Toning is when you use low weights and lots of repitition. Yoga and walking are good exercises for toning because they help to lengthen the muscles instead of bulking them up. For instance, if you tone your back muscles you can lengthen your back, and gain up to an inch in height.
Heavy lifting is good to get a muscle base, but your going to want to tone the muscles as well, because toned muscles will last longer when exercise stops. A good way to tone is also to stretch after working out heavy because it lengthens the muscles out, and stretches out the "rips". Stretching also helps seporate the muscles to give each muscle definition(like when you see the muscle line in a well toned leg).
Hope that makes sence

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