Toning - Epsom Personal Trainer
What a buzz word - it’s amazing!
The industry uses it all over the place to make people believe what they offer is toning - but do they even know what it means?! Images of light high rep exercises spring to mind for most……
Muscle tone simply means the relaxed nervous energy of a muscle - how “ready” or tensed a muslce is when it is relaxed.
It can be achieved through really heavy lifting (no really heavy alone wont give you big bulky muscles so don’t panic) or through dynamic sport moves like sprinting or jumping. Even, dare I say it, long distnace endurance work for all it’s down falls can offer toning benefits!
In truth, pretty much anything that teaches you to connect with a muslcle can help you tone an area.
DON’T BE AFRAID OF LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS - THEY ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF “TONING” A MUSCLE. It offers a local connection with the muscle with a very small amount of time invested - plus it offers improved joint health and body shape! WINNER
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