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Ballet: what happens to your body afterwards?   [read the french version]

Author :   Dr Paule Nathan

Whether you stop the sport temporarily or for good.

The stopping of a sport often coincides with starting a professional occupation and/or a marriage. It is at this moment that weight gain can be significant because calorie intake levels remain high whilst calorie expenditure is greatly reduced. Meals are very often unbalanced and far too rich.
So, do not break your old habits of balanced nutrition that you acquired whilst performing the sport. Know how to make a fresh start or, carry on as before, maintaining your previously achieved, overall good health and eating habits. Sportsmen and women often make the same mistakes between seasons. They have a tendency to revert to bad eating habits when pressure from their trainer and competition eases off. They can put on weight which puts them at a disadvantage when they start training again.

My advice:
-Reduce your overall calorie intake level
-Eat varied, balanced meals
-Avoid eating between meals or snack sensibly.
-Do not eat, for example, because you are bored.
-Continue a regular physical activity.
-Be careful when eating outside of your own home.
-When you stop the sport, weigh yourself once a week for three months, then, once a month.
-Consult a nutritionist if you have trouble readjusting your diet.