By performing exercises that strengthen and lengthen, you can elongate your muscles and achieve a “natural muscle” look.

Many women are afraid that weight training will bulk them up too much. Typically, this isn’t the case unless you’re doing a lot of heavy lifting consistently. However, some women just want a strong, lean form while remaining slim. To accomplish this, I learned something from the training regimen used by traditional Chinese dancers. You can elongate your muscles and achieve a “natural muscle” look by performing exercises that strengthen and lengthen.

This article will give you a glimpse into the training Chinese dancers practice that can help develop long, strong, natural muscles. Spending just three minutes doing each of these six exercises first thing in the morning will be the most effective.
Principles of Contraction and Stretching

So what exactly are natural muscles? They are the muscles we use in everyday life. You can learn how almost every daily movement can activate them with some training. The key is repeating “lengthening” and “strengthening” exercises.