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Reader Question: Get in Shape for Wedding

How to get in shape for your wedding

I had a reader send me an email recently asking about how to get in shape for their wedding. I thought more of you might be interested in this topic so I posted the question and an answer here (with her permission!).

Question:

Hi!I have visited your site. I am a female and I work full time and only
have one day to work out at the gym. I run around the lake on the
weekend but miss it sometimes due to my busy schedule. If I were to work out
once a week, what type of workouts would you recommend for women? And
how long should the workout be for each exercise? I don’t want muscles
like those bodybuilding women. I would appreciate any and all info you
can give me beause I plan on getting married soon to my fiance and want
to look good for the wedding.

Love,
(Name Withheld)

Answer:

When you are working out only once a week your options are limited but there are a few things you can do to really speed up the process of losing weight and getting in shape for your wedding.

Firstly, whatever cardio you are doing you should switch to high intensity. If you only have one session a week you want that session to burn as many calories as it can, boost your metabolism to keep you burning energy longer and challenge your muscles so that they grow and change. The best thing you could do is run some hills or do some wind sprints at the park. Really try to push yourself thinking that you want to get a whole week’s worth of exercise out.

Secondly, weight training becomes important when you only have a limited amount of time. Do not worry about getting muscles like a female bodybuilder�- that is impossible on one day a week. As a matter of fact, it is near impossible training many times a week without steriods, hardcore high protein diet and a heck of a lot of weights.

You should aim to do a full body weights or bodyweight workout on your one day session. You see, the more muscle you can add the more fat you will burn. Muscle and fat do no coexist and weight training speeds up your metabolism and burns fat when you are not working out. You will appear more toned and healthy by just adding a little bit of resistance exercise to your weekly workout.

Stick to the core exercises that work large groups of muscles like the:

• squat
• bench press (pushup)
• military press
• crunch
• deadlift
• chin up
• dips

However, the most important thing to help get you in shape is your diet. You should be eating very healthy at this time. As aforementioned, there is only so much you can achieve with one exercise session per week. However, you will still be eating as normal and this is where you can really influence the shape and look of your body.

Replace all man-made foods with natural foods like fruits, vegetables, eggs, beef and so on. Stay away from pasta and bread and eat small meals at regular intervals throughout the day to avoid snacking. The real achievements that you make will depend on how you eat.

I hope this helps.

If you would like to ask a question, ask it on our Women's Fitness Forum.

Remember, this is not professional advice. Just information for people who are looking for it.

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