The importance of Nutrition
While most of us started Pole for fun or fitness it has truly become an amazing sport. I don’t ever hear too much talk about the dreaded topic of “weight loss,” aka this really means fat loss in true fitness lingo. And even though for most of us in our sport we don’t count calories we should at least be aware of what a calorie does in terms of shaping our lovely lady lumps.
A calorie is the amount of heat energy that is needed to raise the water in your body by 1 degree. Translated the amount of energy we put into our bodies, our fuel if you will. So when we put too much fuel in we gain weight and when we don’t put enough fuel in we lose precious energy that could make us a better athlete. This for us is our energy reserve as well as our precious muscle that enables us to pole for extended periods of time. The energy reserve is inside our muscles and also in our fat stores. If we do not fuel up correctly we could damage and deplete our muscle which is our metabolically active tissue and allows us to stay in a healthy weight range and perform the tricks that we want to do.
3600 calories is equal to 1 pound of wight loss or gain depending on your goal. And weight can be fat, muscle, water, bone, organs etc, any matter that makes up our body. So even though most bodybuilders and athletes aren’t “over fat,” they may be “over weight.” Not always but sometimes. So when we look at an athlete we see lean but extra weight be it muscle or fat still puts extra stress on our joints, muscles, and organs.
Bottom line, LEARN what is a healthy calorie intake range for you, which is determined by weight and activity level. And if you are curious this is exactly what I will be teaching to you at the 2016 PoleCon in Texas. A work sheet will be provided so you can manage your calories as your life changes.
Come check out my class in June!
native to New Hampshire
favorite junk food – pepperoni pizza
owner/instructor – The Toy Box Pole Studio
I took ballet, tap and jazz for 11 years. Became an AFAA Cert Personal Trainer in 1994 and kept my cert current and up to date with continuing education every 2 years. I started teaching Pole at a gym in 2005, opened The Toy Box Pole Studio in Tacoma Wa and then got my degree in Health and Fitness.
As a kid I always wanted to be a singer and had a real chance but somehow fell into the fitness world and have been going strong ever since. When a student reaches a goal it makes my heart smile. The worst day at my job is 100x better than the best day working for someone else and I encourage anyone to try and make your dreams come true. Win or lose you know you gave it your all!
- Calorie Amount Myth - January 12, 2016
- Are your Pole Goals Your Priority? - December 29, 2015
- Example of a Normal Menu - December 11, 2015
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