Ballerina body : Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You

The celebrated ballerina and role model, Misty Copeland, shares the secrets of how to reshape your body and achieve a lean, strong physique and glowing health. Misty Copeland believes "There has been a shift in recent years in which women no longer desire the bare bones of a runway model. Standards have changed: what women do want is a long, toned, powerful body with excellent posture." In other words, the body of a ballerina. In her first health and fitness book, Misty will show women how to find the motivation to get healthier and stronger, and how to reshape their bodies to be lean and flexible, with step-by-step advice, meal plans, workout routines, and words of inspiration. Celebrating the importance of healthy fats and a fitness regimen based on ballet exercises, Misty shares her own time-tested exercises and an eating plan focusing on healthy fats, both of which keep her in top shape. Tips for motivation and words of encouragement as well as tips on how to keep going even when you may want to give up. An inspiring section on the importance of finding mentors, and eventually being one, plus excerpts from Misty's personal journal, round out this important book on grace and strength. The celebrated ballerina and role model, Misty Copeland, shares the secrets of how to reshape your body and achieve a lean, strong physique and glowing health. Copeland believes "There has been a shift in recent years in which women no longer desire the bare bones of a runway model. Standards have changed: what women do want is a long, toned, powerful body with excellent posture." In other words, the body of a ballerina. In her first health and fitness book, Misty will show women from all walks of life how to reshape their bodies into this new lean and strong ideal, with step-by-step advice complete with meal plans, work out routines, and words of inspiration to keep readers motivated. Celebrating the importance of healthy fats, the health benefits of modified fasting, and a fitness regimen that fuses dance and Pilates, Misty shares the time-tested exercises and eating plans that she uses to keep in top shape, as well as tips for motivation, and words of encouragement. Intro; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; DEDICATION; INTRODUCTION: STILL IN MOTION; PART 1: Mind; Chapter 1: Your Body Is Perfect for You; Chapter 2: Get Inspired; Chapter 3: Balance: Finding Inner Peace; PART 2: Motion; Chapter 4: It's Not a Workout-It's a Way of Life; Chapter 5: Ballerina Moves; Chapter 6: Take Center Stage; PART 3: Meals; Chapter 7: The Magic of Fat; Chapter 8: Eating for Energy; Chapter 9: Meal Choreography; Chapter 10: Ballerina Body Recipes; PART 4: Mentors; Chapter 11: Master Class; EPILOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ALSO BY MISTY COPELAND. "The celebrated ballerina and role model, Misty Copeland, shares the secrets of how to reshape your body and achieve a lean, strong physique and glowing health,"--Amazon.com.