Wedding Blog

It’s approximately 5 months until my wedding and I probably should start thinking of my workout plan.

A very rough outline of my plan so far:

1) Watch what I eat: limit snacks, no soda/juice- only water, try to avoid fatty and/or fried foods.

2) Work out: 4 times a week!

And that’s it. Hahaha. Okay, well let me elaborate more on my work out. I’ll do cardio: running/elliptical for about 20 minutes. And then I’ll do some lifting/free weights BUT only concentrating on my arms. I realize, in my wedding dress, that’s the only area that will really be seen by everyone else. (Yes of course, after the wedding I want to look good for my honeymoon, but we’re actually taking our honeymoon 2 months later so I have a bit more time.)

So back to the arms… well, it’s really the arms and pectoral area. You know how when you wear a tube top or strapless dress the fat between your arms and torso sometimes gets pinched. I absolutely HATE that. So my goal: make my upper body jiggle proof! I found some great workouts on-line to get me started:

Combo Chest / Back Fly:
Lie on your back with your knees bent and with arms extended, dumbbell in each hand.

Lift the weights to meet in the middle, above chest. Then bring weights slowly over your head. Return to starting position and repeat.

Rear Raise:
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, hands to side with dumbbell in each hand.

Lift arms slowly straight back, while keeping your shoulders down. Return to starting position and repeat.

Modified Handstand (MAD props to people who can do this- I almost fell over trying this out!): Stand with heels against the wall and your hands on the floor so that your body forms an upside down V- shape.

Walk feet up the wall until legs are parallel to the floor. Hold for 15-60 seconds. Return to starting position, rest, and repeat.

*Check out Self Magazine on-line for more great arm (and other body part) workouts!