What's the best way to tone up without losing a lot of weight if any?
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Any form of resistance training with the proper amout of calories to sustain whatever muscle you have. Also Cardio is essential even for those trying to tone or gain muscle, however limit your cardio training to 3 to 4 times per week no longer than 30 to 40 minutes, anymore will work against your current goal.
1084864
With females, it is always better to do high reps with low weight. You should never do an exercise with a weight that you can't do at least 15 times, otherwise you risk gaining too much muscle rather than toning.\n\nWork out 3-4 times per week & try to hit every part of your body each time. Begin with 15 minutes of light cardio and finish with 30 minutes of more intense cardio. You will begin to notice a change in a few months. Good luck!
698958
diet and exercise. More of the latter though. \nRunning is really great for toning up, getting great legs and your tummy will look fabulous. You need to cut out all sodas, processed foods, typical junk foods, etc. Up your water intake, eat 6 SMALL  BALANCED meals a day and do at least an hour + of excerise each day.
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To lose weight, the fastest way is to actually exercise everyday to build up your metabolism to the point that you feel most comfortable. And I don't mean just lifting weights and stuff like that, I mean running, push ups, sit ups, stuff like that. \n\nThe best way to train yoru body to do this is by doing what we call Pyramids. \n\n10 pushs ups 10 jumping jacks (you basically spread your arms and legs out and come back in) 10 sit ups\n\nand then do \n\n9 pushs up.. 9 jumping jacks.. 9 sit ups..\n\nand keep doing this all the way down to just \n\n1 push up.. 1 jumping jack.. 1 sit up\n\nyou will do 55 total of each in the end. Doing that twice a day will increasingly raise your metabolism, help your cardio (heart), save you from bad cholesterol, and actually probably give you a huge good feeling to start the day.\n\nGood luck ^^!
658426
eat less, exercise more.\n\nno mystery.\n\nno cost.\n\nnot hard.
195636
Maybe some exercises that focus on your stomach area? Like crunches and it's many varieties. Check out the link I placed in the sources for some toning exercises that won't need any equipment.
796256
You need a combination of aerobic and weight training exercises. just running alone won't tone up your midsection. You need to tone the whole body, not just the midsection. Using light weights/a lot of repetitions is the key to toniing up and not bulking up. For instance, if you want to bulk up, you'd lift, say, 30 pounds 10 times for three sets. If you want to tone up, you'd lift 15 pounds 20 times for three sets. Lighter weights for more reps is the key. The running will help take some of the fat off, but only with the proper diet.\n\n"And there it stands: If you want to boost your metabolism to lose more weight, run (or walk) around the block as much as you can.\n\nBut first, eat less. The experts from the American Dietetic Association and the American College of Sports Medicine all agree, generally advising a 500- to 1000-calorie-a-day reduction. Without this--that is, with exercise alone--few people succeed in their weight-loss efforts. Weight loss works best when you: (1) Eat less; (2) Add exercise to increase your daily calorie deficit; (3) Keep exercising to keep the pounds off.\n\nWhen you're done, spend a few minutes on strength-training exercises. Strength training really is good. It adds variety to your workouts, rarely causes injuries, and can build extra muscle to go with the enhanced aerobic fitness that comes from continuous exercise. \n\nAnd then there's the part about looking sleeker and sexier, and who can argue with that? \nhttp://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-304--7753-0,00.html\n\nCross-Train\n\nCan't run another step? We have the solution: Increase your weekly calorie deficit by adding more nonrunning forms of exercise. At the top of the list, according to Westcott, should be circuit-training--a form of weight training designed to improve your strength, flexibility, endurance, and aerobic capacity. And all four of these benefits ensure that circuit-training is also a decent calorie burner. \nhttp://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,ss6-242-304--7767-2-1X2-3,00.html
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I also think exercise is the only way to tone muscles. Or electrical stimulation, if you have some money to spend.\n\nIn your situation, isotonic contractions of the muscles in the stomach area might help. That means that you contract your abdomen muscles and keep them contracted for a while (the longer the better) while u do ur usual stuff, talk to people etc. The method is far from being fast, but I think you will have some additional benefits (as for any other exercise, the brain will probably release serotonine, which is a hormone that makes you feel happy).\n\nOtherwise you should ask a trained professional - kynetotherapist or the like. Good luck and all the best to you! And all my respect for what you try to do.
