The Fit Girl Look

Being fit is in, and being skinny is out! Thank goodness, too! Skinny is not healthy. Fit on the other hand, is powerful, athletic, confident, and sexy! The fit girl look can be described as looking athletic, no matter what body type you have. It's looking lean, toned and defined with a low body fat percentage.

Achieving the fit look takes work, and not only initial hard work but dedication. To achieve it you need to change your eating habits, train regularly, drink lots of water, it's a fit lifestyle. Looking fit is only maintainable if you're going to stick to a program. Don't confuse looking lean and athletic with looking like a body builder. Women tend to run from step aerobics, body combat to zumba expecting to get the same results I've gotten. While these types of classes are great for cardio, there isn't any weight training included to get your muscles looking lean and defined.

A program including TRX, pilates for core strengthening, yoga for bodyweight training and stretching, and weight training with kettlebells, medicine balls and sandbags for strength and resistance is functional training which is well suited to delivering the results that you’re after. By focusing on increasing your fitness in movement patterns that reflect the activities of your daily life, you’ll develop a nice, athletic physique, and discover other benefits, such as moving through your environment effortlessly, having more energy throughout regular daily tasks, and being a dominant force in any athletic activity in which you choose to participate - snowboarding, wakeboarding, skiing, cycling, etc. But functional training is also best for non-athletes improve in all aspects of fitness, including coordination, balance, flexibility, and strength!

Read the article about how to Get the fit girl look by Johnny Fit, who is a personal trainer, yoga instructor and fitness blogger.