A lifelong dancer, Julia Robinson worked as a Patriots cheerleader before opening her Modern Barre fitness studio in Chestnut Hill a little more than a year ago. Here’s how she stays on point, with six healthy meals and a lot of smooth moves.
5:15 am: Wake, shower, light stretch.
5:30 am: Meal 1: An 8-ounce glass of warm lemon water and two rice cakes with all-natural peanut butter and banana.
6 am: Open studio.
6:15 am: Teach Signature Modern Barre Express. I get everyone warmed up and spend the rest of the class demoing, offering modifications and correcting form and alignment.
7:15 am: Take a three-mile run through the Boston College campus and up Comm. Ave. Running outside is something I have always done, and it’s very meditative for me. I always stretch for 10 to 20 minutes after I run.
8:30 am: Meal 2: Organic Greek yogurt with organic berries, unsweetened coconut flakes, walnuts, chia seeds and flaxseed, an organic ruby-red grapefruit, a glass of orange juice, a vitamin-D supplement and 1 teaspoon of organic elderberry syrup, an antioxidant and immune system support that’s especially helpful on long days.
9:30 am: Teach Signature Modern Barre class. Each exercise works muscles to fatigue and then stretches them to increase flexibility and create long, lean lines.
10:30 am: Meal 3: Cashew Cookie Larabar, an organic Gala apple and a decaf misto with skim milk, one Sugar in the Raw and cinnamon.
11 am: Check emails, follow up with new clients, finalize training materials for new instructors, confirm the schedule for the upcoming month, manage apparel and ordering and work on social media marketing.
1 pm: Meal 4: A can of tuna with a salad of butter lettuce, cucumber, carrots, cherry tomatoes, almonds and homemade honey-mustard dressing. Tuna is a quick and easy way to get a lot of protein, which helps me stay full for the afternoon.
1:30 pm: Hold meetings and plan classes.
4:30 pm: Meal 5: Homemade chicken-vegetable soup with brown rice and an Adora dark-chocolate calcium supplement. Usually I crave something sweet in the late afternoon, so this is a better option than a Snickers bar.
5 pm: Respond to emails.
6:30 pm: Teach Cardio Barre, a dance-inspired aerobic workout.
8:15 pm: Arrive home and shower.
8:30 pm: Meal 6: Roasted chicken and roasted root vegetables with quinoa, which provides an extra punch of protein.
9 pm: Do the dishes and plan meals and clothes for the next day.
10:30 pm: Lights out.
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By Improper Staff | Photo Credit: John Huet at Red Sky Studios; Hair/Makeup: Michelle McGrath/Anchor Artists | Jan. 9, 2015
A lifelong dancer, Julia Robinson worked as a Patriots cheerleader before opening her Modern Barre fitness studio in Chestnut Hill a little more than a year ago. Here’s how she stays on point, with six healthy meals and a lot of smooth moves.
5:15 am: Wake, shower, light stretch.
5:30 am: Meal 1: An 8-ounce glass of warm lemon water and two rice cakes with all-natural peanut butter and banana.
6 am: Open studio.
6:15 am: Teach Signature Modern Barre Express. I get everyone warmed up and spend the rest of the class demoing, offering modifications and correcting form and alignment.
7:15 am: Take a three-mile run through the Boston College campus and up Comm. Ave. Running outside is something I have always done, and it’s very meditative for me. I always stretch for 10 to 20 minutes after I run.
8:30 am: Meal 2: Organic Greek yogurt with organic berries, unsweetened coconut flakes, walnuts, chia seeds and flaxseed, an organic ruby-red grapefruit, a glass of orange juice, a vitamin-D supplement and 1 teaspoon of organic elderberry syrup, an antioxidant and immune system support that’s especially helpful on long days.
9:30 am: Teach Signature Modern Barre class. Each exercise works muscles to fatigue and then stretches them to increase flexibility and create long, lean lines.
10:30 am: Meal 3: Cashew Cookie Larabar, an organic Gala apple and a decaf misto with skim milk, one Sugar in the Raw and cinnamon.
11 am: Check emails, follow up with new clients, finalize training materials for new instructors, confirm the schedule for the upcoming month, manage apparel and ordering and work on social media marketing.
1 pm: Meal 4: A can of tuna with a salad of butter lettuce, cucumber, carrots, cherry tomatoes, almonds and homemade honey-mustard dressing. Tuna is a quick and easy way to get a lot of protein, which helps me stay full for the afternoon.
1:30 pm: Hold meetings and plan classes.
4:30 pm: Meal 5: Homemade chicken-vegetable soup with brown rice and an Adora dark-chocolate calcium supplement. Usually I crave something sweet in the late afternoon, so this is a better option than a Snickers bar.
5 pm: Respond to emails.
6:30 pm: Teach Cardio Barre, a dance-inspired aerobic workout.
8:15 pm: Arrive home and shower.
8:30 pm: Meal 6: Roasted chicken and roasted root vegetables with quinoa, which provides an extra punch of protein.
9 pm: Do the dishes and plan meals and clothes for the next day.
10:30 pm: Lights out.
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