Lost Weight.. Want to Start Toning Up.

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Sarin

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Hey guys.. I have never been much of an exercise person. However, I lost about 90 lbs and am maintaining between 125 and 130. I am very flabby especially on my stomache and theighs. I'd like to do some low impact toning exercises. Something my mother and I can do together at home.

In the summertime we like to go bike riding, walking, swimming, etc etc.. But in the summertime we do nothing but work and we need some in-home routines to get into for when the cold weather hits.

I'd really like a flatter stomach and thinner (or at least less bouncy) legs. I also just overall want to feel better and have more energy without having to do heavy exercise an hour every day. I am looking for something maybe 10-30 minutes every day/other day. I am happy with slow but steady results.

So what do you guys suggest? Thanks!
 
"Toning" isn't really possible. You can either increase the size of your muscles, or decrease the amount of fat you have in order to achieve the physique you want. If you want a flatter stomach and thinner legs, then you probably need to lose some more fat overall. Congratulations on losing 90 lbs.
 
tman1111 said:
"Toning" isn't really possible. You can either increase the size of your muscles, or decrease the amount of fat you have in order to achieve the physique you want. If you want a flatter stomach and thinner legs, then you probably need to lose some more fat overall. Congratulations on losing 90 lbs.
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Then how would I go about doing that? I've pretty much stopped losing weight for the past year.

I would still like some exercise ideas anyway to stay active.


Thanks.
 
Hey Sarin, congrats on the 90 lbs! And maintaining that for a year is amazing :)

Before you or your mother start any of this, you should be cleared by your physician. Certain diseases or muscle/joint problems can affect which exercises you should or should not do :)

If you start adding in resistance exercises, you should very gradually start to see a change in your overall body shape, as long as you are consistent. If you only have time to do a short 30 min workout each day, I would suggest creating a strengthening workout and splitting it up into say an upper body workout and a lower body & core workout. You can split the exercises up however you like, just try to avoid exercising the same muscle groups 2 days in a row. Then alternate which workout you're doing so that you're doing each at least 2 times per week.

Here are some good exercises to get started:

Free Exercises, Exercise Instructions, Custom Workout, Personalized Workout, Ab Exercises, Abdominal Exercises, Training Programs

exrx.net is a bit more technical, but they have a great database for exercises:

Exercise & Muscle Directory

Try to make sure you incorporate all the major muscle groups:

Shoulders
Chest
Upper & Mid Back (rowing-type exercises)
Biceps
Triceps
Forearms
Abdominals
Low Back
Glutes
Quadriceps
Hamstrings
Inner Thigh & Outer Thigh
Calves

Hope that helps :)
 
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