Excercizing and muscle tone..?!
Question:
Excercizing and muscle tone..?
Which is the correct way..
I do upper body excercizes every other day, ( weights, and stretching, etc.)
On the opposite day, I do lower body excercizes, and some Yoga.
Is it better to do all the excercizes each day? Or is it better for muscles to have a rest, and then do them after a day or two?
I have heard that it's better to let muscles rest; is that true? Will I see faster results by doing this?
Thanks
Answers:
When you're exercising, you're basically tearing muscle fibers. That's why you get sore and tired. To tone muscle, you literally rip the fibers apart. As they heal, they become tighter and stronger. So, you MUST leave a day or two of rest in between every high intensity work out. It's good for one day, usually Saturday or Sunday, to be spent resting your entire body.