Weight Loss
Congratulations, you're at the halfway point! "If you notice that you are not where you want to be, it is time to locate the potential roadblocks or obstacles," Friberg said. "You still have 12 weeks and a solid amount of time."
The halfway point is the ideal time to revise your workout in order to keep things fresh.
- Monday: Run or do a treadmill class for 45 to 60 minutes
- Tuesday: Weight train in the morning and add an easy lunchtime or evening walk/jog
- Wednesday: HIIT
- Thursday: Weight train in the morning and add lunchtime or evening yoga
- Friday: Pilates and add a lunchtime or evening walk
- Saturday: Combo of weight training and cardio
- Sunday: Rest
Toning
Kom said this is the month to step up your game so you don't hit a plateau — and that means adding HIIT training to your regimen. "You can either replace your Full-Body Friday with your HIIT workout, or sub it in as one of your cardio days," she told POPSUGAR.
Kom recommended a Tabata-style HIIT workout:
- Burpees all out for 20 seconds
- Rest for 10 seconds
- Repeat seven times for a total of eight rounds
- Rest for 60 seconds
- Push-ups all out for 20 seconds
- Rest for 10 seconds
- Repeat seven times for a total of eight rounds
- Rest for 60 seconds
- Squat jumps all out for 20 seconds
- Rest for 10 seconds
- Repeat seven times for a total of eight rounds
As you step up your game, don't forget to drink plenty of water. "Staying hydrated is so key to your overall health," Kom said. "From a bride's perspective, you just need to know that drinking water promotes weight loss, makes your skin look supple and sweet, and it gives you plenty of energy for those killer workouts you're gonna be getting in!"