With each passing year, beauty pageants have become more than an archaic practice of displaying women. Many of the pageant trainers train participants for months, maintaining strict health and fitness routines along with prepping their public speaking abilities. But the biggest thing that ladies should do when training for a pageant or any big event, is to learn how to motivate themselves.

Such as, one should try and get up an hour early and just grab a bottle of water and try and go for a walk around the block, because doing that gets one’s routine started.

Whether you’re training for a beauty pageant or just want to be healthier and stronger, these given tips have a major benefit. Ready to know? Here we go…

Healthy Eating Habits

This might seem obvious, but this is one of the most difficult challenges that pageant competitors face. For pageants, it’s all about finding a balance between fitness competitor and fitness models in regard to body shape. It’s also important to refrain from alcohol, even red wine. Drinking lots and lots of water helps. You can add some lemon to it to kick start your goals. Protein is also a big component if you want to tone up. One should aim for 3 meals per day with a lean protein at all 3 meals. Avoid fried foods which will not only put on the pounds, but can lead to acne and future health complications.

Adding color to your diet, such as fruits and vegetables,  which are filled with antioxidants can absolutely help to keep skin clear and hair shiny. These changes are not only useful for pageants, but also to carry with you throughout your life. Eating healthy can lead to weight loss, less stress, and an overall better lifestyle.

Exercise is Must

Exercise is a necessity for anyone and everyone. Even the leanest person on earth can have a lot of cholesterol in the body. Just 10 to 20 minutes every day can save you from a lot of deadly life threatening diseases making your body filthy. That’s all the amount of time you need to allocate to move your muscles and get you heart to beat.

You can always begin with Jump Squats, Plie Squats, Jackknife, Pushups, Sit-ups etc. Surf through YouTube for these simple yet beneficial workouts. Youtubing it is a fantastic way for all different types of exercise. So, what are you thinking? Just start from today…

Having a workout buddy always works

Yes! You read it right, everyone knows it’s so much easier to work out when you have a buddy or a friend sweating by your side. Find a friend to do physical activities with, get outside, the more active you are, the better you will feel overall and will also reduce stress while having fun. Sounds good eh?

Cheat A day or Two

So, it would be totally fine to skip a day and not do few workouts, and have anything and everything you want—and we know at that point, even a bowl of soupy noodles alone - sounds mouth watering than getting back to that boring boiled meal. But yes, that won’t help you longer, you have to snap out of it because the longer you avoid workout, the harder it’ll be to get back into your fitness routine.

Keep one thing in mind, even if you’re not competing to become the next Miss Universe, taking care of your physical attributes is one of the best things you can do for yourself.