3 Things I’ve Learned About Bridal Fitness

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3 Things I've Learned About Bridal Fitness

Aaah, “Bridal fitness”. Like losing weight for New Year’s, weddings are one of those arbitrary events that seems to get everyone panicking about losing weight. This is what I have learned during my wedding planning process:

Don’t overdo it

Seriously. When I was in the early stages of wedding planning, I would go to the gym and do the stair machine on the highest resistance for an hour at a time, with a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue propped up to motivate me. “I’m going to look great in my wedding dress!!” I said to myself as I pushed through these hard workouts. And you know what happened? I dislocated both of my kneecaps on that stair machine from pushing myself too hard, and had my mobility limited to the point of not being able to walk properly for years. The irony? That actually caused me to have to postpone my wedding, since I was in a wheelchair at one point and spent all my savings on medical expenses.

Don’t overstretch yourself

Be kind to yourself with your hectic wedding schedule, because you may find yourself feeling tempted to burn both ends of the candle taking care of wedding errands and trying to squeeze in workouts around it. Now that my knees have recovered and I actually can work out again, I’ve found myself too pressed for time to hit the gym. I’ve dealt with this by doing workouts at home – currently, I’m an ambassador for Total Gym and before that I was following along with YouTube workout videos in my living room. When Good Earth Tea sent complimentary tea for Jaime’s bachelorette Tea Bar, they also forwarded the the link to these BUTI fitness workouts inspired by their Cocoa Tango tea. Yes, a workout inspired by tea! It’s a full 37 minute workout, so this could helpful if you’re looking for free fitness videos to follow.

Remember what matters

Exercise for your own sake and your own health. Like all other areas of wedding planning, it’s easy for weight loss expectations to get out of control, and there is sadly so much pressure put on women regarding their appearance. I feel that pressure too despite knowing better – as evidenced by my ridiculous story of how I injured myself – but I’m trying to focus in what really matters.

What tips do you have for brides (Or anyone!) wanting to approach working out in a balanced way?

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142 thoughts on “3 Things I’ve Learned About Bridal Fitness”

  1. Your story is actually pretty sad….I hate how especially women have the glamor expectation to live up to and love your point – focus on the good stuff and do what feels good for you. Point well taken! I don’t like exercise and find myself pushing to do it just because I think it’s what is expected. I totally am gonna skip tonight and get back at it tomorrow :0)

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  3. I just recently my husband and I decided that we should try to go out for a walk each day to get some sort of exercise. He just wants to stay fit and also healthy which I agree. So, now everyday after 6 pm the entire family goes out for a walk. Plus you get a chance to meet and see your neighbors and have a quick chit chat. Thanks for sharing. Great tips.

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  4. I agree to ease into working out and not to overdo it. If you overdo it and hurt yourself, then you can’t workout at all. I love working out from home with fitness dvds, youtube videos, and workouts I find on Pinterest.

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