Help, I need to tone up!

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briohne128
briohne128 Posts: 176 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I really need some help! I lost a stone last year which I'm really happy with however I now really want to tone up. My main motivation is getting married next year so my mind is in the right place, I just need to know what to do! I preferably want to do it at home. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated!

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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    Congrats on your loss!

    Check out this thread on recomp https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    You Are Your Own Gym or Convict Conditioning are two bodyweight workout programs that are well recommended.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    if you are interested in bodyweight, you are your own gym or convict conditioning as was mentioned... as well as "power" yoga

    you can buy weights cheap at garage sales if you'd like to do weights at home.
  • Bann554
    Bann554 Posts: 44 Member
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    Try Lucy Wyndham-Read on YouTube. Great videos to address your issues. Good luck. She's British by the way.
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,384 Member
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    Squats, lunges, deadlifts, push-ups, rows, presses, planks... all your friends! You can do a lot with body weight alone, but some dumb-bells would be a great addition for things like rows and presses. There are lots and lots of strength routines on Youtube. :)
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    edited June 2018
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    https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/muscle-tone/
    whenever a person says that they want to “tone up,” they’re actually saying that they want to be able to see their muscle better than they currently do.

    And to accomplish that, it will always be a matter of doing one of the following:

    Losing the fat that is covering your muscles.
    Building some more muscle.
    A combination of both.
  • ashleyrebekah392
    ashleyrebekah392 Posts: 50 Member
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    Lift weights or do body weight exercises like ones mentioned above and eat at maintenance. You look great btw!
  • LZMiner
    LZMiner Posts: 300 Member
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    You look amazing already! I toned up significantly through yoga and Pilates, and eating super healthy...lean protein, no red meat, for about six months
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »
    https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/muscle-tone/
    whenever a person says that they want to “tone up,” they’re actually saying that they want to be able to see their muscle better than they currently do.

    And to accomplish that, it will always be a matter of doing one of the following:

    Losing the fat that is covering your muscles.
    Building some more muscle.
    A combination of both.

    He wrote another more recent, and even better, article about "toning" (be sure to read all the way through it!!!): https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/toning-workout-for-women/

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