If you know about dance, then you also it is important for dancers to keep their bodies in shape so they can undergo their daily training . A dancer’s body portrays strength since they must have a high level of control over their bodies. This is achieved by endless hours of training; however, food plays a mayor role. Without the amount of energy needed daily, a dancer would not be able to sustain the rigorous training. Their muscles would be too weak and they would be to tired to perform. Calories are usually seen as something that make you gain weight, but calories equal energy. It is true, if you exceed a certain amount of daily recommended calories you start gaining weight. But this doesn’t suggest people cut their calories by simply eating less, seeing as that could lead to eating disorders that could permanently harm the body. Plus, your body would start feeling hungry and deprived.
There is something called “empty calories”. These are calories that have no nutrients because they come from solid fats or added sugars. Solid fats and added sugars make foods more appealing, but they contain a lot of calories. Foods such as sodas, pizza, ice cream, and pastries are just some of the foods that contain the highest amounts of empty calories. I also came across something called “The Negative Calorie Diet”. Apparently, some foods will take more calories to process and digest than the the food themselves contain! So you can end up loosing calories just by consuming these foods.
For example Broccoli:
A serving of 100 grams of broccoli will contain about 25 calories.
100 grams of broccoli will take the body’s digestive system 80 calories of energy to process it
This leaves an extra 55 calories, which are said to be taken from “fat stores” on the body
There is something called “empty calories”. These are calories that have no nutrients because they come from solid fats or added sugars. Solid fats and added sugars make foods more appealing, but they contain a lot of calories. Foods such as sodas, pizza, ice cream, and pastries are just some of the foods that contain the highest amounts of empty calories. I also came across something called “The Negative Calorie Diet”. Apparently, some foods will take more calories to process and digest than the the food themselves contain! So you can end up loosing calories just by consuming these foods.
For example Broccoli:
A serving of 100 grams of broccoli will contain about 25 calories.
100 grams of broccoli will take the body’s digestive system 80 calories of energy to process it
This leaves an extra 55 calories, which are said to be taken from “fat stores” on the body
A woman trying to loose weight it should ingest about 1,200 calories per day, with meals of 300 each and the rest in a total of snacks. Nevertheless, based on an individual’s age, everyone has a different average of daily calorie intake
As seen in the chart, physical activity also affects how many calories an individual should be ingesting daily. Your initial weight also affects how many calories the body loses every time an individual engages in physical activity. For classical ballet, 130-pound person will burn about 525 calories in a 90-minute class, while a 150-pound person will burn about 600 calories in that same class. Want to know how much YOU would burn in a ballet class? Check it out: http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/activity/calculators/ballet/result?calculators=%2Fhealth-fitness%2Factivity%2Fcalculators%2Fballet&met=6.5&weightPounds=130&duration=90&activity=&submit.x=27&submit.y=3&submit=submit
So what should a good diet contain? A healthy diet in general, but specially for ballerinas, should try to have more foods that have negative calories than empty calories. Foods such as fruits and vegetables that are actually healthy, instead of trash food like sodas and pizza. It is important to eat healthy so you can feel healthy.
So what should a good diet contain? A healthy diet in general, but specially for ballerinas, should try to have more foods that have negative calories than empty calories. Foods such as fruits and vegetables that are actually healthy, instead of trash food like sodas and pizza. It is important to eat healthy so you can feel healthy.