Lifestyle/Nutrition
Get Summer-Ready with These 5 Lifestyle and Body Contouring Tips
Summer is just around the corner, and whether your goal is to rock that swimsuit or simply feel more confident in your own skin, we all want to look and feel our best.
As we transition from Spring to Summer and begin making those outdoor plans, several easy tips can kickstart a new and improved routine. Both those looking to slim down and those vying to add tone and definition can find success within just a few weeks of consistency.
In addition to lifestyle tips, we compiled a list of five body contouring procedures patients most commonly seek before bathing suit season.
1. Start with a Healthy Diet With Moderate Sodium Intake
Your diet plays a crucial role in achieving your body goals. Start by consuming more fruits and vegetables while lowering your consumption of processed and sugary foods. This process will help you lose weight and give your body the necessary nutrients vital for exercising regularly.
Sodium intake is another common theme regarding weight and fat loss diets. Excess sodium intake can cause you to retain fluids, but that does not mean it is prudent to cut out salt entirely.
Moderation, as with everything, is critical, and sodium offers several benefits, including helping the body balance water content and mineral density. Additionally, although it causes water retention, sodium is required for muscle contraction and can assist you on heavier lift days. Finally, studies have suggested low sodium intake can increase insulin resistance. Aim to eat a balanced, healthy, and nutrient-rich diet that supplements your exercise routine well.
2. Drink Plenty of Water: It May Help You Lose Weight
Staying hydrated is another essential step to maintaining a healthy body, especially during summer. The body continually loses water with each passing minute, primarily in the form of urine and sweat but also due to body functions like breathing.
Aim to drink at least eight to ten eight-ounce glasses of water per day to keep your body hydrated and functioning at its best. Not only does this keep you firing on all cylinders, but drinking a healthy amount of water has been loosely tied to weight-loss benefits. Staying hydrated will boost your metabolism in small amounts that can add up over time. Furthermore, drinking about 30 minutes before each meal can help you feel full and eat fewer calories.
3. Incorporate Cardio into Your Exercise Routine
Cardiovascular exercise is essential for burning calories, which can help you shed excess fat. The key point in that sentence, however, is "can." There are several tools in the toolshed of exercise tips for weight and fat loss, and cardio is just one of them. Higher-intensity cardio is most efficient at burning calories, but any cardio will help if done consistently. Incorporate at least 30 minutes of cardio into your daily exercise routine to tone and slim your body.
The best exercise routines also add strength training, typically on non-cardio days. Lifting weights is highly effective for fat loss, primarily because it builds muscle.
4. Get Plenty of Rest and Pay Attention to Your Mental Health
Getting enough rest is crucial for overall health and well-being. Aim to get at least seven to eight hours of sleep per night to give your body the rest it needs to function at its best. This will allow your body to recover from the cardio and strength exercises you have adopted into your routine and help keep your mental health sharp.
Stress has been linked to abdominal fat in certain patients, so make sure to get adequate rest and take breaks from social media and screen time.
5. Try Body Contouring Treatments
If you're looking for a dramatic fix to help you achieve your body goals in time for summer, body contouring treatments may be worth considering. With advanced technology like that provided by AirSculpt, you can sculpt a notable change and observe almost instant results while returning to work in one to two days. Their procedures are much lighter than traditional liposuction, which means you can get back to your exercise routine in just a couple of weeks with newfound motivation to stick to your body goals.
4 Popular Fat Removal and Body Contouring Procedures For Summer
Here are five of the most popular body contouring and fat removal procedures patients receive ahead of summer:
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Fat Removal: Minimally invasive fat removal treatments allow surgeons to physically remove excess fat and sculpt the body in detail. Unlike traditional liposuction and nonsurgical fat removal, advanced techniques like AirSculpt will enable you to remain wide awake while achieving dramatic, permanent results in one session. As you see above, our featured patient lost stubborn underarm fat and now looks forward to wearing tank tops without worry as the weather turns warmer.
You'll enjoy a slimmer, more contoured look and not have to worry about large scars, as the entry points made are tiny and resemble small freckles at worst. AirSculpt can permanently remove fat anywhere from the chin to the ankle and is especially useful for targeting diet and exercise-resistant fat that cannot be spot reduced.
Once targeted fat cells are removed from a body part, they will not return, meaning your improved proportions should last as long as you maintain stable body weight and healthy lifestyle.
Having AirSculpt at least six weeks before wearing a swimsuit is best. Most swelling will have subsided by this point, and the entry points, which do not require stitches, will largely be healed. Meanwhile, the results on the targeted areas of your body will look and feel slimmer.
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Brazilain Butt Lift: Voluptuous, rounded buttocks are quite popular nowadays. Many patients turn to implants to achieve this look, but such procedures can often lead to potential risks and side effects like rupture, migration, or rejection.
If you want to accentuate your backside in time for summer, a Brazilian Butt Lift, or BBL, can artfully deliver naturally enhanced buttocks without invasive implants. The AirSculpt technique enables surgeons to harvest fat from trouble areas delicately. This enhanced finesse ensures minimal trauma to the target body part while preventing damage or shearing to the fat. Doing so maximizes the amount of fat that survives the transfer to the buttocks, as the body will naturally reabsorb some material.
As our Washington, D.C. patient's before and afters above demonstrate, patients enjoy the dual benefits of added booty pop and a slimmer area like the belly. The best time to receive a BBL before summer is about two months before wearing a bathing suit to enjoy your full results.
Swelling and bruising will dramatically decrease before then, but at this point, your change will become much more pronounced. Again, there are no large scars to worry about with this BBL technique, thanks to the precise nature of AirSculpt.
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Mommy Makeover: If you have several areas of your body you want to refine or touch up, look no further than a mommy makeover. This set of procedures can seamlessly restore your pre-pregnancy body and permanently address issues stemming from childbirth, weight fluctuations, or the natural aging process.
A mommy makeover can be customized to address your specific needs. It generally includes a combination of all-natural breast enhancement and a stomach fat removal and tightening treatment. We usually also complete the accentuating of your curves and toning of your physique with a combination of lower back and pubic fat removal.
Mothers who receive a complete mommy makeover with fat removal from several areas, skin tightening, and a fat transfer may need three months to recover fully. Everything is still done with patients wide awake to minimize risk and enhance surgeon versatility. Still, planning to receive a mommy makeover about 10 to 12 weeks before a summer getaway is prudent.
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Cellulite Removal: For many women, like style expert Emily Loftiss, whose before and afters are featured, cellulite dimples can be more than a nuisance-they can discourage us from wearing bathing suits and feeling our best. Minimally invasive cellulite removal procedures can instantly reduce these stubborn dimples without causing undue bruising or swelling.
The Aveli device used at AirSculpt enters through the same two-millimeter-wide entry points, meaning you do not need to worry about large scars. This technique is quite delicate, so you can hit the beach wearing that bikini in as little as a month afterward. Many patients combine cellulite treatments with fat removal on the buttocks, thighs, or other areas like the arms or belly.
No matter what you want to sculpt ahead of summer, reaching your body goals is achievable with the right body contouring preparation tips. Start by adopting healthy habits such as a balanced diet, staying hydrated, incorporating cardio, and getting enough rest. And, for those seeking an extra boost, consider a minimally invasive body contouring treatment, which offers the best of both worlds compared to invasive techniques or nonsurgical body sculpting. With these tips, you'll be feeling confident and ready to take on the summer in no time!
Give the body contouring specialists nearest you a call to begin a free consultation and take the next step toward achieving your best bathing suit body yet.
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