrylater
    Smileynowcrylater Posts: 8
    toning as losing fat to see my muscles more. Sorry for not explaining prioperly
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,746 Member
    Lifting is definitely the way to go! Do you go to a gym? Do you work out at home? Both? Need a little more info from you, but just start either searching this site or Google beginning weight lifting programs. Using strictly your body weight works great, too, especially when you're first starting out. If you provide us with more details maybe more help can be given. Thanks!
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    edited January 2015
    Since you're wanting to lose fat to see the muscles more, I'd suggest cardio as a primary (running, jump rope, swimming, dancing, you name it) and with weight lifting like Stronglifts 5x5 or calisthenics (maybe You Are Your Own Gym) 2 - 3 times a week to maintain your current muscle. Also important - eating in a calorie deficit (the cardio helps you create the deficit).
  • Smileynowcrylater
    Smileynowcrylater Posts: 8
    I am starting to work out at home and slowly will start running. Due to ny schedule cant really make it to the gym on a regular basics so i exercise as much as i can. I use to go to 24 hours but the one closest to my work their equipment was usually always broken down
  • Smileynowcrylater
    Smileynowcrylater Posts: 8
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Stronglifts 5x5 is good :) [/quote
    Thank You ]
  • jillmarie125
    jillmarie125 Posts: 418 Member
    Obviously eat at a deficit. I suggest the TDEE - X% method and then a lifting routine.
  • Smileynowcrylater
    Smileynowcrylater Posts: 8
    VeryKatie wrote: »
    Since you're wanting to lose fat to see the muscles more, I'd suggest cardio as a primary (running, jump rope, swimming, dancing, you name it) and with weight lifting like Stronglifts 5x5 or calisthenics (maybe You Are Your Own Gym) 2 - 3 times a week to maintain your current muscle. Also important - eating in a calorie deficit (the cardio helps you create the deficit).
    - thank You very much. Ill look into that.

  • logg1e
    logg1e Posts: 1,208 Member
    There's a norm on MFP to be very against the concept of "toning", so you're going to get some obtuse replies.

    The accepted wisdom is that there are two reasons you don't look toned (as the word is generally understood). You are too fat and therefore fat is covering your muscles or your muscles are too small and therefore can't be seen, even after your fat has gone. Losing weight always means you lose lean body tissue, as well as fat, so this is easily done.

    So, MFP users recommend that as well as losing weight (for fat loss) you try to maintain as much muscle tissue as possible by lifting heavy weights at the same time.
  • Smileynowcrylater
    Smileynowcrylater Posts: 8
    jillmarie125 wrote: »
    Obviously eat at a deficit. I suggest the TDEE - X% method and then a lifting routine.
    logg1e wrote: »
    There's a norm on MFP to be very against the concept of "toning", so you're going to get some obtuse replies.

    The accepted wisdom is that there are two reasons you don't look toned (as the word is generally understood). You are too fat and therefore fat is covering your muscles or your muscles are too small and therefore can't be seen, even after your fat has gone. Losing weight always means you lose lean body tissue, as well as fat, so this is easily done.

    So, MFP users recommend that as well as losing weight (for fat loss) you try to maintain as much muscle tissue as possible by lifting heavy weights at the same time.
    Thank You
  • JoyeII
    JoyeII Posts: 240 Member
    Eat at a calorie deficit. Pick up heavy things and put them down again. Repeat.
  • Smileynowcrylater
    Smileynowcrylater Posts: 8
    JoyeII wrote: »
    Eat at a calorie deficit. Pick up heavy things and put them down again. Repeat.
    Thanks For the advice. I been eating much better now.
  • spickard34
    spickard34 Posts: 303 Member
    Check out Fitnessblender.com its free =)
  • Smileynowcrylater
    Smileynowcrylater Posts: 8
    spickard34 wrote: »
    Check out Fitnessblender.com its free =)

    Thank you very much =)

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