Resistance training with light weights helps tone the body.
The most effective way to get a trim and lean body is to tone your muscle, and the most effective way to tone your muscle is through cardio exercise and strength training. Decreasing body fat, in combination with an increase in lean muscle, will give you a toned, lean body.
Low-Intensity Cardiovascular
Begin your workout with some slow-paced, low-intensity cardiovascular work. Try a fast walk or a light jog. This should last about 45 minutes to an hour. This warms up the muscles and gets the blood circulating. Its also more efficient at burning calories then you may think. In one hour, you could burn around 300 calories, and tone your legs and abs. Add some arm movement and some weights into the routine, and you have a total body workout.
Fast-Paced Cardiovascular
For higher intensity, more fast-paced cardiovascular workouts do the trick. Running at about 5-6 mph for 30 minutes, you will burn the same quantity of calories roughly (300-350), and you will be toning your obliques and leg muscles as well. Treadmills and elliptical machines come in handy for high-intensity cardio workouts.
Bike Riding
If you do not really feel like exercising, but want the body that looks like you did, bike riding might be the way to go. At high speeds, you could burn up to 500 calories in as little as 30 minutes (most people will burn closer to 250). Bike riding is great for your leg muscles, as well as your abdominal area.
Jump Rope
This may surprise you, but something as basic as a jump rope might hold the key to your dream body. Jumping rope tones your whole body, legs, arms, and abs, as well as burns up major calories. Jumping rope for 20 minutes a day can drastically change the way your body looks and the way you feel.
Step Towards Fitness
Stepping is one of the most popular ways to get toned, featuring choreographed dance moves designed to give you a total body workout. Classes can be found at most local gyms, as well as sold on DVD to practice at home. The classes are fun and target all areas of the body, the arms, abs, legs, and back.
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