7 easy and healthy food substitutions

These simple swaps reduce the intake of calories painlessly and not only are they delicious, but they can make a big difference on your scale too.

Complete diet makeovers can be tedious and overwhelming. The better choice is to focus on small simple changes, which makes healthy eating more manageable and sustainable over the long term and helps you slim down in a fun way.

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5 Perfect Reasons Why Everyone Should Take Ballet

We’ve all heard that ballet is the foundation of all dance, that if you want to get nicer lines, posture, fitness, slimmer physique or body alignment, you should be in ballet class. But there are other reasons, too, why everyone should take ballet. Here are to mention just a few.

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Starting Ballet Is Never Too Late - The Benefits Of Ballet Exercise For Older Women

Many people think it’s too late to start with ballet and that they can never attain that beautiful grace and posture of a ballerina because they haven’t started as children.
The truth is that not only is it possible, but it’s highly beneficial especially for women and here is why: 

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7 Benefits of Chocolate

Just in time for the Easter break we would like to share with you some great benefits about the favourite Easter egg & bunny treat:)

Chocolate is the ultimate comfort food, a sure-fire stand-by in times of stress, a reliable source of consolation when life has let us down, and a mood-enhancer and romance-inducer in more positive circumstances. But is it at all healthy?

Research is continuing all the time, and experts have already found that chocolate is good for the heart, circulation and brain, and it has been suggested that it may be beneficial in such major heath challenges as autism, obesity and diabetes.

And in fact, the very latest research suggests that eating chocolate could help keep your brain function till the old age.

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The Power of Habit - A Story About a Head of Lettuce

Do you find yourself trying out new fitness classes, new diets, only to find yourself quitting after a few weeks or even days? The reason behind it are numerous and mostly due to our busy life - we need to get things done, work hard, take care of your family, meet friends etc. etc.

Fortunately there is a quite simple and foolproof solution to start changing your life to more health and happiness. 

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Simple Steps To Improve Your Flexibility

Feeling a bit stiff and lacking flexibility in your body? With the spring here there is no better time to stretch your muscles & joints. Let me to take you through three tension releasing, body liberating, joint opening stretches that will rejuvenate your tight muscles out of winter just in time for the new season.

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How To Slim Down with Ballet

Ballet-inspired workouts blast fat, focusing on lower-half results such as abs, bottoms, and legs shaping. Here's the secret: Most exercises involve "micro-movements," in which you move just an inch or two. They take out the momentum, forcing you to stay in the contraction, which tires muscles faster, giving you faster results.

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See What Happens If You Replace Your Drinks with Water

We all know about the harm drinks can cause to us, but what happens if we replace them with it completely with water? Chris Bailey, a popular blogger and lecturer, carried out some month-long research, which we would like to share with you.

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Why Ballet is The Best Exercise for You

So many people feel intimidated about trying real ballet despite its wonderful fitness benefits. Here’s what you need to know to let your inner-ballerina shine!

Myth: Ballet is only for people with a natural dancer’s physique.

Truth: You don’t have to be thin, leggy, flexible, or coordinated to do ballet.

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The Benefits of Ballet for Your Children

When it comes to their kids, parents want them to have the best. Exposure to things like sports and the arts help them to become more well rounded young men and women. Have you thought about ballet?   Kids are into all sorts of afterschool sports and other activities like piano and violin lessons. Dancing is a great medium for both girls and boys. And, they can start young. Classical ballet may have been pushed aside in favor of tap dancing, hip-hop, jazz and other forms. But, did you know that beginning with ballet will help with these other types of dancing? That is just one little secret weíre letting you in on.  Ballet dancers make it look effortless as they move across the stage. From the lifts to the toe points, many wonder how they can do it. Your kids can also be a part of this through the practice of classical ballet.   Ballet classes can start for young children from the ages of three or four. For them, being in front of all those mirrors and the bar is something new and exciting.    Some of the benefits of ballet for young children are:

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    9 Foods That Can Help You Look 10 Years Younger

    We all want to look younger than we are and live as long as possible. Although it’s our genetic inheritance that gives us a head start, our diet also plays a vital part in helping us increase our lifespan and maintain beautiful youthful appearance for longer.

    Revealing some anti-aging foods that keep your body and skin at its finest.

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    How Ballet Effects Your Brain

    Ballet and dance in general is a very popular and highly enjoyable activity, either recreationally or professionally. But how many of you who ever did some ballet or dancing realise the positive effects it is making not just for your body but also for the brain?

    Dance, in fact, has such beneficial effects on the brain that it is now being used to treat people with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurological movement disorder.

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    Source : Harvard Medical School : Neurobiology

     

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    7 Reasons to Never Skip Your Breakfast

    We all hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But do you really know why?

    We at Ballet Body Sculpture want to share some valuable pieces of information on this topic to help you understand the importance of breakfast and never skip it again.

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    Standout Like a Ballerina

    You can always spot a ballerina in a crowd because of her beautiful posture. Sure it looks elegant, but good posture also sets the stage for ease of movement, elevated mood and energy levels, and a positive neural feedback loop that communicates to your brain and the rest of the world what a confident, positive, and energetic person you are!

    Of course, it’s easy to say “stand up straight!”, but what is good posture and how do you engage it?

    Maintaining a tall spine is a full-body phenomenon. These are the 4 Zones of Posture and how to engage them effectively.

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