Hi Everyone,
Just a note to inform you all that I will not be posting on this blog anymore. I have a new blog that I will add a link for. I needed a fresh start for my blogging. I already have a few posts up with some very recent pictures of my dancing adventures! Hopefully you guys check it out!!
http://live-sincerely.blogspot.de/
~ Emma Grace
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Sunday, January 4, 2015
January's Workout Schedule
Hello!
Today I will give you all a peak into my daily life. Since I am an aspiring ballet dancer, working out is a HUGE part of my life! This year one of my goals is to stick to my strict schedule every day. I would also like to lose several pounds to have a more classical ballet shape. I currently am quite fit, but I need to work to attain a longer leaner look for ballet. This is an exciting and scary goal for me, but with the help of my very supportive family and friends I believe it is possible!! Hopefully my schedule will inspire you to try something similar.
Today I will give you all a peak into my daily life. Since I am an aspiring ballet dancer, working out is a HUGE part of my life! This year one of my goals is to stick to my strict schedule every day. I would also like to lose several pounds to have a more classical ballet shape. I currently am quite fit, but I need to work to attain a longer leaner look for ballet. This is an exciting and scary goal for me, but with the help of my very supportive family and friends I believe it is possible!! Hopefully my schedule will inspire you to try something similar.
Monday!
- 2 mile run in the morning ( with my sister )
- 15 min. ab workout directly after run( ab ripper x from P90X )
- 90 min. yoga tape mid morning ( P90X )
- 45 min. on the elliptical early afternoon
- 75 min. ballet class late afternoon
- 30 min. full body workout in the evening
- 30 min. stretching in the evening
Tuesday!
- 2 mile run in the morning
- 15 min. ab workout after run
- 60 min. pilates mid morning
- 45 min. on the elliptical early afternoon
- 30 min. stretching directly after the elliptical
- 90 min. ballet class late afternoon
- 60 min. modern class after ballet
- 30 min. full body workout in the evening
Wednesday!
- 2 mile run in the morning
- 15 min. ab workout after run
- 90 min. yoga mid morning
- 45 min. on the elliptical early afternoon
- 30 min. stretching after elliptical
- 60 min. jazz class late afternoon
- 30 min. full body workout in the evening
Thursday!
- 2 mile run in the morning
- 15 min. ab workout after run
- 60 min. pilates mid morning
- 30 min. on the elliptical early afternoon
- 30 min. full body workout after elliptical
- 30 min. stretching after workout
- 60 min. ballet class late afternoon
- 30 min. on the elliptical in the evening
- 30 min. full body workout after elliptical
Friday!
- 2 mile run in the morning
- 15 min. ab workout after run
- 90 min. yoga mid morning
- 30 min. on the elliptical early afternoon
- 90 min. ballet class late afternoon
- 30 min. on the elliptical late afternoon
- 30 min. full body workout in the evening
- 30 min. stretching after workout
Saturday!
- 195 min. ballet classes ( 3 separate classes ) mid morning - afternoon
- 60 min. pilates late afternoon
- 30 min. on the elliptical late afternoon
- 15 min. ab workout after elliptical
- 30 min. full body workout in the evening
- 30 min. stretching after workout
Sunday!
- a long walk with my family afternoon
- 30 min. on the elliptical late afternoon
- 30 min. full body workout in the evening
- 30 min. stretching after workout
That's it!!! For the next 5 - 6 months I will be attending my old dance studio ( hence the short classes ). This spring I will go to many auditions for new ballet schools!!
Hope you enjoyed today's post!
Emma Grace
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Pictures
Hello All,
Today's post will consist of a small compilation of recent photos with comments on where and when they were taken. Hope you enjoy!
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| This was taken in Heidelberg while I was at a Christmas market with my good friend. |
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| A picture from my recent performance of the Dying Swan. |
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| A very blurry pic as the Dying Swan. |
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| Another Dying Swan pic... |
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| A picture at Kusel castle a couple months ago. |
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| What some of my favorite evenings consist of: 80% dark chocolate, reading medieval history, stretching my feet, and listening to Ray LaMontagne. |
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| Strange picture, I know. This is me stretching in my deuserband at my old studio. |
I hope you all have an extraordinary New Year's Eve and Day!!!
