The Ultimate Look-Good-in-Your-Wedding-Dress Workout

Your big aisle walk is approaching. So what's the most important thing when it comes to wedding prep? Looking your best in that wedding dress!

But time's ticking and you have to shape up fast! The best way to quickly get camera-ready (remember, the photos will last a lifetime) is by spot training. And the best way to spot train is by targeting muscle areas with exercises that just so happen to require no electricity, making them eco-friendly and body-shaping.

So, how do you spot train? Fat is fat; and when you work to minimize it (with diet and exercise) it tends to equally downsize all over the body. BUT you can tone and tighten specific areas through targeting muscles during resistance training. When it comes to weddings (and honeymoons) there are definitely a few specific spots that need extra attention. Stat!

To get your body ready for wedded bliss (when it comes to your body) we turned to Rob Parr—the celebrity trainer who has helped A-listers like Naomi Watts, Demi Moore, and Madonna get fit for, oh minor things like a bikini scene in a HUGE movie (Naomi), a nude Vanity Fair cover shoot (Demi), a concert tour (Madonna).

In his outdoor-focused exercise book "Star Quality," Rob focuses on touchy areas like "that spare tire around your waist that spills into your low back, the roll below your bra strap, that extra pocket of pudge at the base of your neck." Yes, he's direct. But sometimes that's what it takes to get you in shape. Just ask the ladies listed above...

So to get you in green wedding shape, it's time to adopt a green workout. Here are a few of our favorite featured wedding dress spots in Parr's book. Even better, they use minimal equipment and electricity so the energy you're using is your own.

Armpit Pudge: Push ups

1. Lie flat on your stomach.

Place your hands flat on the floor 2 inches wider than your shoulders at your chest level.

2. Your elbows should be bent at a 90 degree angle facing up to the sky.

3. Your knees should be straight with your feet flexed so that your toes are pushing down into the ground so that your shins and knees are elevated off the ground.

4. Engage your glutes, your quads, your abs, your arms and, with a straight body, raise your body up, straightening your elbows.

5. Keep your back straight, from the top of your head to your toes. Do not let your butt sink down or your knees bend.

6. Keep your hips in line with your back, through your glutes, and your legs.

7. Once your arms are straight and you reach the top position, slowly, and with control, lower your body down by bending your elbows, bending down to 90 degrees.

8. DO NOT lower down to the floor. Keep your body a few inches above the floor, then repeat, pushing your elbows straight and rising back up.

9. Repeat.

Bat Wings (Underarm Flap): Tricep Dips

1. Sit on a sturdy chair or bench.

2. Place your arms at your sides, your hands on the edge of the chair with your palms facing down, and your fingers bending over the end of the chair.

3. Lift your butt up off the chair and support your body weight with your hands on the chair and feet on the floor.

4. Press your body forward so that your butt is no longer on the chair but is elevated right off the front of the chair. The back of your butt should be against the seat of your chair.

5. Your arms are straight and supporting your weight.

6. Your knees should be bent 90 degrees.

7. Keep your back long and straight.

8. This is your starting position.

9. Slowly and with control, bend your elbows and lower your body down towards the ground until your elbows are bent 90 degrees.

10. Keep your back close to the chair or bench to prevent anterior shoulder strain.

11. Once your downward position is reached, use your triceps to push you back up to the starting position.

12. Repeat 10-15 times to complete one set.

Bra Strap Fat: Seated Elbow Bends

1. Sit on a bench or chair.

2. Bend forward at your waist so that your torso rests on your quads.

3. Keep your back straight and long with your neck in line with your back.

4. Let your arms drop down straight to the ground.

You will have weights placed on the ground beside your hands. (The weight of the weight depends on your strength level. If you are a beginner, hold a 2 lb weight. For intermediate hold a 5 lb weight. Advanced should hold an 8 lb weight).

5. Grab the weights and hold them in your hands with your palms toward your legs.

6. Let your arms hang straight.

7. Without letting your back or neck curve, bend your elbows, lifting the weights and bringing your elbows up to touch your torso.

8. Keep your forearms perpendicular to the ground. Your forearms should only move up and down while your upper arms move back to meet the angle of your back.

9. Your palms should be facing in toward your legs.

10. Keep your elbows close to your body.

11. Your arms should be bent to a 90 degree angle.

12. Slowly, and with control, lower your arms back down to a straight position.

13. Repeat until you complete a set.

Belly Roll: Rolling Crunch

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet on the ground.

2. Bring your knees up so that your shins are parallel to the ground.

3. Place your hands behind your head.

4. Lift your head and chest up in a sit-up position

5. Roll your butt slightly up off the floor so that you are balancing on your back.

6. Touch your knees to your elbows.

7. Keeping your elbows and knees connected, slowly rock back and forth.

8. Do 20 reps (1 full count is a full back and forth motion).

Saggy Backside: Butt Lifting Bridge

1. Form a bridge with your body so that your weight is equally placed on your hands and knees with your stomach facing the ground.

2. Keep your back flat and your neck straight—do not bend your neck down.

3. Your right leg is your working leg.

4. Flex the foot of your working leg.

5. Keep the knee of your working leg bent as you raise it back. The movement should come from the hip. Nothing else should move.

6. Raise your leg 90 degrees off the floor, so that your quad is parallel with the floor.

7. Engage your glutes to move your leg up and down.

8. Slowly lower the knee back down to the floor, returning to your starting position.

9. Repeat on the same leg until you complete one set.

10. Switch working legs and repeat.

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