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Water: Earth’s MVP and the beverage you literally can’t live without. We drink it, bathe in it, swim in it and use it to clean. Did you know: • Water accounts for 55–75 percent of a person’s weight. • You can’t survive for longer than about seven days without it. • The eight-cups-a-day rule is […]
In our May issue’s Health column we share some of the prime culprits for bloating. Don’t get caught in an uncomfortable situation in class. Beat the bloat. Eating too quickly or too much can cause gas and bloating, and so can certain types of foods. Many foods that make your insides gurgle are good for […]
New federal dietary guidelines have the food, meat and beverage industries buzzing. Released once every five years, dietary recommendations are updated based on the most recent medical research. A few of the new guidelines came as a surprise to some, yet health experts insist they don’t go far enough to have a significant impact on […]
Wearable fitness trackers like the Fitbit can track your step count, heart rate, sleep patterns, dietary habits and the number of stairs you climb per day. But are they really an ideal exercise incentive? In a recent study, women who used Fitbits demonstrated an increase in healthy decision-making with regards to diet and exercise, such […]
“My mom is always the story I lead with,” says Caroline Lewis-Jones about her relationship to health and wellness. “She was sick my entire life, and I’d do anything to have her back.” A certified health coach who teaches for Adrenaline Dance Convention, Lewis-Jones is passionate about training healthy, mindful dancers. And while it might […]
Back in the day, dancers often studied a single technique and swore allegiance to one choreographer. Now, dancers typically must handle a much wider range of physical and creative demands. One way to gain the mental and physical resilience their careers require is through the practice of yoga. Yoga classes that incorporate all aspects of […]
With a busy teaching schedule, fitting in the Surgeon General’s recommended 150 minutes of exercise each week can be a struggle. So is it better to do one long session every day, or a few shorter ones? According to a 2012 study, it’s more beneficial to take three 10-minute walks throughout the day than one […]
“I think I pulled a muscle.” We’ve all said it, but what does it mean? There are many aches and pains that accompany a dancer’s daily practice, but there are important differences between muscle soreness and a strained or “pulled” muscle. While both require a balance of rest and carefully planned exertion, a strained muscle […]
Steph Lee, a dancer with Renegade Performance Group in New York City, spent more than 10 years of her dance career fighting recurring injuries. It wasn’t until she added CrossFit—the heavy-lifting, loud-grunting, specialized gym workout that has taken the world by storm—to her cross-training routine of Pilates and yoga that she found some relief. “Nothing […]
Our hips are overachievers. They are the main source of turnout and the axis of all leg movement. Dancers work them hard. No one knows this better than Heather Heineman, physical therapist at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Medical Center. She treats all kinds of hip injuries in dancers, frequently from […]