~ Emma Grace
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Monday, January 27, 2014
More on My Workout
Today I'm going to talk a little bit more about my workout schedule. I've been working out a lot more each day. For this particular blog post I am going to write for you all what I do every day of the week (as far as working out goes) and a list of the exercises I do.
First, my workout schedule for the week:
Monday:
~ 30-45 min. workout in the morning
~ 90 min. workout/stretch before ballet class (I get to my academy super early)
~ 90 min. ballet class
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
Tuesday:
~ same as Monday
Wednesday:
~ 30 min. run in the morning
~ 30-45 min. workout in the morning
~ 75 min. workout/stretch before ballet class
~ 90 min. ballet class
~ 30 min. pointe class
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
Thursday:
~ everything the same as Wednesday except I have a 30 min. stretching class instead of the pointe class
Friday:
~ 30-45 min. workout in the morning
~ 90 min. workout/stretch before modern class
~ 60 min. modern class
~ 90 min. ballet class
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
Saturday:
~ 75 min. ballet class (old ballet studio)
~ 90 min. variations/advanced pointe class (old ballet studio)
~ 30 min. run or bike ride
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
~ I sometimes have rehearsals at my ballet academy on Saturdays. They usually last a couple hrs.
Sunday:
~ go to the gym or my old ballet studio for a few hrs.
~ 30 min. run or bike ride
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
The exercises I do when I work out (I do all of these when I work out for 60 min. When I work out for 30-45 min. I just do however many I have time for):
~ 100 jumping jacks
~ 225 crunches - for this I do a sequence where I do 25 crunches where I'm sitting straight up then I slowly roll down about half way to the floor (kind of like a backwards version of crunches), then I do 50 regular crunches, 20 backwards crunches, 40 regular crunches, 15 backwards crunches, 30 regular crunches, 10 backwards crunches, 20 regular crunches, 5 backwards crunches, and FINALLY 10 regular crunches (I know, it's quite a lot of crunches, haha)
~ squats - I also have an interesting combination for my squats. I start out by holding the squat position (like a grande plie in second position) with my hands on my knees for 25 counts (I listen to a song with a pretty slow beat) then I hold my hands in first position and I releve on every other count (again for 25 counts). I do the same thing with 20 counts, 15 counts, 10 counts, and 5 counts. If the song I'm playing is still going then I hold the squat position on releve 'till it's over.
~ 4 min. of plank - At first, instead of just holding plank perfectly still, I roll my feet backwards and forwards and side to side in this sequence: 10 forward and backward (2 counts for each time I switch from forward to backward which makes it about 20 counts in total), 10 side to side (same amount of counts). I repeat that 3 times. After that I stay still in plank for the remainder of the song that I'm listening to (I always listen to a song that lasts exactly 4 min.)
~ leg lifts with the deuserband - I'm in the splits with the deuserband on and I lay down on my back, I then pull my legs up together in the air 30 times.
~ regular leg lifts - For these leg lifts I lay down on my back with my legs together in the air at a 90 degree angle. I lower (as close to the ground as possible without them touching) and lift the legs 25 times.
~ leg beats - I pretty much balance on my rear end while my legs and upper body are forming an acute angle. Next, I switch (beat) the legs 7 times, then beat them forward (instead of side to side) 7 times. I do that 3 times on the right and 3 times on the left.
~ 50 sit-ups
~ 50 lunges
~ 300 crunches - I do 100 normal crunches, then 100 crunches going to the side (10 left then 10 right 'till I've done 100), and finally I do the last 100 doing 10 normal then 10 with my legs lifted.
~ leg lifts to the side - These I do with ankle weights on. I do 30 for each leg.
Sorry for such a long (quite possibly boring) blog post. Have a nice day everyone!!
~ Emma Grace
First, my workout schedule for the week:
Monday:
~ 30-45 min. workout in the morning
~ 90 min. workout/stretch before ballet class (I get to my academy super early)
~ 90 min. ballet class
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
Tuesday:
~ same as Monday
Wednesday:
~ 30 min. run in the morning
~ 30-45 min. workout in the morning
~ 75 min. workout/stretch before ballet class
~ 90 min. ballet class
~ 30 min. pointe class
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
Thursday:
~ everything the same as Wednesday except I have a 30 min. stretching class instead of the pointe class
Friday:
~ 30-45 min. workout in the morning
~ 90 min. workout/stretch before modern class
~ 60 min. modern class
~ 90 min. ballet class
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
Saturday:
~ 75 min. ballet class (old ballet studio)
~ 90 min. variations/advanced pointe class (old ballet studio)
~ 30 min. run or bike ride
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
~ I sometimes have rehearsals at my ballet academy on Saturdays. They usually last a couple hrs.
