Body Toning

Maybe you just want to improve your body shape.
Your genetics will dictate your basic body shape but you can enhance it through exercise. Many fitness instructors would call them 'toning exercises'. What you are actually achieving is building muscle mass through strength and endurance training.

For example, deltoid [shoulder] exercises will increase the amount of muscle mass in your shoulders which make your shoulders look wider and give the illusion of a smaller waist. Alternatively, performing exercises for your glutes [bum] muscles will make your bottom look pert! I could go on and on...

For men, they may want to create a six pack or increase the size of their pectoral [chest] muscles. This is basically achieved by performing the correct volume of repetitions and sets for each exercise performed. I re- iterate what I said previously, you cannot change your basic frame but you can maximise what you've got.