Is toning your body the same as losing weight?
Toning is the same as loosing fat. Losing fat is not the same as losing weight (weight accounts for fat, muscle, water retention etc.) Toning is essentially the process of losing bodyfat while eating and lifting to maintain your muscles (you can't lose fat and grow your muscles at the same time) to increase their visibility, giving you that more 'cut' appearance.
How to lose weight and get toned in 8 weeks?
Ohkay , so , I run and workout , but I also eat alot , so it balances down to the fact that I'm avg. Sized and fit. Yet , my mom still is bugging me and telling me I need to fix this. Summer is in about 8 weeks and I want to lose weight and get toned. Not only for myself, but to prove her wrong. I was wondering if there are any easy diets or training guides for this , I don't have much control other than running , biking and eating well because I'm 14, the gym wouldn't be impossible though . Please help , Thank you!
Difference between getting toned and losing weight?
I'm a seventeen year old girl who's 5'7 and 124lbs. I don't believe I need to loose weight, but that I need to tone my body. There are areas (stomach, legs) that are flat but not defined. My definition of "tone" means to define the muscles in my body and make my body more firm. However, my friends believe that when I say I want to get toned, I just want to loose more weight. How can I explain to them that "toned" doesn't mean I want to loose weight, but that I want to exercise more to get a better stomach and work on my legs.
How can I fast lose weight/ get toned in 1 month?
If you want a simple answer then the key is in restricting your carbohydrates and creating a deficit in your daily calorie intake versus expenditure. The only carbs that you should eat are whole grain foods and vegetables and none in the evening. but.......and there is a big but................... Losing that much weight so quickly is not only dangerous but it is also counter productive in the long run. As soon as you start eating carbs again your metabolism will have slowed down so much during your fasting period that you will blow up. Unless you are 100% certain you can avoid carbs forever then complete restriction of carbs is NOT recommended. Many no carb diets will see people lose 10lbs or so in the first few weeks but don't be fooled thinking this is fat...it isn't! It's most water weight. Your body stores 3oz of water for every gram of carbs it consumes. The best you can do to facilitate fat loss, is intense brief exercise such as sprinting or resistance training....doing hours of cardio is hopeless no matter what you've read....and having a well balanced and healthy diet. Lots of protein and good healthy carbs such as salad, whole grain foods and green vegetables. Drinking as much water as you can is also imperative. When resistance training focus on using heavy weights but under complete control. Eliminate momentum by taken four seconds to both raise and lower your weight. Only do one to two sets per body part and focus of compound movements such as squats and chest presses. Take your sets to failure and this will trigger your body to produce and release more growth hormone. Growth hormone is a key component of fat loss. And don't worry! you won't get all muscular! And for all those people here talking about "toning" rather than building muscle...ignore it. There is no such thing as "toning" you can only build muscle and burn fat...two things..."toning" muscle is a made up fallacy. Doing light weights and lots of reps is completely pointless. It's very hard to build muscle especially for a woman so do not be afraid of the heavy weights....it is the only thing that will force your body to change the way you want it to. Good luck.
What is the difference between toning, losing weight, and building muscle?
Losing weight: intended as losing excess body fat Toning: not being soft and pudgy means you have to tone your muscles, meaning they may not be huge, but they are tight. If someone slaps your upper arm and it wiggles and jiggles, you are not toned. If it is tight and bounces back once, you are toned. Building muscle: this is more about size of muscle. We have all the muscles we need, it's a matter of what you do with them. You can let them get soft, or you can work them regularly without weights or light weights (toning), or you can do a weight training program (building muscle) Endurance is about how much more repetition you can take of the same exercise at the same weight. It is also associated with how long you can do cardio. For example, I ran in the Los Angeles Marathon, which is an endurance race, as opposed to a sprint, which requires just a big power burst over a short period of time. In a marathon, you need endurance, which requires more character qualities than just throwing out that first burst of energy. There's a difference between running around the block as fast as you can, and running 26.2 miles without quitting. The former is energy, the latter is endurance. Cardio is cardiovascular exercise. It means getting the blood pumping through your heart at a certain rate for a certain period of time. It is essential for health, and is an important part of any disciplined exercise regimen. The blood flow that cardio provides allows for muscle development and healing through the transmission of oxygen to all the muscle groups and organs (heart, lungs, etc). Hope this helps! Also check out a video from your library on exercise. It's free and may give you some more ideas.