Tips for Toning

Here you will fine a selection of toning tips for you to use at your own
discretion. There are no hard and fast rules to these tips or an order to
which you should proceed, just have fun doing them and remember they
will help you.

Warm Up: Always remember to warm up before you start your training
program. 10 minutes is all you need to prepare your muscles for a
workout. Running, fast paced walk, exercise bike and rowing machines are
ideal. Warming up your muscles is essential in the prevention of injury, so
don’t forget to do it.

Variety: Try to vary your training days, alternate from cardio and muscle
training at different days of the week.

Diary: Maintaining a training diary during your training sessions helps you
to understand and evaluate your fitness levels. Knowing what you jogged,
cycled or lifted the previous week is an excellent way to monitor your
progress. Also keeping a weight loss/gain plan in your diary is a good
idea.

Routine: Make up a routine for your muscles. Working with different sets
of muscles one day will allow for the other muscles to relax.

Goals: Set your goals for what you want to achieve in a certain time
frame. Setting goals gives you an aim, a target to strive for. Try not to set
the impossible, just enough to make you work hard. Monitor your
progress in your diary. There is no better feeling than seeing a good end
result.

Staying Focused: When you enter the gym remember what you entered
for? Focus yourself on the training regime of the day. Remember it’s not a
military exercise, but some amount of focus and dedication is needed.

Breathe Right: Breathing correctly when training does take some
practice, try to monitor your breathing technique. Remember to breathe
out when lifting, and in when returning to the beginning position. Also
remember to breathe when cardiovascular exercising, holding your breath
along with erratic breathing patterns will result in poor performance.

Warm Down/Cool down: After a period of workout, give your body a
chance to cool down. Try a short cardio cool down session of stretches,
light jogging or walking. This will help with training pains and muscle
ache.

Over doing it: A good rule to stick by when training, is don’t over do it!
Pushing yourself to the limit only results in injury. Know what your body is
capable of, pushing yourself too hard will result in more time spent in pain
the in training.

Posture: Try to keep your posture straight, sitting or standing. Try stay
straight when ever you can.

Personal Trainer: If you are unsure of how to achieve the body you are
looking for, contact a personal trainer. A personal trainer can and will get
you on the road to fitness. You do not have to use a personal trainer all
the time. Utilize the help you receive to find your feet and get your
routine together. Then build on this in your own way.
With a combination of all these tips along with regular healthy eating, the
body you desire will soon be upon you. Always remember to focus and
stick at your routine. In the end all the effort and training will be worth it.