There is no such thing as "firming and toning." There is only stronger and weaker.
There is never an absolute answer to everything, except of course that you have to do your squats.
I don't even like Greg Glassman. I don't have a cult like allegiance to the guy. I really don't like him. He's too hard to get on the phone and he doesn't drink my kind of scotch.
Humans are not physically normal in the absence of hard physical effort.
I recommend that you change colleges.
If you insist on wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse.