| Toning comes after everything in your fitness program | | | | program so you need to relax them after strenuous |
| is executed. Every session, as it's always designed, | | | | sessions. You spread your feet apart and bring your |
| ends with toning or cool down segment. This is when | | | | arms up right beyond your head. Your elbows are to |
| you try to relax your body and stretch some muscle | | | | be bent and your forearms must be held with your |
| groups that have been used in the cardio and strength | | | | hands. |
| training sessions. If cardio exercise is a fat burner and | | | | Try to reach up using your left elbow. As you do this, |
| weight lifting is a muscle developer, then stretching is a | | | | bend a little to the right side. Hold this position for 30 |
| muscle relaxant. | | | | seconds before returning to the initial position and |
| To relax your muscles during toning, you must bear to | | | | repeating the routine but this time aiming the other side. |
| breathe in and out appropriately and stretch without | | | | 3. Back Exercise Toning. Your back must have been |
| straining your muscles. Soreness is normal at first few | | | | tired lifting those weights during your resistance training |
| attempts but pain is quite threatening. Your workout | | | | using dumbbells or barbells. So, all you need to do now |
| routines may pain you if you don't execute them in a | | | | is calm its muscles down by a little stretching using a |
| manner that is suggested by the fitness veteran. | | | | simple back exercise toning. Lie on the floor with your |
| Follow what the fitness gurus preach and do some | | | | body facing the roof. Have your hand placed beneath |
| reading. You can make use of these 3 upper body | | | | your head. Bring your feet and legs together as you |
| tonight routines for sure: | | | | bend your legs. |
| 1. Shoulder Toning. You can tone your shoulders by | | | | At this time, your calves and thighs are supposed to |
| shrugging or through rotator cuff exercise. Or you can | | | | be creating a right angle. Push your shoulders toward |
| stand in front of a post and face toward the right side. | | | | the ground while taking your knees over to the ground |
| With your right leg striding forward and right forearm | | | | on the right side. Hold this stance for 20 to 30 seconds, |
| on the wall, you bring our shoulder at a 45-degree | | | | and then return to your original lying position before |
| angle. This will enable your upper body to be off the | | | | repeating this routine using the other side. |
| wall. Hold it right there for 30 seconds before you can | | | | These toning exercises are aimed to relax your upper |
| return to the initial pose and shift to the other side. | | | | body muscles. Do them with correct stretching limits, or |
| 2. Abs Toning. The abdominal muscles may have been | | | | you strain yourself. |
| the most active muscles if you're into six-pack abs | | | | |