565230
Do push ups.  You don't have to buy any equipment and you can do them anywhere.  You won't bulk up from doing them either.
556133
exercise more\nand\neat less\n\nits free, and you'll end up in great shape!
120988
low weight, high reps will help to tone the muscles of your body...and don't forget your cardio...
838439
You could do 5000 situps in a day and not get the results you want.\n\nResearch has come out that if you want to tone up, do cardio. Try pilates. Run.
838912
Cardio isn't going to tone you up much. It's more of an aerobic activity. You need weights. Weight training will allow you to tone your muscle, and/or add size and strength to them. Start with machine training if possible. You can do a full body workout 2-3 times a week with light weights for toning, or you can work upper body one day, rest day, legs next day, rest day, stomach and back, rest day, etc. If you stay with the same weight and do high reps for each exercise (20-25) you will tone. If you go heavier and do less reps (8-15) you can add strength and size.
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there is no easy way.\n\ndo sit ups\ndo crunches\ndo leg raises\ndo dead lifts\n\ndo aerobics\n\nwatch your fat, sugar, and calorie intake...
385356
slow and steady is the best way . . .\n\na well-rounded, nutritious diet with moderate exercise
1041096
Walking is a great way to get started to burn fat.  Toning is the next step.  Leg lifts!!  Sit on the floor and pull one knee up to your chest and hold it there.  The other leg is straight out in front of you.  Now lift the extended leg up about 6 inches off the floor.  Do 10 lifts.  Repeat on other leg.  Do this 3 times on each side.
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There is no way to "spot reduce"---that is, you cannot just lose fat in certain areas that you wish to tone up. The only way to lose fat is to do cardio (treadmill, bike, dancing, etc.) The best of both worlds is to do cardio and do resistance training, such as sit-ups or crunches for your abs, leg press for tightening the legs and butt, leg extensions, calf raises, etc.....\n\nit all depends on how dedicated you are to the gym, but for a rough estimation, i will gear a workout around an hour's time.\n\nTry to do your ab workouts concentrating each area of the abdominal. Do crunches for the upper abs, try to do leg lifts and scissor kicks for lower abs (lie on your back, hands under the butt or on the sides, lean your head up a little bit and keep your legs straight out with no bend in the knees and lift your legs up about 6 inches and hold them. make sure you alternate left leg and right leg, dont lift them both up simultaneously. the scissor kicks are the same method except bring both legs up together about 6 inches, and then separate your legs to the sides. bring them back together and repeat. \n\ndo these exercises, along with other exercises that you wish to tone up with, and then do cardio.\n\nits not good to hope on a treadmill and run as fast as you can for a mile and then quit. it is MUCH better to do a lower intensity on a treadmill (try to do a nice steady jogging pace) for at least 20 minutes. The treadmill will help burn fat better than anything else, and it will also tone up your legs in the process. the key for any cardio workout is to keep your heart rate high for an extended period of time. the equation 220 minus your age is an indicator of maximal heart rate. I'd try to keep the cardio workouts at around 60% of your maximal heart rate for at least 20 minutes. This will burn fat and get you in shape.\n\nAs far as eating, there are so many different diets and most of them are unsuccessful. The "fad" diets i would completely not even try (atkins, south beach, etc.)--they are not meant to last and are not practical. If i were you, i'd do something basic, because working out 4-5x a week doing exercises listed above will get you in shape. But as far as diet is concerned, try to just avoid certain foods that you know will harm your chances of losing weight, such as soda, cake, cookies, and everything else "junk food." \n\njust take a peek at the nutrition facts and try to avoid foods with high saturated fats and trans fats, and try to eat low carb foods at night. if you are one of those people that needs to eat at night, try to eat something healthy at night as a snack, such as salad, fruit, etc. \n\nthis is the basics...there is so much more detail i could go into, but you can basically get a good jump start on your diet and exercise routine!\n\nhope this helps!