Tone Every Muscle in Your Body: All You Need is A Bath Towel

And it's easy too. With a little bit of know-how and a bath towel, you can stimulate every muscle in your body to the point of becoming toned. If you provide the towel, I will provide the know- how, and hopefully a little bit of motivation as well. Not only can you tone your muscles with a bath towel; you can build muscle with one too. But I will have to talk about building muscle with a bath towel in a later post.

Towel workouts are great for when you are traveling and your hotel doesn't have a gym. Or you can't make it to the gym and don't have the equipment at home to workout. What I like best about bath towel workouts is they get the job done, and are budget-friendly. You will be able to start yours as soon as you finish reading this post. Let's begin with how to tone your outer shoulders (deltoids).

1. Stand with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders.
2. Grip your towel about 6 inches from each end.
3. Raise the towel above your head, then pull as if you are trying to rip it in half.
4. Hold for 10 seconds. Rest for 5 seconds, then repeat.

Now for the front of your shoulders (deltoids).

1. Stand with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders.
2. Grip your towel about 6 inches from each end.
3. Hold your towel straight out in front of you (at arms length)
4. Pull as if you want to rip the towel in half.
5. Hold for 10 seconds. Rest for 5 seconds, then repeat.

Let's move on to biceps. I like to use a hand towel for my biceps, they provide better control.

1. Wrap the hand of the arm that you intend to train with about 5 inches of either end of your towel.
2. Grab the other end of the towel with your free hand.
3. Pull down with your free hand to provide resistance.
4. Do 8-10 biceps curls.

Next up is your inner pectorals (chest) and triceps. Again, use your hand towel, it's easier to control.

1. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
2. With your arms crossed in front of you, grab your towel at each end. There should be about 6 inches of towel in the middle.
3. Hold your towel out in front of you (shoulder height, or slightly below your shoulders).
4. Pull as if you are trying to rip the towel in half.
5. Hold for 10 seconds. Rest for 5 seconds, then repeat.

Abdominal muscles.

1. Stand with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders.
2. Grab your towel about 6 inches from each end.
3. Raise your bath towel above your head.
4. Bend at the waist to your right, back to your starting position, then to your left. That's one rep.
5. Do ten reps. That's it until your next workout.

Legs and calves.

1. lie down on your back; you can use a mat or a carpeted floor.
2. Grab your bath towel at each end, place the arch of one foot at the bend of the towel.
3. Hold the towel firmly, while pushing your foot into the bend.
4. Hold for 10 seconds. Rest for 5 seconds, then repeat with the other foot.
5. For calves, put the ball of your foot at the bend of the towel, and repeat.

Upper back (traps).

1. Stand with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders.
2. Grab your towel about 6 inches from each end.
3. Lift your towel over and just behind your head.
4. Pull as if you are trying to rip the towel in half.
5. Hold for ten seconds. Rest for 5 seconds, then repeat.

Middle back ( lats).

1. Lay your towel on the floor.
2. Place either foot on the middle of your towel.
3. Grab your towel at each end.
4. Bend your knees and back to form a 45 degree angle.
5. While keeping your back straight and your arms close to your sides, pull your towel.
6. Hold for 10 seconds. Rest for 5 seconds, then repeat.

For maximum results, do your towel muscle-toning workouts to time, not number of sets. Workout with as much intensity as you can muster for ten minutes. If you are more advance, go twenty minutes. Do each and every set to failure, even if it's two seconds long. Allow your muscles to fail you, but don't ever quit on them.

Example: Workout chest, shoulders, triceps on Monday - Tuesday rest. Workout biceps and back on Wednesday - Thursday rest. Workout legs and abdominal muscles on Friday - Saturday rest. If you stick with your towel-toning routine, you will feel the difference in your muscles.

And do you know what that feeling really means? It means your muscles are responding, they are telling you how much they truly yearn to be worked. Because it's the only way that they can continue to fight their number one foe; atrophy. Let's go.