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How to Exercise My Muscles Without Making Them Any Bigger?
I don't know if this is even possible, but here's the deal. I'm a woman in my twenties and about four years ago, my sister advised me to start weight lifting as a way to help burn fat. I did so and was extremely surprised at how fast my muscles grew. They got so big that I stopped weight lifting because I became self conscious about how big my muscles were. Also, they made me look fatter.
Now, I'm Worried that if I don't work my muscles out some, they'll turn to jello. I don't want that to happen, but I also don't want them getting any bigger. Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep the muscle I have without making it any bigger?
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Every person is a little different in how their bodies respond as there are 3 basic body types in Ayuervedic medical system mentioned. I can't know what would work best. However, I assume you want to remain flexible and toned, just not bulky. The best way might be for you to try several different activities. I'm no doctor but from my own experience, I have found a combo of yoga for the flexibility and toning of muscles is great. Pick up a do it yourself book with real photos of the poses and note how well toned both the male and female are in the pics. Swimming is good for keeping body toned and good aerobic for heart. Another would be dance. I used to go twice a week to an aerobic dance class and lost weight like crazy but didn't gain muscle bulk from that. Later Jamba dance exercise came along. [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
I've not had a chance to take a class yet but this video shows it is something that would keep burning the calories, exercise certain sets of muscles and be good aerobic exercise. If you change things up and switch later to other dances or forms of exercise for the fun, while doing yoga, most likely you'll find just the right combo that your body likes and have fun at it too.
Good luck.
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