“Once you are engaged and planning a destination wedding, the pressure is on,” explained Nicole Glor, creator of the NikkiFitness DVD line. “Women want to look good in their dress and on the beach. It’s the whole the reason I became a group fitness instructor in the first place. A beach wedding dress can’t hide your flaws. You can’t just have the dress taken out, or include sleeves if you miss a few weeks at the gym.”

With a 200% increase in the popularity of destination weddings in the last decade, and a huge increase in the media coverage of them, Mrs. Glor chose her own destination wedding in Tulum, Mexico in 2003 (pictured below). She had a hard time battling the daily snowstorms in Syracuse, NY to get to the gym. That’s why she became certified in group fitness, because she needed extra motivation to get to her workouts.

Five years later she is now a certified personal trainer working in Manhattan, and she taped her second multi-tasking fitness DVD on the same beach she was married on, during her 5 year wedding anniversary.  A demo can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXE4oJdFgN8 .

“Because I went through the destination wedding planning, I know the pressures destination brides-to-be are under. You have a never-ending to-do list, a scale that won’t move, a dress that doesn’t fit, and minimal time for a workout. You don’t have time to stand still and do bicep curls when you could be multi-tasking.”

The NikkiFitness series of multi-tasking workouts combine upper body muscle groups with lower body moves that when, performed together, put you a little off-balance and require core strength. Her Manhattan class participants, personal training clients, and NikkifFitness column readers already follow these routines, which add cardio intervals between sets. These workouts can be done in half and hour, saving valuable time while also getting an intense workout.

The other thing brides have in common? Stress. Nikki invited her sister Kim Glab, a certified yoga instructor, to help fix that problem with a 15 minute yoga routine. “I have searched for years for a short yoga DVD that stretched all my sore muscles from teaching up to 15 classes per week. None included my favorite
stretches with stress-relieving breathing and sun salutations. So my sister and I made this for ourselves and for anyone who also wants the perfect 15 minute yoga routine.”

Another thing common among destination wedding brides-to-be is anticipation. Different than traditional fitness DVD, the NikkiFitness Beach Bride workout will not show a studio full of women doing the same old routine. It’s shot in different scenic locations in Mexico, with the crystal clear blue water in the background, wind rustling the palm trees, and the sun shining on the sand. The location keeps you excited because you’re looking at a beach similar to where the wedding/honeymoon might take place, and the quick edits keep participants visually stimulated.

“If you are a couple that likes to work out together too,” Nikki continues, “these moves are definitely tough enough for your fiancé. If you are a traditional wedding bride looking forward to toning up, lowering stress and planning a great honeymoon, this is for you as well.”

Also, in the spirit of YouTube and iPod and thousands of products tailored to individual tastes, one generic soundtrack isn’t forced on participants. The DVD sends exercisers to www.nikkifitness.com for their own playlist suggestions in many different genres. Each workout can include new music.

The DVD is available on Amazon.com along with the NikkiFitness Military Wife Workout. For more information, a biography, video demo, press clips, columns, fitness blog, wedding advice, photos
and letters from other destination brides, log on to www.nikkifitness.com

Contact: nikki@nikkifitness.com

*Nikki is also available to write fitness columns, and interviews
for other fitness articles.

Nikki Fitness Beach Bride Workout Video

This was totally Shirin’s idea. I just took the photo.

One of my favorite shots.

The sign-in photo book was a big hit!

Well back to the press trip. Like I said, I was there with Romantic Destinations Magazine. We took a several personal guided tour, each with their own unique perspective of Napa. First and foremost, I have to highly recommend calling Chris and Bill at Cristal Blue Carriage the next time you are visiting Napa. Even if you have been to Napa before, like me, Chris and Bill will show you a whole other side to wine country. We were all chauffeured around in their trademark blue limos. We visited quite a few modern boutique wineries. Everyone involved was so personable an friendly. Everyplace we went was like going over to a friend’s house and drinking a glass of wine, however these friends houses’ just happened to sit in the middle of a beautiful vineyard. Other venues for seeing and experiencing Napa, that I highly recommend, are listed below (as well as some of the winery’s we visited).

Cristal Blue Carriage

Ceja Vineyards

Larson Winery (actually in Sonoma)

Bouchaine Winery

Palmaz Vineyards

Signorello Vineyards

Ravenswood Winery

Imagery Estate Winery

Destino (wine tasting on a yacht down Napa River - how cool!)

Other links

Ballons Above The Valley (awesome!!!)

Spa Terra

The Girl & The Fig

Brannan’s Grill

I love all the Winery dogs!!!