Diet for Dancers What’s the “ideal” diet for dancers? This is a super common question and something I hear from dancers regularly. “Can you tell me exactly what to eat to reach my goals?” It’s helpful to consider this good
Diet for Dancers
Eat for Your Summer Dance Schedule
Adjusting Food and Routines for Summer You’ll want to eat for your summer dance schedule in a strategic way. The summer season brings an adjustment in schedule for most dancers. This means your eating plan and meal times will likely
Your Eating Plan for Dance Reimagined
Create a Vision for Your Relationship to Food What is a Vision? This is a big picture view of what you would like to achieve and experience in life. It helps to create a vision before you craft goals in
Body Transformation for Dancers
Is there a quick fix to reach your body goals? Body transformation for dancers starts in your mind and honestly, your body might not change at all. As much as you might tell yourself your body can or should change
Dancer’s Guide to Snacking
Snacks for Dancers Snacks should be a key component of your daily fuel plan in dance. It’s not always possible to fit in a full meal depending on your class or rehearsal schedule. To get from one meal to the
How-To Create a Positive Relationship with Food and Your Body
Positivity is Possible and an Essential Step You might be stuck in a spiral of body negativity, under eating and then binge eating. It’s possible you’re in a cycle of dieting that’s getting you nowhere (and costing you energy that
Your metabolism isn’t the problem…
So now you’re probably saying, “Ok…then what is?!” It’s easy to look to your metabolism for the reason your body is progressing slowly. Well, what if your metabolism isn’t the problem? First, let’s look at the things that likely aren’t keeping
An Unexpected Way to Deal with Cravings
We All Face Cravings… Eat what you crave. Don’t try to ignore your food cravings; that makes it nearly impossible to deal with them. If you instead give into your cravings consistently, the foods you crave with be less special.
Stop Dieting. Do this instead.
Diets Almost Never Work Long Term Stop Dieting. Do this instead. One of the challenges you might face is the desire to reach a body goal by a deadline. Sometimes there’s an impending audition or performance that you’d like to
Why honoring your hunger cues is essential.
Why Honoring Your Hunger Cues is Essential Do you recognize feelings of hunger and fullness? How do you respond? If you’ve gotten into the habit of ignoring your feelings of hunger or intentionally under-eating when they come up, it’s time