Who is Tara LaValley?
American dancer, fitness model, and personal trainer Tara LaValley hail from Chicago.
She started dancing when she was three years old and has since established a successful career as a performer, fitness coach, and performer.
Early Life of Tara LaValley
When Tara LaValley was just three years old, she began dancing. By the age of 8, she was playing the piano to unwind after practice and appearing in performances for a living in Chicago.
Tara decided to pursue a career in theater as she approached her late teens. She pursued her passion for dance in New York City for eight years while also studying piano and classical music in college.
She performed as a dancer in 18 theatrical productions and starred as a co-star on several television shows.
Tara is still pursuing her passions now. Although she still performs as a dancer, she now instructs pole dancing and gives her clients aerobic workouts.
Body Measurements of Tara LaValley
| Full Name: | Tara LaValley |
| DATE OF BIRTH: | April 25, 1981 |
| ERA: | 2010 |
| PROFESSION: | Dancer, fitness model, and personal trainer |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| AGE: | 41 |
| HEIGHT: | 5’4″ (162.5cm) |
| WEIGHT: | 135-145lbs (61.2 – 65.8kg) |
| WAIST: | 24″ |
| BUST: | 34c |
| HIPS: | 35″ |
Accomplishments
Career
- Accomplished pianist
- Fitness instructor
- Television star
- Professional dancer
Competitions
- 2009 NPC Jr. Nationals, 4th
- 2009 NPC NY Atlantic States, 2nd
- 2009 NPC NJ Suburban Show, 2nd
Training
Cardio
Tara dances as her main form of physical activity. Since she has spent most of her life performing professionally, she enjoys “busting moves” while also exercising.
She works out with such a wonderful hobby because she teaches pole dancing to a big group of clients.
She enjoys performing HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) exercises in between her weight lifting sets when she isn’t dancing.
She claims that she can often be seen “jumping around the gym constantly” since she enjoys how challenging certain workouts can be.
Tara includes a range of low-intensity workouts in addition to these quick, intensive ones when she wants to lose weight gradually. She uses the treadmill in her gym to jog uphill or perform a brief Tae Bo session first thing in the morning.
Favorite Workouts
Tara claims that the workouts that “don’t feel like working out” are her favorites. Dance, martial arts, gymnastics, yoga, volleyball, and tennis are some of Tara’s exercises.
If she had to choose which exercises to do in the gym to enhance particular areas’ aesthetics, she would pick:
- Abs: Plank or pilates ‘hundred’
- Legs/Glutes: Stiff leg Romanian deadlift or jump squat
- Cardio: Tennis, or running on the beach
Training Protocol
Monday
Morning: Cardio for 45 minutes on an empty stomach. Treadmill 3.5k.
Afternoon: Chest, Arms & Abs
- Flys (35 pounds, 40 pounds, 45 pounds) on the machine (warm-up.)
- Incline bench press (3 sets) (55 pounds, 65 pounds, 75 pounds). HIIT in between sets.
- Flat bench press (3 sets) (55 pounds, 65 pounds, 75 pounds) HIIT in between sets.
- Incline Flys (10 pounds.) Weighted Ab crunch in between sets.
- Cable flies while in a lunge. Lower abs leg lifts. Crunches and pilates hundreds for abs.
Tuesday
Morning: Tae Bo session (45 min.)
Afternoon: Brazilian jiu-jitsu practice.
Wednesday
Morning: Treadmill session
Afternoon: Legs:
- Incline leg press (20 pounds first set, 50 pounds, 70 pounds) Jump squats in between.
- Squats: (40 pounds, 50 pounds, 60 pounds) jump rope in between.
- Single leg lunges,( first set no weight, then holding 10-pound dumbbells.
- Sumo squats
- Stiff leg deadlift (40 pounds, 45 pounds, 50 pounds.
- HIIT (high knees, butt kicks, jumping jacks).
- Leg lifts, followed by a stretch
Thursday
Morning: Treadmill uphill walk
Afternoon: Pole Dancing practice
Friday
Morning: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Saturday: Sport
- Tennis
- Beach Volleyball
Sunday: Outdoor activity
- Hike or yoga
Relying On Music For Her Pre-Workout Pump
Without music, Tara says, she “would have a very hard time working out.” She typically works out to electronic music like NIN, Prodigy, or the Crystal Method. She likes hard rock acts like Machine Head, Slipknot, and Stone Sour when she is working out at the gym.
“Diet is what gets your body looking the way you want, so if it is important to you, make sure it is on point.”
Nutrition
Passion For Cooking
Tara enjoys cooking as frequently as she can. She likes modifying tried-and-true recipes by including more wholesome ingredients to “fool” her. Tara claims that by doing this, she can prevent cheat meals.
In this type of cooking, baked sweet potato chips are one of her favorite options. She also mixes whey protein powder into the batter for her protein pancakes.
She consumes veggies, nuts, fruit, lean meats, and protein powder as part of her daily diet. Although she resists the impulse to binge, she experiences cravings for things like hamburgers.
Snack options
Tara LaValley prefers nibbles like a handful of cashew nuts with sugar-free syrup when she has a craving for something sweet and salty. She also enjoys eating tropical fruit as frequently as possible because it gives her more energy.
Influences and Idols
In the area of female fitness, Tara cites Amber Elizabeth for her beach body aesthetic, Marlo Fisken for her pole dancing accomplishments, and Ronda Rousey for her MMA accomplishments as her role models.
Tara enjoys seeing male bodybuilders like Jay Cutler because of his enormous size and strength.
What Can Tara LaValley Teach us?
The career path of Tara LaValley serves as an illustration of what may be accomplished with enthusiasm and tenacity.
Tara has always been a dancer and has never forgotten her professional aspirations. She has performed in numerous high-profile theater performances, and she now instructs her clientele in pole dancing.
Who knows what you could do if you are as committed to achieving your fitness objectives as you are to everything else?