Your very own wedding day! It's finally here and it's
all about you, so why not at least look your best and show off your
lean body, your sexy arms, and your shapely figure. How, you ask? If
you really want to look your absolute best on that precious day – start
with your bridal fitness plan right away - how about now.
To get the most from your fitness plan you'll need to combine 5 elements:
1. Supportive Nutrition
2. Resistance Training
3. Cardio Training
4. Mental Training
5. Social Support
Supportive Nutrition.
Eating
the right foods in the right amounts to support your fitness and weight
loss efforts. You don't have to make a science out of it. Just eat 5 or
6 quality meals with lean proteins, fruits, vegetables and healthy
grains here and there and you'll quickly look your best for your
Wedding Day.
Resistance Training.
Any form
of exercise that adds extra resistance to your muscles. Whether that's
in the form of body weight squats, push-ups, sit-ups, or it can be from
external loads like dumbbells. A couple of times times a week for 30
minutes is plenty of time to tighten and tone your muscles so you can
slip in your dress and look great.
Cardio Training.
Any
moderate activity that raises your heart rate for 20-30 minutes.
Swimming, jogging, sports, hiking, or any other activity you enjoy.
This will help condition your heart and burn extra calories helping to
trim off body fat for you wedding.
Mental Training.
A
significant portion of bridal fitness plan is purely "mental". Keeping
yourself motivated to stay on track and continue to make progress no
matter how discouraged you may get. Staying on track and making
continual progress toward your goal, knowing that as long as you keep
making progress you will reach your goal and look fabulous on your
wedding day.
Social Support.
Whether it's
from friends, family, a coach, church or your neighborhood women's
group, research shows that programs which include social support always
have better outcomes than those without.
Why is social support so
effective – one word, accountability. In one study participants in a
fitness program were 22 times more likely to stick with it when held
accountable through weekly contact.
When negative stress and
pressure drag you down, you can reach out to your support group members
for encouragement. If you're not getting social support for your
Spokane Wedding fitness endeavors from your family, you can enlist the
support from outside influences such as friends, like minded groups or
a coach.
The best piece of advice is – start now on your wedding
fitness plan, and keep going. It may take you 10, 20 or even 30 weeks,
depending on where you're at right now. Aim for 1-2 pounds of "fat
loss" per week. Now mind you this isn't "weight loss". Anyone can lose
several pounds a week of "weight" (mainly water and muscle tissue).
That's not what you're after. That will just cause you to look like a
skinnier fat version of yourself.
Losing fat will help reveal
your shapely figure so you can look lean, toned and sexy in your
wedding dress. So if you want to lose 20 pounds, then aim for at least
10-12 weeks to allow for some breathing space in your plan.
Remember,
this is a once in a lifetime event - your Wedding. Just ask yourself,
"how do you want to look on your wedding day". Answer that question and
then take the necessary action.
If you need help with your
wedding fitness or nutrition plan, hiring a Fitness Coach or Personal
Trainer can be just what you need to kick start your program and
guarantee your fitness success. And most of all start today and expect
success! And when your wedding day comes you'll jump with joy about how
your body looks in your wedding dress.
Zach Hunt is the owner, head fitness coach of Physzique. A high-end personal fitness coaching service in Spokane,
WA which helps it's clients to quickly and permanently drop unwanted
fat and transform their body in the quickest time possible.
