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9 Tips to Faking a Toned Body

Fool everyone into thinking you have a great body (until your workouts pay off) with these expert health and beauty tips

June 30, 2010 | by Anna Jimenez | 39 COMMENTS

Think thin One of the easiest ways to fake a toned body, says Borden, is through pure and simple power of persuasion. If you carry yourself like you think you look fat by slumping in your shoulders, avoiding eye contact or wearing that turtle-clad sarong to the beach, then that is the way people are going to see you. If you hold your shoulders back, keep your eyes on the horizon and exude confidence in your stride, then you will look and feel like you have a better body, says Borden. "What you project, people will believe," she adds.

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by EricaF123 Monday, March 25, 2013 at 04:45PM Report as inappropriate

Cute tips/tricks!

by robyne00 Friday, October 19, 2012 at 02:55PM Report as inappropriate

This is stupid, you\'re only giving people a reason to be lazy, why fake a toned body when you can actually have a toned body...

by rachaellh13 Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 03:33PM Report as inappropriate

I can't wait to try toning my body with self-tanner. Love the article!

by patricia89 Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 05:59AM Report as inappropriate

OMG, I tried contouring my abs with a bronzer and it totally works! Love this article!

by florawynn Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 10:22AM Report as inappropriate

I am totally defining my muscles with instant tanner from now on!

by Makeup.addict07 Friday, June 1, 2012 at 08:33PM Report as inappropriate

Of course working out and eating right is the true answer, but if you are just starting & need or want a confidence booster until your workouts start paying off - THIS IS AN AWESOME ARTICLE!!! I LOVE the "how to" tips to debloat your body! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

by jojohnson21 Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 08:42AM Report as inappropriate

a good workout is the best beauty product!

by LittleBunny Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 06:25AM Report as inappropriate

good tips..i agree with skiping heavy wights

by olkrav319 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 12:41AM Report as inappropriate

Great tips. I already dont drink soda or eat red meats. :D

by yestfl Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 02:33PM Report as inappropriate

love the food tips!

by sportimonki13 Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 02:41PM Report as inappropriate

I think I would rather stop trying to fake a toned body and just get toned for real.

by taryn.romero Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 10:28AM Report as inappropriate

I wish that these would work for me but unfortunately if your over weight you can't fake it...

by Bon_Bon Monday, August 15, 2011 at 09:13PM Report as inappropriate

Cutting out soda will make a huge difference in how toned your body looks!

by LittleBunny Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 07:19PM Report as inappropriate

While working out and eating healthy are the best body slimmers OVER TIME, that is NOT what this article is about. These are ways to look slimmer in a few days or less. Too many people take the article out of context. It's Wednesday, if I work out today, tomorrow, and Friday, I will NOT look better by Saturday. If I follow these tips, I could look better by Saturday. Then contiune my diet/exercise to look good over the long term. Read the whole thing first "Fool everyone into thinking you have a great body (until your workouts pay off)". I will be trying these tips for my upcoming birthday weekend!

by laura_schulz Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 12:42PM Report as inappropriate

Just go to the gym.

by eatinglipstick Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 04:19PM Report as inappropriate

Completely agree with the part about tanning-if you need to look like you've lost 5 lbs real fast, a quick bronze shimmer gel, or some real sun time do make a world of difference. Not to mention that colors look great on you! But it's no substitute for real exercise of course....

by Kamala_Kirk Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 05:40PM Report as inappropriate

Maybe just try going to the gym?

by LittleBunny Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 05:40PM Report as inappropriate

Selma is right about working out and healthy eating! I am glad to know about the foods to avoid though.

by alictasia Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 05:21PM Report as inappropriate

A good hair cut can make you look leaner!!

by gaej19 Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 02:55PM Report as inappropriate

I never thought about the haircut. I still have the same Tiny Tim style haircut I've had for 15 years....maybe time for a change!

