With all the pleasure today I had the video call with my friend from Opéra de Nice. Alexandra Vadon – professional ballet dancer born in Roanne and the author of her blog Alex Inside Motion (https://alexinsidemotion.wordpress.com) – two years ago she has moved to France from Polish National Ballet and now she’s continuing her carrer in the Ballet. I asked her about organising a day with nutrition, trials, lifestyle, problems with it and her favourite recipy. Undoubtly you will spend a really nice time with her! Enjoy!
Alex: “We work at a studio far away from the city center. It’s the industrial zone of Nice. There are many offices, malls, the football stadium near by. So there aren’t nice cafes where I could have my lunch break, plus I only have half an hour to eat, so no time to leave the studios. Which means that I have to prepare in advance my food for the day. It actually helped me to eat at the same times everyday, same portions and I save a lot of money. Whereas in Warsaw, I worked in the opera house in the city center and I had an hour break for lunch. It was really tempting to go out with my girls, have a coffee, a sandwich… I remember telling myself “tonight, you cook for tomorrow”, but I was kind of lazy to prepare my lunch. It was so easy to take away. I must say that I lost a lot of weight since I’m working in Nice. I barely have time to eat, I’m always practicing and rehearsing. I prepare my food for the next day so I keep track of what I eat. I find it much easier to discipline myself, to be organized and motivated to be the best that I can with my body.
My daily schedule is pretty fool. It takes me 40min to go to the studio. So I wake up at 7:30 every working day. I have my breakfast around 8 am (oatmeal, coffee, lemon juice), then I take the bus around 8:30. Start stretching around 9:15… Class starts 10am until 11:30am. (During the 15min break I usually eat some fruit) Rehearsals start at 11:45 until 2pm. 2pm until 2:30, lunch break. and then rehearsals keep on going until 5:30 with a 10min break in the afternoon.at I eat. I find it much easier to discipline myself, to be organized and motivated to be the best that I can with my body. On my way back home I have a snack, then I usually come back home (45min later) and start cooking my dinner and for the next day. Of course I drink 1,5l of water every day!
What I really like about the south of France is the sea food. I can eat fresh fish easily. I love to prepare tuna steaks, salmon in the oven, a salad with scallops. And also, the meat in France is a bit expensive so I try to have proteins from other sources such as quinoa, lentils. I love French food, because it’s nutritions, tasty, healthy and you don’t feel heavy after eating as well. Plus, it’s really diverse so you are bored of eating or cooking!
