{"id":390,"date":"2017-02-03T06:05:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T06:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/?p=390"},"modified":"2022-03-02T08:50:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T08:50:47","slug":"fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness Secrets from a Star Ballerina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Body-positive advice courtesy of Misty Copeland.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>American Ballet Theatre principal dancer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/refresh-monday-rituals-famous-performers#slide-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Misty\u00a0Copeland<\/a> is a breakout star in the dance world, yet, her influence extends far beyond ballet. Her positive attitude makes her a role model for all girls (and let\u2019s be honest, grown women) around the world. Copeland stays in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/what-you-need-know-about-sports-exercise-and-losing-weight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tip-top shape<\/a> the healthy way, so keep reading to steal her inspiring advice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tip #1: Ballerinas have curves, and so can you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The star dancer battled a binge-eating disorder before learning how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But Copeland eventually found an appreciation for her body. The star dancer told <em>Self<\/em>, \u201cmy curves [are] an integral part of who I am as a dancer, not something I need to lose to become one.\u201d Copeland has paved the way for both women of different body types and women of color. She became American Ballet Theatre\u2019s first African-American principal dancer. Copeland is an example of how all bodies are gorgeous, so don\u2019t be afraid to embrace your strength <em>and<\/em> your booty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tip #2: Look at food as fuel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The principal dancer mainly eats a healthy diet of vegetables and fish. She skips red meat and poultry, but occasionally eats sweets because, well, she\u2019s human. Copeland has a progressive outlook on food: \u201cI started thinking about food not as solace, but as the fuel that gave me the energy and strength I needed to dance\u2014and to live.\u201d If you look at your food as fuel, you\u2019ll also encourage yourself to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/acai-bowl-recipe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fill your plate<\/a> with quinoa and salmon instead of burgers and fries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/mistycopelandsecondimage.png\" alt=\"Misty copeland\" width=\"921\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/mistycopelandsecondimage-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/mistycopelandsecondimage-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/mistycopelandsecondimage.png 921w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"caption-source\">(Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/30\/misty-copeland-ballerina-vogue.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">vogue.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tip #3: It\u2019s never too late to start doing something you love<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Many professional ballet dancers begin dancing at the mere age of 3 or 4. It might surprise you that this star ballerina didn\u2019t start dancing until the late (by ballet standards) age of 13. While the odds were against her, Copeland still achieved her dreams. So it\u2019s never too late to try something you\u2019re passionate about. Whether it\u2019s ballet, soccer, writing, or something else, now is always the best time to do something new. There are even adult ballet classes! So it\u2019s never too late to fulfill your childhood dream of becoming a ballerina.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tip #4: Ignore the reviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Copeland ignores reviews of her performances. She tells <em>Women\u2019s Health <\/em>that \u201creviews can consume you. It makes you think these things are true that these people are saying\u2026you\u2019re not going to make everyone happy.\u201d So only focus on making yourself proud. Haters be damned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Body-positive advice courtesy of Misty Copeland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1314],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fitness Secrets from a Star Ballerina - MYSA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fitness Secrets from a Star Ballerina - MYSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Body-positive advice courtesy of Misty Copeland.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MYSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FOREO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-02-03T06:05:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-02T08:50:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/articles_mistycopelandheader.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"lane\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@FOREO\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@FOREO\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"lane\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"lane\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/#\/schema\/person\/7a4c1bc02899cca4fac1217933a3ee5c\"},\"headline\":\"Fitness Secrets from a Star Ballerina\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-02-03T06:05:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-02T08:50:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina\/\"},\"wordCount\":436,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"FITNESS\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.foreo.com\/mysa\/fitness-secrets-from-a-star-ballerina\/\",\"name\":\"Fitness Secrets from a Star Ballerina - 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