Sunday:
~ go to the gym or my old ballet studio for a few hrs.
~ 30 min. run or bike ride
~ 60 min. workout in the evening
The exercises I do when I work out (I do all of these when I work out for 60 min. When I work out for 30-45 min. I just do however many I have time for):
~ 100 jumping jacks
~ 225 crunches - for this I do a sequence where I do 25 crunches where I'm sitting straight up then I slowly roll down about half way to the floor (kind of like a backwards version of crunches), then I do 50 regular crunches, 20 backwards crunches, 40 regular crunches, 15 backwards crunches, 30 regular crunches, 10 backwards crunches, 20 regular crunches, 5 backwards crunches, and FINALLY 10 regular crunches (I know, it's quite a lot of crunches, haha)
~ squats - I also have an interesting combination for my squats. I start out by holding the squat position (like a grande plie in second position) with my hands on my knees for 25 counts (I listen to a song with a pretty slow beat) then I hold my hands in first position and I releve on every other count (again for 25 counts). I do the same thing with 20 counts, 15 counts, 10 counts, and 5 counts. If the song I'm playing is still going then I hold the squat position on releve 'till it's over.
~ 4 min. of plank - At first, instead of just holding plank perfectly still, I roll my feet backwards and forwards and side to side in this sequence: 10 forward and backward (2 counts for each time I switch from forward to backward which makes it about 20 counts in total), 10 side to side (same amount of counts). I repeat that 3 times. After that I stay still in plank for the remainder of the song that I'm listening to (I always listen to a song that lasts exactly 4 min.)
~ leg lifts with the deuserband - I'm in the splits with the deuserband on and I lay down on my back, I then pull my legs up together in the air 30 times.
~ regular leg lifts - For these leg lifts I lay down on my back with my legs together in the air at a 90 degree angle. I lower (as close to the ground as possible without them touching) and lift the legs 25 times.
~ leg beats - I pretty much balance on my rear end while my legs and upper body are forming an acute angle. Next, I switch (beat) the legs 7 times, then beat them forward (instead of side to side) 7 times. I do that 3 times on the right and 3 times on the left.
~ 50 sit-ups
~ 50 lunges
~ 300 crunches - I do 100 normal crunches, then 100 crunches going to the side (10 left then 10 right 'till I've done 100), and finally I do the last 100 doing 10 normal then 10 with my legs lifted.
~ leg lifts to the side - These I do with ankle weights on. I do 30 for each leg.
Sorry for such a long (quite possibly boring) blog post. Have a nice day everyone!!
~ Emma Grace
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Healthy Eating Plan
Sorry there has been a lack of posts lately. I started ballet back up after my winter break this past Tuesday, and before then I was preparing for it by going to my old studio for several hrs. each day. And when I wasn't at the studio I was at home going on a walk or working out and stretching in my room. So, though it's not the best excuse in the world, I was quite busy.
On another note, I wanted to tell you all about the diet that I've recently started. Honestly, it's not really a diet. It's more of a healthy eating plan. haha I decided that because I'm auditioning for the university level (pre-professional) at my ballet academy this year, I should start working harder than ever to make it in. So right after Christmas I started going to my old studio more often and for longer periods of time. I also starting working out more (especially to build core strength for balances and turns). But the thing I'm most proud of is my new "healthy eating plan". On the 28th of December I decided I was going to go without any sweets or junk food for as long as possible. Today is my 13th day of no sweets or junk food!! I'm quite proud of my small (but very important) accomplishment. I think because I live in Europe it's especially difficult for me to resist the temptation of all foods delicious, but not so good for me. Several times in the past couple of weeks my family has gone to France. And everyone knows what amazing desserts there are in France! But, much to my family's surprise, I resisted all temptations. I don't plan on stopping my "healthy eating plan" anytime soon. In addition to not eating any junk food, I've also started eating smaller portions. I already eat very small portions to begin with, but I think for my size I could eat even less and still have enough nourishment to keep me going throughout the day. I will try to keep you guys posted on how my "healthy eating plan" is going.
