Synopses & Reviews
Get in shape for beach season! This super-slimming, body-sculpting makeover gets you bikini-ready—in just two weeks.Bikini Boot Camp creators Melissa Perlman and Erica Gragg know that the secret to losing weight and getting fit is not another diet or endless hours at the gym. Instead, its a highly targeted exercise plan combined with healthy, delicious, all-natural foods that jump-start your metabolism and melt away the pounds. At the elite Amansala Eco-Chic Resort and Spa in Mexico, their Bikini Boot Camp program has become the destination of choice for celebrities and women everywhere who want to change their bodies and their lives. Now, this book gives you everything you need to recreate the Bikini Boot Camp experience at home—from the signature workouts to the low-cal, Latin-flavored dishes—and achieve the same incredible results.
Capturing the spirit of the spa and Mexicos sunny shores, each day of Bikini Boot Camp provides you with:
A total-body workout that combines walking, circuit training, core strengthening, and yoga to target trouble spots and sculpt you head to toe
Energy-enhancing meal plans with slimming, easy-to-follow recipes—a mouthwatering mix of Mexican, Yucatán, and Asian cuisines—straight out of Amansalas kitchen and available here for the first time
Mindfulness exercises to relax and restore you, and to help you stay focused on your fitness goals
Do-it-yourself spa treats, from easy facials to herbal baths
With more than 75 mix-and-match recipes, and a lifestyle plan to keep you going after the first two weeks are up, Bikini Boot Camp is the fastest way to whip your body into shape—and have fun doing it! So dont panic now that summer is here. No matter how long youve been putting it off, this book gives you everything you need to achieve a bikini body all year round.
Synopsis
Bikini Bootcamp is your very own passport to the elite Amansala spa in Mexico—the destination of choice for celebrities and ordinary women who want to get bikini-ready in just two weeks. Capturing the philosophy and flavor of the spa experience, the book gives you everything you need to do it yourself at home, from intensive daily workouts to delicious healthy meals and relaxing body treatments. The fourteen-day program includes workouts that combine circuit training, Pilates, and yoga; a slimming, energy-enhancing food plan based on the much-requested recipes from the spa (a mouthwatering mix of Mexican, Yucatán, and Asian flavors); mindfulness exercises; and simple directions for at-home spa treatments, from mud masks to herbal baths.
In just two weeks you’ll be relaxed, rejuvenated, and in the best shape of your life! The program requires no fancy equipment, no gym membership, and includes a four-week maintenance plan to help you stick with your new healthy lifestyle. So don’t panic now that summer is here! No matter how long you’ve been putting it off, Bikini Bootcamp is a user-friendly, even enjoyable, way to whip that winter body into shape, just in time for beach season.
About the Author
Melissa Perlman studied Tibetan Buddhism in Asia for more than six years and owned a restaurant in Tokyo that served healthy California cuisine. Erica Gragg is a former public relations executive and a certified yoga and fitness instructor. Friends for eight years, Melissa and Erica founded the Amansala Eco-Chic Resort and Bikini Boot Camp in 2002, and it now boasts more than 3,000 guests per year.