Performing Health offers a series of dynamic, interactive wellness seminars that are designed to provide dancers and athletes with the tools they need to maintain proper nutrition, manage stress, and avoid injury during the course of their careers and beyond. Backed by evidence-based medicine and rigorous scientific research, all of our seminars have been specifically developed by dancers and athletes, for dancers and athletes.
Popular topics for dancers, athletes, coaches and educators:
Nutrition 101 for High Performance Bodies
CSI: The Sugar Edition
The Great Eight: Why A Good Night’s Sleep Matters
Healthy Snacks… Really?
Burn, Baby, Burn: How To Calculate Your Daily Caloric Expenditure
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: How to Overcome the Vicious Cycle of Perfectionism
Blueprint for Healthy Weight Loss
Cooking and Meal Planning at Home or On the Road
For teens:
Protein is Pro-Teen: How To Tell If You’re Getting Enough of the Good Stuff
Awesome Homework (No Kidding!): Exercises in Mindfulness
What’s In Your Dance Bag?
Up, Down, Up, Down: How Caffeine and Alcohol Take a Toll on Your Performance
Love Your Body NOW!
The High Wire Act: Balancing Stress and Trying to Please Everyone
For Parents:
Cultivating the Healthy Athlete: Shaping the Mind as Well as the Body
Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors in Dance Training: Breaking the Cycle
Vitamins and Supplements: Useful Tools for Young Dancers or a Waste of Money?
Striving for Personal Best
Competition Tips for a Healthier Dancer/Athlete
Train the trainer topics for teachers:
Essential Steps for Teaching Mindful Dance
Recognizing Disordered Eating in Dancers
Reshaping the Dancer’s Body