Swimsuit Season is Here!!

Does this picture ring a bell with you? Those extra love handles, the feeling of laziness, the ability to float because you have turned into your own personal flotation device? Maybe the idea of getting into a swimsuit sends you off the edge? If you have answered yes to all the above then just skip the rest of my blog and go directly to the nutritional lifestyle site Self-size.com. If those seals can learn fabulous tricks then most certainly you can learn the Self-size way to a healthy and fun life. Self-size.com can get you in that yellow pokka dot bikini surfing a perfectly tubed 10 foot wave. Well...the surfing part might take a little work.

Even though summer officially doesn't start until June 21st, now is the time to start getting in shape. The theme this summer is the outdoors especially the water. That is, in the water, on the water everything about water. I will be writing a whole summer series on water exercise plus challenging beach workouts for the athlete in all of us.

Self-size and I will be covering all the latest H2O fun from the beaches of Barcelona, Florida, Cape Cod, Maine, Rhode Island and Italy, to the lakes and hot springs out west in Colorado and Utah. Learn the up and coming water aerobic routines that include Pilates, stretching, tubes and water weights.There are all sorts of "water toys" to be had these days and I will share them all with you. Aquatics is great fitness fun without all the sweat and there's less stress on the joints.

And there will be no excuses about the water being too cold or not having access to the beach. There is always a community pool and a wet suit. Wet suits can be purchased at any surf or dive shop but I would suggest starting at a surf shop. Styles at a surf shop are definitely cooler and more stylish. Most certainly you want the coolest looking wet suit to wear. Wet suits aren't the most flattering swimwear and you really don't want to end up looking like one of the seals pictured above.

Some great looking wet suits are made by BodyGlove, O'Neill and Jet Pilot. Make sure you buy the correct thickness which is always designated in millimeters and body warmth. Also decide what style you want. A shorty is a suit with cut-off arms and legs. A full suit covers your arms and legs and a farmer john has full legs and no arms. By all means don't cheap out, spend the money on a good wet suit. Believe me, it makes a world of difference between being nice and toasty or chilled to the bone.

Don't forget to scope out my fitness tips on Self-size.com and stay tuned for my "Worldwide Water Aerobics".

Ciao,
Angela