Cire, I am not a professional personal trainer, so please take any suggestions I make with a grain of salt. That said, a muscular body is generally one formed of short-fiber muscle fibers, the one used for short burst of intense lifting. Long-fiber muscles are the muscle fibers used for long stints of continued activity. Yoga and pilates will both build long-fiber muscles instead of short-fiber giving you the lean, toned look. Stay away from any short burst excercises, i.e. weight lifting, squats and such, except in areas that you would like to increase muscle mass. Too much running, expecially short distances can actually create a "bulkier" look, and also has a tendancy to be hard on the joints. A general rule of thumb is to gravitate towards long, extended periods of excercise and stay away from higher weight, low rep excercises. Also whatever you do, resist the urge to diet too much, you're body is a machine, it needs fuel. The trick is to give it just the right amount of high quality fuel and not over-eat. One more thing, spend some time stretching outside of yoga, stretching increases blood flow to the muscles and joints and has a very therapuetic effect, it can also lean out an appearance over an extended period of time. The biggest key is to come up with a diet and excercise plan, AND STICK TO IT! Nothing good happens overnight, it takes time and hard work as we are all aware around here lol. Good luck
