What Is Fit To Be Bride?

Fit To Be Bride is an exercise program that teaches you how to sculpt your shape based on your specific body type, so that you'll look your best in your wedding dress.

As a woman, your genetic body type plays a part in determining what your body looks like. Based on that body type, you will tend to gain body fat faster in certain areas, and to lose it more easily in others. The same principle holds true with muscle. That's why improperly training certain areas, by lifting too much, or doing the wrong kinds of exercises, can worsen matters by making those areas even bigger! I've witnessed this countless times in the gym with female exercisers, who spend hours training their bodies with squats, lunges, and stairs. Sure, their muscles were toned, but they also ended up with big butts and thunder thighs.

That's because, while some women can get away with that type of training, others have body types that pack on muscle more in the lower half, but they often don't realize it until its too late! The same is true with some women for the upper half of the body.

Fit To Be Bride is about knowing how to identify your specific body type, and then learning how to make it look the best it can in the limited time that you have between now and your wedding day. Let's be honest - it's a short term solution - but that's exactly what you need right now. You're getting married, and you need to know how to train your body to look as good as it can look when you put that gown on in two, four, six or however many months from now. This book will tell you how to do that.

What's My Body Type?

Am I An EctoBride?

EctoBrides are women who we typically think of as being naturally thin. It seems that they can eat almost anything they want, and still stay that way. A classic example of an EctoBride would be any supermodel. They usually float down the runway, with their light frames, long slim limbs, and narrow shoulders and hips. If you're thinking, "Gee this is me, but my hips aren't so narrow", you're probably an EctoBride who naturally carries a little more body fat, and has more prominent and curvaceous hips and belly. Of course, it only seems like you can eat whatever you want - you know better. Keep in mind that you don't have to be a six foot tall supermodel in order to be an EctoBride. If you're naturally slim, you are one.

Am I A MesoBride?

MesoBrides are naturally strong and athletic women. Most of the time, they are regular exercisers, because they have an innate ability to do so. A classic example of a MesoBride would be any female gymnast. They display sturdy shoulders and arms, a narrow, tapered waistline, and well defined muscle contours, as they bounce, balance and tumble their way across the floor. If you are strong and athletic, but aren't as lean as most gymnasts (and who is?), you're probably a MesoBride that is a bit softer and more curvaceous. Even though you may not be ready for the balance beam, you still have a relatively well developed musculature, that responds quickly to exercise.

Am I An EndoBride?

EndoBrides are women we consider to be fuller figured. They usually carry more body fat than the other two types, and have more curvaceous figures. There is not one typical example of a EndoBride. They tend to have softer bodies with gentle curves, full, smooth shoulders, and prominent hips and thighs. Examples of this body type range from Marilyn Monroe and Drew Barrymoore, who have classic hourglass figures, to Oprah Winfrey and Rosie O'Donnell, who carry more fullness on their frames.

• Relatively few women fall exclusively into one body type category. Most are in between two types, having tendencies from both. Let's use Oprah Winfrey as an example. Her fuller figure makes her an EndoBride, but she's also been known to run marathons. While she's training for races, she displays some of the athleticism of a MesoBride. When deciding which training plan to follow, choose the workout for the body type that most closely describes you. In Oprah's case, that would be the EndoBride workout.
• Height doesn't matter. Body types are based solely on the shape of your body.