Bridal Workout

Well, I am trying to keep up with this healthy bride thing, but it is alot of work. A couple of month ago I started the 100 Push-up Challenge. It really was not working for me and I fell off the wagon. I have sinse received some good work out advise from An Excited Bride (who looks great) and has inspired me again. I have been hitting the gym 3 days per week and attending a dance class another day. I have been really working my arms and back on the machines at the gym and have even started jogging for 10 minutes while working out on the treadmill. Wish me luck!! How is your workout going? Have any bridal workout advise?

I Am A Slacker

Well...I have not been doing that well with the 100 Push-Up Challenge. As I started week three, I just got lazy. I think that part of it is that my gym was closed for a week for remodeling. Well, I am reenergized since I read the post on the Excited Bride about her doing her 50 push-ups a day and the pictures showing how great she looks. I started redoing week three and I struggled yesterday. I will wrap up week three on Sunday. Wish me luck. How are the rest of you pushers doing?

PS: My arms will definitely get some exercise this weekend, because the broomjumpinggroom and I am are doing some painting around the home this weekend. I guess they do not call it Labor Day for nothing.

Week 3 and Counting !!!

I started on week 3 of the 100 Push-Up Challenge and it kicked my butt. I really struggled to get through the routine today. It will be worth it, so my arms will not be jiggling to their own beat when I walk down the aisle. It seems to get harder as the weeks go on, but I guess it was easy it would not be called a challenge. How is everyone else doing?

I Got the Power

I got the power. Anyone else remember He-Man and She-ra? I feel I am turning to She-ra as I continue the challenge. Well, I did day two of the 100 Push-Up Challenge. I do not feel to bad. It seemed to help when I did the crunches during the push-up rest period. I just ache a little in the morning, but the soreness seems to go away as the day goes on. I have more day this week, which I will probably do Saturday morning since I went to belly dancing class last night and want a day off. Keep up the good work all of you push-uppers.

100 Push Up Challenge...I Think I Am At 2

No, no, no. I have been doing the challenge as listed, so I have done way more than two. I finished week one and am on week two. I started week two on Tuesday. I did not feel to bad when doing them and seemed not to struggle to as much as I did last week. One of my goals of doing this is not only to strengthen my arms, but to become strong enough so that I can get lower the ground when doing the push ups. When I did the rest periods in between sets I did 25 crunches. max I plan on doing my push ups tomorrow and Thursday to finish out the week. How is everyone else doing? Keep up the good work.

My Arms Feel Like Spaghetti

Well, I did it. I started the 100 Push-Up Challenge. My arms are throbbing and I just did the initial test. On Wednesday, I will be starting the first day of week one. The author of the challenge suggest that you should skip a day in between to allow your arms to rest. No kidding, I need the rest, my arms hurt so much, I can barely lift my arms to move my hands to type this post. I hope the author of this challenge is right and it gets easier. Check back with me on Thursday and I will let you know how easy it got.

All Arms on Deck

All arms up...well not for that long, my arms are tired. When I was reading one of my daily reads Kate's Wedding and she had on there about the One Hundred Push Up challenge. I know that my arms are one area that I need to work on and have been told by several people that I need to do push ups to get my arms in shape for the wedding. I did them one day, but I only did 20....ok,ok, really I only did 5. How pitiful. So Kate, here is a shout out to you. I am up to the challenge, because if I do not do it, I will be flapping all the way down the aisle. Are you up to the challenge?

Are You Katrina?

Katrina is one of the new brides on Bridezillas. Katrina's issue was that she could not get her wedding dress zipped up. Katrina hoped that her mother would purchase her a new wedding dress since she could not fit into her current one. Her family tried to put her on a diet with no success. In the end, Katrina's mother had to purchase a full body griddle for her fit into her dress.I have been reading alot of bridal blogs and there is a common theme, although not the the extreme that Katrina was, ... which is looking great in our wedding dress. Many of us, myself included, are in a quest to shed some of those extra pounds prior to our big day. In this post and some to follow, I will talk about some of exercise and weight loss ideas that I have either used or found on the web.

In this post, I have a tip that I found from the web. In this article, the author gives you the best workout based off of what type of wedding dress that you are wearing. The four dress styles that they provide workouts for are:

• Open Back


• Sweetheart Neckline


• Arm-barring (spaghetti straps, strapless or halter)


• Form fitting or sheath gown

There are exercises listed for each dress style that work the areas of the body that are necessary to make you look your best in the style of dress that you have chosen. To read the article and get your workout on, click here. Good luck. Reply to this post to share your progress or exercise tips with others , you never know who you will inspire to become a Buff Bride.