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You have the date set in your diary and now your planning has begun. You now have 101 things to organise and 12 months to do it in this could end up being a military operation. So what are the top wedding health and fitness tips?
Below are my favourite Health and Exercise Tips for Brides to help ensure that when the big day arrives you are that glowing, blushing bride you have always dreamed of being.
So lets make you feel like the most beautiful bride to have walked down that aisle.
Step 1 - Body Beautiful
You have found your dress and you now want to look and feel body beautiful so amongst all your flowers, invitations and place settings you now need to schedule YOU time! Getting active is your priority and this doesn’t mean dragging yourself to the gym it means just that 'get active'. Think about what will benefit you on the big day and then make sure you don’t leave it to the last minute. Getting active for your big day can play a hugely positive role it can help relieve stress, give you body confidence and the stamina needed to get through the day.
So have you set your goal and decided what you want to achieve? Will it be weight loss, to tone up or just generally to get fitter?
Now take a couple of minutes to visualise this can you see yourself looking the way you want to look? So are you ready to get started?
So what kind of exercise should you do? I agree exercise needs to fit in to your busy lifestyle BUT it also needs to be scheduled as an essential part of your daily routine. For you busy ladies out there I am going to recommend to you Interval Training.
Interval training is a little bit like circuits: sections of hard work alternated with slightly easier work. For example 2 minutes of cardio (pulse raising exercises) 30seconds to 1 minute of rest and then 2 minutes of body weight or resistance type exercises such as squats, press-ups and sit-ups. The benefits of this type of training are improved cardiovascular function, strength gains and of course fat-burning as the intensity level is quite high.
Pierre and Lucy’s Boot camp six part series will certainly get you in shape, try and do that 2-3 times a week and why not try my FREE 14 minute workout below in-between?
Make sure you have warmed up thoroughly before starting this workout
Make sure you cool down and stretch fully after your workout
Step 2 – Nutrition
Just relying on exercising is not the way to fully guarantee you getting the body you want for your wedding day and honeymoon. Reviewing your nutrition does not mean you need to resort to living on celery and carrots!
Starving yourself to get into your dress will throw your body into turmoil and truly turn you into bridezilla and no one likes to be around a grumpy bride or bride to be. On a serious note review your present diet and see maybe what you need to swap rather than take out. Vanessa’s article gives amazing insight into excellent nutrition if you want a more serious approach, however, to lose a few pounds and feel great I’d recommend:
| Swap | Alternative |
|---|---|
| Processed foods | Home cooked meals can be just as quick! |
| Takeaways | Try making your own healthy option curry or Chinese |
| Foods with high levels in sugar, fat and salt | Go for reduced sugar, fat and salt food, fresh fruit and vegetables are great snack alternatives |
| Alcohol | Reduce the amount of alcohol you drink and go for soft drinks or for example wine spritzers |
Step 3 - Dress fitting
If you are looking to lose weight for your wedding first of all let the bridal shop or seamstress who is altering your dress know. This will help you and them stagger the dress fittings, so as you lose weight or tone up and your dress will still fit you perfectly.
TOP TIP: Also remember to apply this forward planning with your bridesmaids, mother of the bride/groom as they to may also want to lose weight or tone up for the big day.
Step 4 - Pilates and Posture
You have a beautiful dress and you want to radiate elegance, grace and confidence. Pilates will help you to hone and tone your stomach muscles as well as allow you to hold correct posture.
TOP TIP: Correct posture can make you look inches taller and help to lengthen and create a slim line silhouette.
Step 5 - License to Pamper
Preparing for a wedding can be exciting and stressful at the same time so take advantage of the discount pamper offers available to all you lovely brides to be. Something’s you should get the professionals advice on but something’s you can do for yourself as often as you want.
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Step 6 - Relaxation, Rest and Sleep
This is your key to being a calm and in control bride, with the right amount of sleep exercising will not feel like a chore, you will have a clear mind to deal with any situation that arises leading up to the big day. Take time to breathe and also enjoy the build up to your wedding day because before you know it, it will have been and gone!
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