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5 simple rules of an effective toning exercise

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In order to make toning exercises as effective as possible, follow these simple rules:

Train to tone your body: When you train to sculpt your body, your major goal here will be to lose as much fat as possible to reach a certain ideal body fat percentage. And with decrease, there will be an increase in how quickly the muscles firm up. To accomplish this, perform at least 20 to 30 minutes of aerobics, exercise three to four times a week first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. This will be very effective since your body will be sourcing the required energy from your body reserve, which will therefore make you lose fat as fast and tone even fast. Also do three to four strength and endurance sessions by doing weight training 20 to 40 minutes per week. Make sure you fully utilise the basic exercises such as lunges, squats, arm, chest, back and tummy exercises.

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