by BellezzaBeauty Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 02:22PM Report as inappropriate

I enjoyed the tips about slimming haircuts and using makeup to create a more defined face, and the last tip was lovely; I'm just not so enthused about "defining muscles" using self-tanner and cosmetics. Whatever happened to exercising, eating right, and just plain old being happy with your body? There's no need to fake it; just love and accentuate the beauty you have naturally.

by bukiyounahito Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 12:00PM Report as inappropriate

Soo it's hard to work uot bur it's not hard to waste all that time applying selftanners,bronzers,fighting with streaks,orangey skin and all the stress that comes with it?? Thank you,I'll stick to working out and eating healthy!

by selma Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 09:01AM Report as inappropriate

Cool tips to add in addition to sweating and getting your workout on, because the easy way doesn't always work in the long run

by RoleModel Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 11:37PM Report as inappropriate

Gym! gym! or smoothie diet works to.

by doglova Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 09:46AM Report as inappropriate

Just go to the gym!

by Gracewitthuhn Monday, May 23, 2011 at 09:39PM Report as inappropriate

Meh, not the best article.

by volta Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 12:15AM Report as inappropriate

This is absurd! Define Muscles! What is the point? Either you have them or don't. Women tend to think putting on more makeup is it! Be happy with who you are!

by toddfan Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 05:30PM Report as inappropriate

This was not telling you to STOP going to the gym! It was telling you not to work out the day before a big event because you will look a little puffy post-work out. TB is just trying to say that you should work out a few days in advance in stead of on that specific day. And hair cut can definitely make or break how you look. I have a round face and my old stylist gave me a bob from heIl once that made my head look like a fat ol'balloon! Now with my long hair you can barely tell I have a round face. :]

by pynkNymphette Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 08:55PM Report as inappropriate

i liked the very last one because i think that confidence is that best inner and outer trait. sometimes i think fake tans looks like what they are, fake so idk about the spray tan slide thingy. overall good article.

by makeuplover11 Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 02:11PM Report as inappropriate

I think these were great tips to keep in mind!!! And to reply to a comment from down below about how haircuts don't make you look slimmer, they do. If you've read any of the other articles about finding you face shape (round, oval..etc) you would have seen that when you get your haircut a certain way it can accentuate features that aren't flattering such as a prominent chin, high forehead or full face. I love the tips that were given about using make-up to fake a toned body and slim face. Thanks TB!!

by lisa2683 Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 10:47PM Report as inappropriate

Thanks for the tips, as bathing suit season is getting close!

by epetrovi Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 02:05PM Report as inappropriate

I am unable to see the tips because the website won't allow me. Why?

by choffstatter Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 04:42AM Report as inappropriate

I don't think those things will work!

by samantha_vacik_newton Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 05:00PM Report as inappropriate

Um I don't think haircuts do anything to make you loof slimmer.

by CliniqueLover Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 06:14PM Report as inappropriate

lol this is funny... you can even use bronzer on your body, not just your face!

by kenya Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 10:37AM Report as inappropriate

okay im replying to Valhalla, the title is 9 tips to faking a toned body, that doesnt limit the tips to things just related to the body. Also they werent saying "dont go to the gym" they were saying avoid heavy lifting. so you can still go to the gym, your just not supposed to increase the weights you lift. and btw having a body that swells does NOT make you look like you have defined muscles, theres a difference. next time before you complain about an article, get your facts straight!!!

by yellbellbabydog Friday, July 9, 2010 at 09:04PM Report as inappropriate

2 of the 9 had to do with getting a haircut, 3 had to do with makeup. That's more than half that weren't helpful at all. Only 1 talked about drinking water, and the "don't go to the gym" comment was... interesting, but wouldn't make THAT much of a difference. Actually, getting your muscles to pop will makethem look more defined, thereby making you look thinner so even that one wasn't good.

by Valhalla1 Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 12:57PM Report as inappropriate

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