Toning and strength workouts improve muscular fitness by exercising a specific muscle or muscle group against external resistance. This can be your own body weight, free weights like dumbbells, elastic resistance bands, or weight machines.
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The benefits include:
- Increased muscle, tendon and ligament strength
- Greater bone density
- More toned body
- Faster metabolism
- Better posture
- Increase flexibility and mobility
- Reduced risk of injury performing other activities and sports
- Make everyday activities easier
- Improve heart health, and increase good cholesterol.
Workouts
Never be bored again with these workouts. From full body workouts to targeted plans to sculpt your arms, tone your legs, or shape your derrière.
Best Exercises
There are an endless number of exercises out there. Where do you start? So here are the best exercises for each body part. You’re welcome.
To find out how hard you’re exercising you can use your heart rate. This calculator will determine your heart rate zones based on your age and gender, and give you a easy to understand result.
All the Exercises
Find out how to do any exercise with perfect form, or how to adapt it.
Weight Loss
Diet is key for weight loss. However, when you lose weight not all of it is fat. Working out can help prevent some of that muscle loss, which in turn can help reduce the slowdown in metabolsim that often occurs. Of course, you’ll also build strength and tone your body. It’s a no-brainer.
Prep is Everything
What to do before and after your workouts.
Beginner
If you’re just starting out, remember to pace yourself. Being motivated is great – and you’ll want to stay that way. So challenge yourself, but don’t push too hard. Workouts shouldn’t be painful or agonizing.
Body Type
Knowing your body type can help you find exercises you might enjoy more or help you tailor your workouts to your specific needs.
All the Strength
Everything else strength & toning.
