Lose 15 Pounds with the 60 Day Bridal Bootcamp!

The wedding fairytale begins with the Man of your Dreams, down on one knee, asking for your hand in marriage, and slipping on the sparkly bauble on your ring finger. Guaranteed that the first thing you focus on the wedding prep agenda is to look for the perfect wedding dress. But what if you had to sacrifice your dream dress because you weren’t feeling confident enough to wear it?

The day of your wedding will be the most photographed day of your life. Given that you didn’t run away to Vegas and elope, I’m sure that you are motivated more than ever to be the most beautiful woman in the room and look absolutely ravishing in your wedding gown and on your hubby’s arm.

As a bride-to-be myself with a strapless, form fitting designer gown to wear in two months I’m aware that there is no such thing as spot fat reduction and that my arms, back, and chest will be center stage in this dress. So with that, I would like to share with you a 60 Day Bridal Bootcamp Program to kick your physique into high gear for the best day of your life.

The 60 Day Bridal Bootcamp comprises of the workouts done consistently and with full effort, to meet the very tight 60 Day deadline.

The workouts will be mostly bodyweight resistance movements with explosive moves to rev up the metabolism. It’s very important to keep a quick pace in order to reach the cardio fat burning benefits while toning your muscles. 5 days a week, 45 minutes a day max is all that is required to lose inches around the waist, tone up the arms, and carve out that sexy clavicle, shoulder blades, and confidence.

Please note that the one-minute break applies after the exercise set is done, not in between repetitions.

Monday:

~ 30 steps of walking wide stride lunges. One minute break

~ 10 pushups with both feet on the ground to fatigue. Continue with 10 pushups with knees on the ground. One minute break.

~ Maximum number of crunches performed in one minute. One minute break.

~ 20 leap frog jumps beginning with the movement beginning with a crouching position like a frog and fingers touching the ground in between your legs. Leap up and reach for the sky with both hands. One minute break.

~ Plank position to engage the abs, hold for one minute. Laying chest down on the ground, hold yourself up with your forearms while tightening the core and thighs. One minute break.

~ Repeat this series 4 times.

Tuesday

~ 20 minutes of cardio, your choice done at a level 7 out of 10 in effort. I prefer the stairmill at the gym, jump rope if I’m in a time squeeze (you can condense this down to 10 minutes if you are jump roping).

~30 steps of walking wide stride, diagonal lunges, making a zig zag movement.

~ One minute break

~ Using a chair, perform 20 tricep dips. Your hands are on the chair, facing forward, feet on the ground and legs/torso extended. Dip down, bending at the elbows, until you are at a 90 degree angle at the elbow. Push up to complete the movement. One minute break.

~ Repeat the diagonal lunges and tricep dips series 3 times.

Wednesday

Rest

Thursday

~ 30 Mountain Climbers. In a runner position with meet staggered, fingers on the ground, shuffle your feet forward for a count of 30. One minute break.

~ 20 V-Ups. Laying flat on your back with arms extended over your head, balance yourself on your glutes and raise your straight legs and straight arms up to meet each other in the air over your pelvis. Come back down without touching the ground. One minute break.

~ 10 One legged squats. With one foot on a stool or bench and standing, bend at the knee until your hind knee nearly touches the ground. Push back up through the heel and squeeze your glutes at the peak. Switch legs and repeat. One minute break.

~ 10 pushups with both feet on the ground to fatigue. Continue with 10 pushups with knees on the ground. One minute break.

~ Repeat this series 4 times.

Friday

~ 60 jumping jacks. One minute break.

~ 60 high marches. Marching in place and raising your knees to your chest, moving at a double time pace. One minute break.

~ 20 Supermans. Laying on your stomach with your legs together and your arms extended in front of you, raise your arms and legs off the ground, squeezing your butt and abs, returning to the floor. One minute break.

~ 20 knee to elbow planks. While in plank position, alternate raising your knee to your elbows. One minute break.

~ 30 bicycle crunches. In a crunch position with hands behind the head, touch your elbows to your opposite knees.

~ Repeat this series 4 times.

Saturday

~ 20 minutes of cardio, your choice done at a level 7 out of 10 in effort. I prefer the stairmill at the gym, jump rope if I’m in a time squeeze (you can condense this down to 10 minutes if you are jump roping).

~ 12 Bicep curls with a resistance band or 8 lb. weights. Standing in the middle of the resistance band and handles in each hand, hold your arm stiffly to your sides, bend at the elbows and curl up until you have peak bicep contraction. One minute break.

~ 10 pushups with both feet on the ground to fatigue. Continue with 10 pushups with knees on the ground. One minute break.

~ 30 steps of walking wide stride lunges. One minute break

~ Repeat the bicep curls, pushups, and lunges 3 times.

This article was contributed to Jaymie Moran, Founder of Asiance Magazine and was published on their website last June 2011.
Asiance Magazine is an Online Magazine and social network for Asian American Women. It caters to the glamorous, aspirational, 18-34 year old, English-speaking generation Asian American women defying boundaries & upbringings while pursuing careers & ideals not initially deemed respectable by the Asian Community.

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