Do you think this workout plan will help me get toned for summer?

[Red_Raconteur]

I know it's a silly question, but beach season is fast approaching and my body is NOT bikini ready.

I'm not trying to lose weight, just tone up. However, I need to be able to do it outside of the gym. There's only one gym remotely near me and it costs $60 to sign up plus $125 a month, which I just don't have.

Every day I work out for a half hour using the My Fitness Coach game for the Wii. I do 15 minutes of cardio every day, 15 minutes of core workout 3 days a week, and the other 4 days I do 15 minutes of either upper body, lower body, flexibility, or yoga.

I train for TKD twice a week, an hour each session. I also walk an average of 3 miles a day.

As far as food goes, I'm not dieting, but eating healthy. I eat about 2,000 calories a day and everything I eat is organic, whole grain, whole wheat, no preservatives, no hydrogenated oils, etc. Basically, I try to eat the healthiest stuff possible.

Do you think this will be enough to get my body in shape? If not, what will? Should I increase the intensity? Start jogging? And please remember, these need to be things I can do at home or outside. Thanks!

[Undoubtable]

The rule of thumb is to work out for 1 hour a day. 15 minutes of cardio isn't enough, it should ideally be 30-40 minutes per cardio session. Walking isn't exercise, exercise only helps if it challenges your body, and unless you're grotesquely obese, walking will do nothing for you.

You should run on soft ground, like sand or forest undergrowth, gravel as a worst case scenario, to avoid shin splints. Google "4x4 running", it's unanimously regarded as the most efficient cardio/conditioning exercise in the world.

[KingMahseri]

dude 20 minutes of cardio is alright

[Undoubtable]

20 minutes is barely alright. 40-45 is ideal, 30 minutes is pretty good, but 15-20 won't give you half as much progress as the ideal amount.

[1ibiz]

You have to be insane! Maybe cardio once a week for 20 minutes is okay, any more then that will just release more cortisol and would damage the tissue of your bones and joints! If you have to run 45 minutes everyday to burn the fat off your body, then you have a very unhealthy diet!

[1ibiz]

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[1ibiz]

I study gene expression and gene susceptibility and I can say the answer you picked was one of the dumbest answers I have ever seen! Don't listen to that advice, you would be doing more damage than any good! You would be wearing out your body, destroying your bones and joints in the process!

[Brine]

What you' re doing sounds good and healthy. If you don't see improvements ( which I' m sure you will) try consulting a dietician or asking advice from a professional.

Good luck!

p.s You look beautiful in your profile pic!

[lumos]

I see you've gotten some good answers already, but I'd just like to add: why not work out all year? That way you'll already be fit once summer is around the corner and you won't even have to worry about it.

[Samoht_D319]

a good idea to figure out a workout plan is to have an idol. if you have an idol you can look up how they do their workouts and you now have a goal. goals are good to have.

i myself, wish I could look like my idol, dwayne, "the rock" johnson. will I ever completely look like him, nope. but I can at least try, right? I have a goal now I just need the will to do it since I know his workout plan. I just haven't wanted to start it yet. ha!

[Hyped_up_on_coffee]

sounds alright but I would suggest doing an intense abs work out, including PMX stuff . I'm going vegan for a month

[Killfest400]

Sounds okay, but make sure your walks are at least brisk walks. Get that heart rate up.

[FatBatKiller]

my older sister and her roommates did p90x to get ready for summer.

Worked really great for them!