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Tone Up Faster

Fitness Director Mary Christ Anderson offers tips for how to tone your muscles faster on the Fine Living Network.

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" FLN and Fitness magazine present 25 Ways to Start Getting Fit Today. Want to tone faster? Try circuit training. Mix jumping jacks, crunches, and lunges into your cardio to torch calories and tone your arms, abs, chest, and legs. Buy a resistance band and use it for your toning exercises. Research shows it does about the same job as a strength machine and for less than 5 dollars. Stay fit with new tips every weekend during FLN's biggest Biggest Loser Summer Ever!"

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