General fitness training works towards broad goals of overall health and well-being, rather than narrow goals of sport competition, larger muscles or concerns over appearance. A regular moderate workout regimen and healthy diet can improve general appearance markers of good health such as muscle tone, healthy skin, hair and nails, while preventing age or lifestyle-related reductions in health and the series of heart and organ failures that accompany inactivity and poor diet.
Diet itself helps to increase calorie burning by boosting metabolism, a process further enhanced while gaining more lean muscle. An aerobic exercise program can burn fat and increase the metabolic rate.
Muscle toning
Muscle toning is a form of exercise that forces a muscle to travel its full range of motion while under resistance. For example, performing a standing straight bar biceps curl is a form of muscle toning designed to target the biceps muscles.
In general, any type of movement that forces the muscle to contract while under resistance is a form or muscle toning. Performing a muscle toning exercise type workout will improve muscular strength, increase lean muscle mass and density and improve muscular endurance. In addition, regularly performing a muscle toning workout routine where all primary muscle groups are exercised will promote a firm and well-sculpted physique.
Muscle toning exercises should be a part of virtually all weight loss programs, as there are several health and fitness benefits that are primarily derived only from strength training. For instance, strength training increases an individual’s basal metabolic rate. The basal metabolic rate of an individual is the total number of calories that their body burns in a 24-hour period. Knowing your personal basal metabolic rate is important for individuals that are looking to effectively lose weight.
