Toning up

A big topic of complaints amongst women is un-toned areas of the body such as arms, legs, bums and tummys. The harsh truth is that the term 'toned' is really a misunderstood word. What people are really referring to is 'hyper tonicity' of muscles which simply means the more a muscle is used intensely, the more it tightens up. But this is unfortunately a temporary effect, as soon as you stop exercising that muscle, the 'tone' of the muscle fades away. So toning up is an effect of constant use of the targeted muscle, therefore the key to toning up is regular use of the targeted muscle.

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