Shedding For
The Wedding
Your 3 Month
Guide
(BPT) - The dress, the tux, the guests, the
honeymoon — there are so many details that go
into your wedding day. All eyes are on you from
the moment you walk down the aisle until the last
dance of the night. Understandably so, brides and
grooms often feel a lot of pressure to look their
best on this important day — there’s nothing like a
wedding to motivate you to get serious about your
health and fitness goals.
cardio intervals. Arm exercises like overhead press,
tricep push-ups and bicep curls, and back exercises
like rows and rear flys help brides looking to tone
up for a strapless or low-back dress. Bronston
suggests starting with two or three days of weight
training, two or three days of cardio and one day of
Pilates or yoga.
Weeks 5-8
Now it’s time to switch up your exercise routines.
It’s a good idea to work with a personal trainer or
But crash diets or extreme exercise programs are
join a group fitness class once or twice a week to
never the answer. “It’s usually best to start thinking
shake up your routine and stay motivated. Your
about your specific goals three months before your workouts should include one to two weight training
wedding day to allow plenty of time to establish
exercises per body part throughout the week. If you
your routine and adjust to a healthier lifestyle,”
can, try to shift the amount of weight you use and
says Steve Bronston, certified personal trainer with number of repetitions you do to help stimulate
Life Time, a healthy way of life company that
change within your body. Continue a cardio routine
operates more than 115 health and wellness
of two to three days per week and add in another
centers nationwide. “This creates a great
day or Pilates or yoga.
opportunity for the bride and groom to support
Weeks 9-12
each other and get in shape together.”
It is important to keep up with your developing
healthy habits as the weeks progress, but as your
Bronston and Life Time offer a three-month
wedding day approaches, you’re sure to feel the
countdown plan to get you ready for the big day:
stress of planning. “A new focus on rest and
relaxation during this time period is key,” Bronston
Weeks 1-4
Focus on changing your unhealthy habits. Nutrition says. You can eat well and exercise perfectly, but
without sleep, stretching, rest and recovery, your
is key when trying to lose weight, decrease body
body is at risk of not functioning properly.
fat and increase your overall health. Work with a
Planning a wedding can be stressful and tiresome,
professional to lay out a detailed nutrition plan
that consists of carbohydrates, protein and healthy but if you commit to a healthy diet and fitness plan,
you’ll walk down the aisle feeling confident and
fats at each meal. Then, begin with a fitness
ready for your new life ahead.
program that incorporates weight training and