Manolo for the Brides

Today’s post is late-ish because I took a lunch-hour dance lesson. I’ll admit that I’m kind of a nut for fitness — most days I’m so busy that the time I spend climbing hills on the treadmill while reading a good book seem like my own little slice of heaven. But I understand that there are plenty of brides and even some grooms that aren’t usually fitness-minded, but want to lose some inches before the big day.

Enter the “boot camp” movement. Personally, the notion of getting up at 6 a.m. so that a drill sergeant can scream at me while I attempt to do a push-up scares the bejeezus out of me. Some people, however, call that motivation…and hey, more power to ’em. The whole boot camp thing has really caught on, if packages like Billy Blanks Boot Camp Elite and Denise Austin: Boot Camp – Total Body Blast are any indication.

Videos and books aside, what is the deal with these bridal boot camps? You’ve got your Buff Brides, your tried and true boot camp, the John Spencer Ellis boot camp diet, Fit to be Wed, Fit to be Tied, Healthy Bride Boot Camp, and more. Programs vary in terms of how similar they are to actual boot camp, though few will ask you to competently field strip a rifle before allowing you to procure your marriage license.

The problem with boot camp fitness, as I see it, is that it’s a short term program. If you do lose whatever it is you were hoping to lose, it’ll likely come back once you stop boot campin’. Am I right?

Have any of you ladies or gents gone through the pre-wedding fitness boot camp process? If you have, please share your impressions!

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