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you worried that your body “My philosophy is that to just be in just send the numbers in the opposite
isn’t at its best for this bikini ‘bikini shape,’ it’s a start and stop thing,” direction will help you stay on track.
season? Looking for some Gidusko says. And that isn’t the best thing n Keep a food and exercise journal
quick tips to tame that tummy and get a for your body. “I try to promote a healthy ... Log everything you eat and drink. Enter
grip on your glutes? lifestyle all year long — not just exercising the time and how you are feeling. Since
We interviewed a number of fitness before you shop for a bathing suit.” emotions play a huge role in what we eat
experts, and they all had the same advice: Don’t panic, though — if you’ve and how much, by identifying your triggers
Get real. been neglecting the gym and not exactly you can begin to make better choices.
“Everyone should embrace what they watching your diet, there’s still hope. n Add a half-hour of exercise six
have,” says Sweat Like a Girl fitness owner What’s the best thing you can do? days per week. Get up early, power walk
Heather Gidusko, a former Philadelphia “Get started!” says Jackie LeClaire, a at lunch, take a fitness class, ride your bike,
Eagles cheerleader. “There is no perfect fitness instructor and nutritionist with go for a jog ... no excuses, just do it! … 30
body out there.”
That’s not to say you can’t or shouldn’t BOof DY
work toward getting in shape. It means that
you should be aware of the shape you have EVIDENCE
and not project someone else’s perception
onto it.
“Look at a magazine cover, and most
models are typically airbrushed,” Gidusko,
of Bethlehem, says. “Don’t go into a gym
with an image in your head.”
Image International model Sarah Corch
agrees. “Be realistic about your body type,
and don’t be obsessed with a number.”
Looking your best, they say, isn’t
something that happens overnight: it’s
a process.
WORK TO GET FIT FOR YOUR BODY SHAPE
By: Patrick O’Donnell
SPahraohtoCboyrBcohbwBoorsksiinnggeorut with weights. Results Wellness Centers. “Schedule time to 40 minutes per day of a combination of
to exercise. Four to five times per week strength training and cardio.
for an hour is good. Get out and walk at n Have a large breakfast, high in lean
lunchtime. Go to the gym. If you are not protein. Add fruit and veggies.
n Try spacing out your meals. Have
sure what exercises to do, seek help!” five or six small balanced meals, spaced
LeClaire, who works with three hours apart. You will eliminate
clients in the greater Lehigh Valley overeating and hunger pangs.
n Get plenty of rest. Try to sleep
region, has a number of quick tips seven to eight hours every night. You will
for getting a beach body, including: feel better and have more control at the
n Visualize yourself slim. This dinner table.
While Corch, of Drums, Luzerne
creates a road map in your County, doesn’t have a specific way to
subconscious … See yourself slim, prepare for a modeling session, she doesn’t
healthy and fit. eat bread, eliminates processed foods and
drinks a lot of water the week prior to a
n Make water your beverage of shoot to ensure she’s at her best weight. “I
choice. Drink at least half your can’t tell you the last time I had bread in
body weight in ounces per day. my house,” she says, “and I try to avoid
Eliminate soda and juices.
n Weigh yourself daily. It keeps you
focused on your weight goal. Knowing that
eating that slice of pizza or brownie might
42 INSPIRE HEALTH July § August 2015
isn’t at its best for this bikini ‘bikini shape,’ it’s a start and stop thing,” direction will help you stay on track.
season? Looking for some Gidusko says. And that isn’t the best thing n Keep a food and exercise journal
quick tips to tame that tummy and get a for your body. “I try to promote a healthy ... Log everything you eat and drink. Enter
grip on your glutes? lifestyle all year long — not just exercising the time and how you are feeling. Since
We interviewed a number of fitness before you shop for a bathing suit.” emotions play a huge role in what we eat
experts, and they all had the same advice: Don’t panic, though — if you’ve and how much, by identifying your triggers
Get real. been neglecting the gym and not exactly you can begin to make better choices.
“Everyone should embrace what they watching your diet, there’s still hope. n Add a half-hour of exercise six
have,” says Sweat Like a Girl fitness owner What’s the best thing you can do? days per week. Get up early, power walk
Heather Gidusko, a former Philadelphia “Get started!” says Jackie LeClaire, a at lunch, take a fitness class, ride your bike,
Eagles cheerleader. “There is no perfect fitness instructor and nutritionist with go for a jog ... no excuses, just do it! … 30
body out there.”
That’s not to say you can’t or shouldn’t BOof DY
work toward getting in shape. It means that
you should be aware of the shape you have EVIDENCE
and not project someone else’s perception
onto it.
“Look at a magazine cover, and most
models are typically airbrushed,” Gidusko,
of Bethlehem, says. “Don’t go into a gym
with an image in your head.”
Image International model Sarah Corch
agrees. “Be realistic about your body type,
and don’t be obsessed with a number.”
Looking your best, they say, isn’t
something that happens overnight: it’s
a process.
WORK TO GET FIT FOR YOUR BODY SHAPE
By: Patrick O’Donnell
SPahraohtoCboyrBcohbwBoorsksiinnggeorut with weights. Results Wellness Centers. “Schedule time to 40 minutes per day of a combination of
to exercise. Four to five times per week strength training and cardio.
for an hour is good. Get out and walk at n Have a large breakfast, high in lean
lunchtime. Go to the gym. If you are not protein. Add fruit and veggies.
n Try spacing out your meals. Have
sure what exercises to do, seek help!” five or six small balanced meals, spaced
LeClaire, who works with three hours apart. You will eliminate
clients in the greater Lehigh Valley overeating and hunger pangs.
n Get plenty of rest. Try to sleep
region, has a number of quick tips seven to eight hours every night. You will
for getting a beach body, including: feel better and have more control at the
n Visualize yourself slim. This dinner table.
While Corch, of Drums, Luzerne
creates a road map in your County, doesn’t have a specific way to
subconscious … See yourself slim, prepare for a modeling session, she doesn’t
healthy and fit. eat bread, eliminates processed foods and
drinks a lot of water the week prior to a
n Make water your beverage of shoot to ensure she’s at her best weight. “I
choice. Drink at least half your can’t tell you the last time I had bread in
body weight in ounces per day. my house,” she says, “and I try to avoid
Eliminate soda and juices.
n Weigh yourself daily. It keeps you
focused on your weight goal. Knowing that
eating that slice of pizza or brownie might
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