These words (shape, tone, sculpt, and probably others that I don't remember right now) have NO MEANING or a confusing one to me. I hear them so often in fitness conversations, infomercials... even in this website. I think these terms are very unspecific and it annoys me sometimes. Do you know what I mean?
The words "shape", "tone", and "sculpt"
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lachicajen
Active Member
RE: The words
In my opinion:
shape- shape your body to what is meant to look like, feminine or
masculine.
tone- tone all that flabby skin so that it looks tight.
sculpt- sculpt those muscles so everyone can say Wow! there goes someone that loves herself, look how confident she is, she takes time for herself. That's what I think anyway when I see someone nicely sculpted.
Jen
In my opinion:
shape- shape your body to what is meant to look like, feminine or
masculine.
tone- tone all that flabby skin so that it looks tight.
sculpt- sculpt those muscles so everyone can say Wow! there goes someone that loves herself, look how confident she is, she takes time for herself. That's what I think anyway when I see someone nicely sculpted.
Jen
RE: The words
Heres my take - pretty similar
Shape- as in "moulding" your body to look a certain way - more defined waist, broader shoulders etc
Tone-tighten and firm the muscles underneath the fat - core training is toning
Sculpt-working out to project and define muscles so they a visible to the eye on the outside of the body. Body builders are sculpted.
Marion
Heres my take - pretty similar
Shape- as in "moulding" your body to look a certain way - more defined waist, broader shoulders etc
Tone-tighten and firm the muscles underneath the fat - core training is toning
Sculpt-working out to project and define muscles so they a visible to the eye on the outside of the body. Body builders are sculpted.
Marion
RE: The words
I read a very succinct post at VF this morning that addressed the word, "toning." Here it is, if you're interested:
http://forum.videofitness.com/showthread.php?t=61918
I read a very succinct post at VF this morning that addressed the word, "toning." Here it is, if you're interested:
http://forum.videofitness.com/showthread.php?t=61918
DebbieH
Cathlete
RE: The words
The word toning has been used in the fitness industry for years. We refer to it as meaning to tighten the muscles thru strength training. I don't mind the word at all~it is the word we have used in my classes and the students know what we are TRYING to achieve with toning even if it is a word that is improperly used. But then again, I have been using this term for 23+ years. (Just like we used to say weight training and now everyone says strength training. Or, I always said aerobics/cardio and now, it is called Hi/Lo being that there are different forms of cardio these days.) JMO.
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The word toning has been used in the fitness industry for years. We refer to it as meaning to tighten the muscles thru strength training. I don't mind the word at all~it is the word we have used in my classes and the students know what we are TRYING to achieve with toning even if it is a word that is improperly used. But then again, I have been using this term for 23+ years. (Just like we used to say weight training and now everyone says strength training. Or, I always said aerobics/cardio and now, it is called Hi/Lo being that there are different forms of cardio these days.) JMO.
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kathryn
Cathlete
RE: The words
These are all sales gimmicks to appeal to women, who, advertisers assume, don't want to "get big" or "bulk." A way of "selling" weight training to women.
Women want to be as small as possible, and take up as little space as possible, while still being shapely, while men want to get big. Just look at the titles of fitness magazines targeten towards women and those targeted towards men: I doubt there is a men's magazine called "Diet and exercise."
These are all sales gimmicks to appeal to women, who, advertisers assume, don't want to "get big" or "bulk." A way of "selling" weight training to women.
Women want to be as small as possible, and take up as little space as possible, while still being shapely, while men want to get big. Just look at the titles of fitness magazines targeten towards women and those targeted towards men: I doubt there is a men's magazine called "Diet and exercise."
RE: The words
These words used to grate on my last nerve, but I don't let them bother me anymore. I believe they *are* designed to market to women because they sound better than "lose fat, build muscle".
There was a time (and maybe now is still the time) when a lot of women didn't want to "build muscle" because they would suddenly become huge bulking she-women overnight if they picked up a dumbbell not covered in pink-rubber material. I'm not sure who sparked that fear in women, but it was there. Thus was born the terms, "shape", "tone", and "sculpt". How do you "shape" a body? Well, you lose fat and build some muscle. How do you "tone" a body? Hmmmm...lose fat and build some muscle. How do you "sculpt" a body? Let's see, maybe lose fat and build some muscle. They're all nice little words that mean the same thing but sound sexier.
Shonie
These words used to grate on my last nerve, but I don't let them bother me anymore. I believe they *are* designed to market to women because they sound better than "lose fat, build muscle".
There was a time (and maybe now is still the time) when a lot of women didn't want to "build muscle" because they would suddenly become huge bulking she-women overnight if they picked up a dumbbell not covered in pink-rubber material. I'm not sure who sparked that fear in women, but it was there. Thus was born the terms, "shape", "tone", and "sculpt". How do you "shape" a body? Well, you lose fat and build some muscle. How do you "tone" a body? Hmmmm...lose fat and build some muscle. How do you "sculpt" a body? Let's see, maybe lose fat and build some muscle. They're all nice little words that mean the same thing but sound sexier.
Shonie
RE: The words
Its interesting that people (woman especially) can read soooo much into those 3 little words when the end result will be the same.
At my Gym they have two very popular classes operating. One is the "Tone and Shape" class which is low impact aerobics using light hand weights, and the other is the "Pump" class using a bar bell. and they market it as the "Sculpting" class.
And the woman who attend each class, NEVER cross over into the other class. Its as if each class thinks theirs is better or more beneficial, just by the words used in the class descriptions.
Just on grated nerves, it annoyes me when Yoga is marketed as a weight loss class. The amount of people who attend those classes but NEVER attend a Cardio or Weight class is astonishing.
Marion
Its interesting that people (woman especially) can read soooo much into those 3 little words when the end result will be the same.
At my Gym they have two very popular classes operating. One is the "Tone and Shape" class which is low impact aerobics using light hand weights, and the other is the "Pump" class using a bar bell. and they market it as the "Sculpting" class.
And the woman who attend each class, NEVER cross over into the other class. Its as if each class thinks theirs is better or more beneficial, just by the words used in the class descriptions.
Just on grated nerves, it annoyes me when Yoga is marketed as a weight loss class. The amount of people who attend those classes but NEVER attend a Cardio or Weight class is astonishing.
Marion