The Summer Body Strategy
Every year before summer, there’s this collective panic.
Suddenly everyone is training for an invisible competition.
Pilates waitlists explode.
Protein intake becomes a personality trait.
Everyone suddenly starts talking about getting toned, leaning out, body recomposition, hot girl walks, and being in their wellness era.
Group chats start talking about “getting locked in.”
And honestly? I get it.
Because swimwear season changes the equation.
You’re not dressing for layers anymore.
You’re dressing for exposure.
The areas you can usually hide under oversized blazers, denim, sweaters, and great tailoring suddenly become the entire conversation.
Arms.
Abs.
Glutes.
Legs.
Posture.
Confidence.
There’s nowhere for anything to hide at the beach, which is exactly why everyone starts obsessing over their body the second the weather changes.
Including me.
But this year, instead of spiraling into random workouts and impossible routines, I got strategic.
When summer hits and we head out east, I start doing remote workouts with my trainer, and honestly, it completely changed the way I approach fitness.
Remote training somehow made me more consistent
For context: I only switch to remote training during summer because my trainer doesn’t live where I do.
So every year, once schedules get chaotic and travel starts ramping up, we move everything online.
And honestly? It works incredibly well for me.
I used to think workouts only counted if I physically went somewhere.
Boutique fitness.
The perfect matching set.
The aesthetic smoothie afterward.
But the truth is, consistency matters more than theatrics.
Remote workouts keep me accountable.
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There’s something about knowing someone is waiting for you to log on — and knowing you paid for the session — that removes the option to negotiate with yourself.
You just do it.
No commute.
No excuses.
No wasted time.
Just consistency.
And because the workouts are tailored specifically to me, we focus intentionally on exactly what summer dressing and swimwear actually reveal.
Which sounds shallow until you realize it’s actually practical.
If bikinis highlight shoulders, core, legs, glutes, and posture… why wouldn’t those become the focus?
Not in a crash-diet way.
In a sculpting way.
A strengthening way.
A “let me feel incredible when I walk onto the beach” way.
The pre-beach reveal mindset is real
There’s always a moment before summer trips where people quietly lock in.
Usually around 4–6 weeks before the first beach weekend.
You start saying no to the random late-night takeout.
You suddenly care about sodium.
You remember water exists.
You start adding incline walks after workouts.
You start chasing that lean but strong look everyone online suddenly wants by May.
Everyone acts casual about it, but collectively we are all preparing for the reveal.
And honestly? I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting to feel confident.
The difference is whether the motivation comes from self-hatred or self-investment.
For me, the biggest shift has been focusing on enhancement instead of punishment.
We’ve been doubling down on:
shoulders and arms because swimwear exposes them constantly
core work for posture and overall tightness
glute and leg training because everything looks better when your lower body is strong
low-impact cardio for leaning out without burning myself out
mobility because nothing looks better than someone who moves confidently
And the crazy thing is, when you train with intention, you stop obsessing emotionally.
It becomes less:
“How do I become a different person by June?”
And more:
“How do I become the strongest, hottest, most energized version of myself?”
Very different energy.
Looking good is honestly about feeling prepared
I actually do think confidence changes when you feel good in your body.
Not in the fake “love yourself at every stage” way people say online.
I mean genuinely.
Clothing fits differently. You stop dressing to hide certain areas and start dressing to celebrate them. You put things on because they look good — not because they camouflage something.
That changes your energy immediately.
And yes, part of that confidence absolutely comes with feeling stronger, leaner, tighter, and more comfortable in your own skin.
But the confidence also comes from knowing you showed up for yourself.
You did the workouts.
You stayed consistent.
You took care of yourself.
That feeling carries over into everything.
You stand differently.
You wear the smaller outfit.
You stop hiding in photos.
You stop negotiating with yourself all day.
And ironically, that’s usually when people start saying:
“Wait… what are you doing lately?”
Not because you suddenly transformed overnight.
Because energy reads before aesthetics do.
My actual summer body routine right now
Remote training sessions.
Body recomposition focused workouts.
Heavy lower body days for glute growth and overall shape.
Core circuits.
Incline treadmill walks.
Higher protein and prioritizing muscle over simply getting skinny.
Peptides that support leaning out while maintaining muscle.
Sleep.
Hydration.
Consistency.
Nothing revolutionary.
And if you read my last post, then you already know I’ve also been incorporating peptides into my routine (specifically this GLP-1 from Evolv) as part of the overall strategy of building lean muscle while getting tighter for summer.
Not as a magic fix.
More like support.
The same way great skincare supports your skin or tailoring supports clothing.
The foundation is still training, nutrition, sleep, and consistency. But when everything is working together, the results happen faster and feel more sustainable.
Just focused.
Because the truth is, getting “summer body ready” is rarely about becoming someone else.
It’s about refining.
Sharpening.
Revealing the version of yourself that was already there under the winter layers.
And honestly?
I kind of love the ritual of it now.
The seasonal reset.
The summer Fridays energy.
The tiny bikini motivation.
The feeling of getting stronger and more confident week by week.
Not because I am trying to become someone else.
Because there is something genuinely satisfying about putting effort into yourself and seeing the results show up everywhere from your energy to the way your clothes fit.
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