These foods are jammed-packed with health benefits that will reflect on the dance floor.
Superfoods to Make You Thrive
Good nutrition is essential to support the body’s proper functioning. For dancers, food is also meant to replenish the body from the daily wear and tear of dancing, provide good quality fuel to keep going, promote efficient recovery and improve performance, among other things. This is certainly something that cannot be obtained from burgers and chips. Dancers need more substantial food to achieve the desired results and cover the body’s needs. In addition to consuming a healthy diet, including superfoods in it is greatly beneficial.
What Are Superfoods?
For a while now, you probably have heard this term being thrown around a lot. Superfood here, superfood there, and it seems like a good thing. But what is it really? Foods that are nutrient-rich and provide great health benefits are often be called ‘superfoods’. They are mostly plant-based but they also include some dairy and fish.
Improve Your Endurance with These Superfoods
These superfoods are said to improve endurance in athletes. Including them in your diet should be easy and not take a toll on your grocery budget.
Chia, Flax Seeds, and Hemp
These seeds might be tiny but they are packed with nutrients, like omega-3 fatty acids that protect your cardiovascular system. They also reduce inflammation, provide a little protein, protect the brain and nervous system, and could prevent stress fractures thanks to the amount of calcium in chia seeds. And it doesn’t stop there. The dietary fat in these seeds helps build new tissue that promotes the body’s ability to repair itself after exercise.
Turmeric
Turmeric is great to minimize inflammation and helps the body combat oxidative stress caused by pollution, stress, and chemicals.
Moringa
This plant, apart from having anti-inflammatory power and fighting oxidative stress, helps minimize soreness after an exhaustive dance class, rehearsal or performance, and boosts recovery.
Compliment your diet with these great foods and make the best out of your next dance class or performance. Come dance with us in Colorado at Bella Diva Dance.