| It goes without saying that in Muscle Toning circles I | | | | When your muscles experience resistance that is |
| am not considered something of an expert. Sadly, | | | | greater than they're used to, they naturally become |
| my toned muscles seem to have disappeared. It is | | | | stronger. That gives the appearance of muscle tone. |
| my age. With age comes a refined and highly | | | | Larger muscles also raise your BMR because they |
| developed state of laziness and you really need to be | | | | need more calories. This is great for those of you |
| very lazy to let your body go to the extent I have. | | | | who love eating because you can eat more when |
| So how can you get body tone; you know, a nice | | | | you train! |
| firm set of muscles all in more or less the right place? | | | | Include a few exercises for each of the parts of |
| First, as with any fitness goal, success relies on your | | | | your body and then max out to 10 or so reps. This is |
| diet. To reach your goal you will use this ratio: 75% | | | | ideal for the beginner. It will force the target muscles |
| diet and 25% exercise. | | | | to grow and become stronger. |
| Your body actually burns a lot of calories on its own. | | | | Obviously to really give your muscles that toned |
| Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is the amount of | | | | appearance, you need to eliminate as much fat as |
| calories your body burns daily by performing all of the | | | | possible. You can do this through aerobic training. |
| necessary tasks to keep you alive. | | | | Running and biking are great examples of aerobic |
| In order to tone muscle one of the things you must | | | | activity because your heart is elevated for long |
| do is force it to grow. You do this through applying a | | | | durations. Aerobic training helps you best to burn a |
| foreign amount of controlled force upon them. This is | | | | quantity of calories. Once again, this will help you |
| done through the use of resistance training. | | | | remove fat. Obviously, for the best results, it is ideal |
| Free weights, cable machines, and general machine | | | | to incorporate both aerobic training and resistance |
| resistance are all technologies of resistance training. It | | | | training in your workout plan because they are both |
| is crucial that you use resistance training in your | | | | necessary to help you build muscle tone. |
| workout plan for a number of important reasons. | | | | |