5 Unique Tips for your Wedding Bod
Bride and Groom happy at their reception.
Workout first, diet later.
If you want to get started with the easiest, most beneficial choice, choose Exercise. Dieting and exercise share a symbiotic relationship. You can make a difference if you work hard on just one of them, but they transform you when used together. Maybe for you, one is easier than the other though, and getting started is where most people quit either way.
Our bodies get used to the food we’re eating, even if it’s terrible for us, unless you make a change. A motivational change can be enough sometimes, but you’ll have to repeatedly summon your strongest will power, all day everyday.
To put it simply, when your body starts to work harder, it demands what it needs. A physical change will harness the power of your subconscious brain. You only have to make one motivated decision each day, to increase your heart rate for an hour, and the rest will follow.
The after burn effect will have you utilizing more of the calories you’ve eaten or stored in fat throughout the day.
Fast forward two weeks, and 12 simple workouts.
Now your body has physically changed to help with your health goal. You spend more calories than ever before, and you’re allowed to eat exactly the same. You shouldn’t see any visual progress, and that’s okay, because we’ll get there.
Now you should feel more capable of choosing harder exercises, and the food that you eat feels more justified. So do more sets, more reps, or push your cardio 20 minutes longer each day.
Fast forward two more weeks, and 12 workouts at an elevated level.
Now when you get a breath of fresh air, it feels great. When you use the stairs, you may be sore, but your breathing feels amazing, and making healthy eating choices seems more natural.
This is the power of making small wins. Each time you complete a workout, the next one becomes easier in your mind. Each time your body becomes more efficient, it will be more willing to ask for healthy food. Each time you’re rewarded with healthy food, the next workout becomes more accessible to your mind.
Wedding Party supports Bride and Groom in Whitefield, NH at Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa
2. Include your Wedding Party.
Wedding traditions are rich in relationships, between friends and family.
For example, there’s the group photos of Bridesmaids and Groomsmen.
There’s Bachelorette Parties, and the famous reception speeches.
These traditions gather your closest people for one goal on your Wedding Day.
Your Wedding Bod is also one goal, and you don’t have to be alone in your pursuit.
If you have Bridesmaids and Groomsmen, why not rally their support?
Take them with you on some of your workouts.
Motivation is amplified when there’s more people involved, as long as they support the same goal. Asking them to join benefits both of you, and gives you more down time together to discuss Wedding Plans that you may have otherwise wasted on distractions like social media.
Ask them to give you verbal support each time they see you.
“You look fantastic, Danika! How is the Wedding Planning going?”
“What are you doing to get in shape? Because it’s working.”
“You look so healthy lately! I want you to bring me next time you work out!”
Plenty of outdoor space at Bellevue Barn in Jefferson, New Hampshire.
3. Run at your Wedding Venue.
You’re getting healthy for the day you get married. What could be better for your motivation than to crush goals at the very place you’re getting married?
There's 3 things you’ll appreciate during your entire run.
You can take in the physical beauty
Day dream about the emotional significance
Be inspired just by spending some dedicated time there.
At least once in the months leading up to your big day, make a day to do this.
Just Married couple in their getaway car, Lakes Region, NH.
4. Push your fiance in their car.
Leg day? Feel like doing something different? Put that car in Neutral!
Many people have a car, but not everyone has a gym membership. All you need is a flat, 100ft runway to propel your car. Speaking from personal experience, this exciting exercise compares to maxing out a leg press at the gym. Plus your Fiance gets to laugh at you, while they hitch a free ride.
Now hop behind the wheel and get a break while your Fiance pushes you!
Watermelon Wedding Cake
5. Reward your effort with a beneficial reward.
At best, we still find ourselves needing a reward, and that’s okay. Making your rewards healthy is a solid way to receive double benefit from your efforts.
How much sense does the following statement make?
Typical “rewards” for working out are things that you worked hard to avoid.
Here are 3 Healthy Foods to reward your efforts:
Apples
Watermelon
Oranges
Rewards can also be tasks that benefit you, or that you love to do. Below are some examples:
Showering
Stretching
Brushing your teeth
Upgrading your running shoes
Getting an insulated water bottle
Getting new leggings
Conclusion
Because your body will do the work on auto pilot, workout before deciding to diet. Spend some time with your wedding party to get better together, and choose some exciting exercises to bond over at the venue. Then reward yourself with a food, task, or upgrade to help continue your progress.
To speak with the author of this article for more information, or to hear about these experiences first hand, contact Daniel Khuu on this website, on Instagram @khuuperception, or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KhuuPerception