Oh, and here are a few recent(ish) pictures of me.
On another note, I wanted to tell you all about the diet that I've recently started. Honestly, it's not really a diet. It's more of a healthy eating plan. haha I decided that because I'm auditioning for the university level (pre-professional) at my ballet academy this year, I should start working harder than ever to make it in. So right after Christmas I started going to my old studio more often and for longer periods of time. I also starting working out more (especially to build core strength for balances and turns). But the thing I'm most proud of is my new "healthy eating plan". On the 28th of December I decided I was going to go without any sweets or junk food for as long as possible. Today is my 13th day of no sweets or junk food!! I'm quite proud of my small (but very important) accomplishment. I think because I live in Europe it's especially difficult for me to resist the temptation of all foods delicious, but not so good for me. Several times in the past couple of weeks my family has gone to France. And everyone knows what amazing desserts there are in France! But, much to my family's surprise, I resisted all temptations. I don't plan on stopping my "healthy eating plan" anytime soon. In addition to not eating any junk food, I've also started eating smaller portions. I already eat very small portions to begin with, but I think for my size I could eat even less and still have enough nourishment to keep me going throughout the day. I will try to keep you guys posted on how my "healthy eating plan" is going.
Oh, and here are a few recent(ish) pictures of me.
These first couple pictures are from my family's visit to Mettloch, Germany.
This photo was taken at a German castle about 45 minutes away from my house.
Have a lovely day!
~ Emma Grace
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
The New Year is Nearly Upon Us!!!
Hello everyone,
Tomorrow is the first day of 2014!! Are you excited?! I know I am. I'm not really one of those people who has "New Year's Resolutions", but I do have a few goals for the new year.
In April I will be auditioning for the university level (pre-professional) at my ballet academy. I would very much like to make it into that, so I've already started focusing on staying super fit and really working on my technique. I have a key to my old ballet studio, and I'm allowed to use it whenever I like, so I have taken full advantage of that and I've been going there every day to work out, stretch, and refine my technique before going back to ballet (I've been on break for a couple weeks. I start back up on Monday.).
Another thing I'd like to do this next year is go to a couple really great summer intensives. Since I live in Europe, it shouldn't be too difficult to find some good ones. All of my applications are due in January and February, so I'm starting to get a little nervous. Last year I went to a small summer intensive about an hour away from where I live, which I think helped with my performing abilities (we did a small performance in a lovely theater at the end of the intensive), but I'd like to go to some summer intensives that really push me and help me grow more as a dancer.
And of course, seeing as I'm already sixteen, I'd really like my technique, artistry, musicality, and performing skills to all vastly improve in 2014. I've worked really hard so far, but I feel like I could do even more, push myself further, and really start preparing to become a professional.
I hope you all have a splendid New Year's Eve and New Year's Day!!!
~ Emma Grace
Tomorrow is the first day of 2014!! Are you excited?! I know I am. I'm not really one of those people who has "New Year's Resolutions", but I do have a few goals for the new year.
In April I will be auditioning for the university level (pre-professional) at my ballet academy. I would very much like to make it into that, so I've already started focusing on staying super fit and really working on my technique. I have a key to my old ballet studio, and I'm allowed to use it whenever I like, so I have taken full advantage of that and I've been going there every day to work out, stretch, and refine my technique before going back to ballet (I've been on break for a couple weeks. I start back up on Monday.).
Another thing I'd like to do this next year is go to a couple really great summer intensives. Since I live in Europe, it shouldn't be too difficult to find some good ones. All of my applications are due in January and February, so I'm starting to get a little nervous. Last year I went to a small summer intensive about an hour away from where I live, which I think helped with my performing abilities (we did a small performance in a lovely theater at the end of the intensive), but I'd like to go to some summer intensives that really push me and help me grow more as a dancer.
And of course, seeing as I'm already sixteen, I'd really like my technique, artistry, musicality, and performing skills to all vastly improve in 2014. I've worked really hard so far, but I feel like I could do even more, push myself further, and really start preparing to become a professional.
I hope you all have a splendid New Year's Eve and New Year's Day!!!
~ Emma Grace
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