Fun Friday – How to get your body summer ready – 3 Easy steps (maybe)

 

Have you ever heard advertisers make the statement, “get your body summer ready?” If you are beyond a certain age of maturity, this is not as easy as some people make it sound.

Let me paint a picture for you using the canvas of my experience. Some women say, “Oh, I don’t tell my age.” Not me. I will tell you my age, my credit score, my social security number, but I will NOT tell you, my weight.

Due to my menopausal midsection, my jeans have betrayed me. Trying to tuck in my tummy rolls is like working with a clump of clay. Trying to put a popped can of biscuits back into the container would be less taxing.

Before you begin working to get your body summer ready, answer this question: What does summer ready mean if you’re in your Golden Years? Here are three ideas of what a summer ready body means for the over 50 ladies.

1.      A body free of aches and pains.

2.      Being able to rise from a chair without grunting.

3.      You have bathing suit confidence. In my mind this is the moment you realize that the perfect beach body means having a body and going to the beach.

4.      Sweat acceptance - this means you made peace with the fact that you’ll be perpetually glistening (due to hot flashes).

5.      Being a Yoga Yardie – this involves stretching out with morning yoga in your backyard enjoying the peace and tranquility of nature.

Now that you have an idea of what it means to have a summer body, what are the steps to get there? Well, I’ve worked with a fitness coach, a nutritionist, practiced yoga, and meditation. Yet I feel like I’m in a fight of my lifetime…against my metabolism. Why can’t this journey be a little easier? Well, it can.

Three steps to get your body summer ready:

1.      Change your mindset – accept your body the way it is, bumps, lumps, and imperfections. Make small changes for steps toward the body you want. Give yourself time.

2.      Pamper yourself – when you feel good, you look good. A foot massage, full body massage, a facial, all good methods for pampering and taking care of your body.

3.      Laugh regularly – just because it’s fun and it can relieve the stress of worrying about whether your body will be summer ready?

What are your tips for getting your body summer ready?