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Strength Training Using Weights To Tone Your Legs This month, bella dea takes a look at some of the best exercises for improving muscle tone in the legs with a selection of exercises you can do at the gym. Many women worry that they may gain too much muscle and start to ‘bulk up’ and look like weight lifters if they start regularly lifting weights. However, the truth is that in order to gain the physique of a weight lifter, you not only have to be ded- icated to train like an athlete and lift very heavy weights, but also commit to lifestyle changes that creating such a physique requires. Also women don’t have the testos- terone levels that men have to support such muscle growth. Training with weights will increase your lean muscle mass and the more mus- cle you have, the more calories your body will burn. The more calories you burn, the leaner you'll get. Increased muscle mass will al- so add shape to all areas of your body. Before commencing any exercise, ensure you do a suitable warm up first that activates your mus- cles, prepares your central nervous sys- tem for the workout, and increases your blood flow to your muscles. It's also a good idea to do foam roll- ing b efore each workout. For leg workouts, roll the quads, hamstrings and calves.