I have big calves - how do I make them smaller and more toned?
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I am a runner, and I'm not sure if this will make them small but to make them look better and more toned is you get some weights like a weight bar and stand on something stable that is lifted and raise your calves. They're called calf raises. Basically your standing on your tippy toes and then lowering your heels past the botton of the stable landing your standing on.
1089111
Try Pilates. They just tone the tummy and the thigh area. Plus you get the body of a dancer, lean and tall. rather then bulking up with heavy muscle.
146895
do this every day.  stand with your toes on an edge of a stair with some weights in your hands and do calf raises. Until you can't do 'em anymore.  That and play a lot of basketball.
1089805
Cut back on calories for starters, you cannot lose fat without cutting back on calories. Then take up some kind of aerobic activity. I would suggest an elliptical trainer. Excellent low impact workout that will definitely tone your legs.
377161
avoid exercises that result in repeat impact to your knees: jumping, running, jogging, etc. Try using an elliptical where you never remove your foot from the surface and you are using your thighs and calves. \nDespite the advice you may get about using weights or floor exercises, it's better for you to do cardiovascular exercises than to do things that will build up or tone muscle- you don't want big thighs right? You want to burn fat and maintain a healthy heart so stick with the cardio work up that will avoid further injuring yur needs. Swimming is great but not readily available. If you have access to a pool year round (and don't mind ruining your hair)- go for it! Otherwise, Try the elliptical.
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I'm assuming you mean "legs."  There is no way that you can make your legs grow fatter.  If you eat a lot, all of you will probably get fatter.  Although some people have very skinny legs no matter how fat they are.\n\nYou can, however, make your legs more muscular by exercising.  Bike riding, stair climbing, leg lifts. Go to GOOGLE.COM, enter "leg excercise". You will find many.\n\nAs for the making them smoother part:  Exfoliate them with a wash cloth when you bathe. You can even use a soft brush.  This will take off the dead skin cells. These dead skin cells is what makes your legs look ashy.  Always put lotion on your legs.  If you can stand it, put baby oil on them at night if you don't want to look greasy all day.  You can also use oils that contain vitamins.   Any type of oil will do; you can even use cooking oil.  As a matter of fact, petroleum jelly also works.
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I feel that they do.  After wearing heels for a few days my calf muscles seem much more defined, but I'm not sure that it is worth it because it hurts my feet so badly.  If you would like to tone your calf muscles you could stand on a ledge (i.e. a stair) on your tippy toes.  Slowly lower your feet so that your heels go a little bit below the ledge, then go back to your tippy toes.  Repeat for 3 sets of 25.
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Congratulations on making ther decision to do something about your health and fitness!  Th best way to tone and get a smaller butt and thighs is through diet and cardio.  If you would like to know more about losing weight feel free to email me or go to my group page, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bewellforlife.  Dedicating time 2 to 3 times a week to cardio will definitely give you smaller thighs.  To tone your butt, you should get on your hands and knees, clench in your abdomen, lift your left leg (with the knee still bent) and clench your buttocks.  Do this at least 25 times with both legs.  You could also do squats holding weights in your hands.  Trust me these things work because they are working for me.  Good luck in your quest to be well and healthy!
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calf extensions, and buy strength shoes aka jump shoes
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Walk up stairs or use a stair-stepper machine. What's best is that it will not only define your calf muscles, it'll also make your butt look super! Swimming is also good, and if you live near a beach, jogging in the sand will REALLY work out your calves. Good luck!
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Do some excercises like crunches and all that stuf. It'll make your butt toned too.
501884
Try this one it works.  Lay on or back arms out to side and knees drawn up. Put your feet together and make big figure eights in the air  with them. I know this sounds silly but it tightens those muscles. i mean swing your feet to the side down and then around and up and over to the other side. A big loop on each side.  do it every day as many as you can.
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a serious answer from TOUCHY.\n\ncardio and toning (firming) exercises is best. by toning, i mean using light weight or your own body weight in doing squats, lunges, etc. you may have heavy thighs due to genetics. can't do much if this is the case.
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Calf lifts ... you can do this at home - here is a link.
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wear shoes that are comfortable that if you cant take them off than you wont be un comfortable\n to the calf dress
259673
you could run less, and do a different form of exercise.. but most cardio will work your calves.. i guess try not to be on your toes too much when you run.. use the balls of your feet.
588301
Run,run,run. Dont run up hill or use the incline on a treadmill or stairstepper. This will build muscle but you'll still have a layer of fat on top of the muscle which will make your legs and butt look bigger. Get the fat off first with cardio and then work on muscle tone. Good luck.