does running....?

liveskinnyxo
liveskinnyxo Posts: 259 Member
edited September 28 in Fitness and Exercise
Dose running help tone your whole body or is it mainly just good for working out your legs? i'm looking for a way to tone my core especially without a gym membership..any tips?? thanks!

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  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    Running is primarily a cardio exercise. To increase strength, "tone core", etc, you need to do resistance exercises. Google various combinations of "core exercises" and you will come up with dozens of ideas you can do --many of which require little or no equipment.
  • joamarelo
    joamarelo Posts: 161
    nop, you need something else to tone the body ;)
  • nickfn
    nickfn Posts: 19
    Azdak said it perfectly. Keep in mind that 'toning' is nothing more than removing the fat layer above the muscle layer so you can see definition. To do this you need to do 2 things- lose fat and gain muscle. For all intents and purposes, you cannot pick where you lose fat, so any cardio exercise is as good as another. However, you CAN choose where you build muscle. So pick core strengthening exercises along with a healthy and regular cardio regimen if you want 'tone.'
  • TinieeTee
    TinieeTee Posts: 17
    micoach app. or micoach online. tracks running and strength. tones whole body
  • liveskinnyxo
    liveskinnyxo Posts: 259 Member
    thank youu! great site!
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