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" Any exercise is better than nothing, even if it's only five minutes. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Better
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Nothing
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" With ballet, you're really focused on the inner thigh and butt and just lifting and lengthening everything, including your arms. You're not using weights, but holding up the weight of your own arms is a challenge. "
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" Before founding Ballet Beautiful, I was a ballerina with the New York City Ballet. "
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" When you're not experiencing your food, that's when it's harder to pay attention to when you're full, and that's what being satisfied really means. "
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" I had the opportunity to train with Natalie Portman for 'Black Swan,' and the program we created was intense and involved a lot of travel. "
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" A simple ballet wrap sweater heats the back muscles but is easy to put on or take off without disturbing a dancer's makeup or hair before a performance or during a workout. "
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" Ballet targets smaller muscles that you don't often use - instead of working your quads, it works the inside and the back of your leg. "
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" Ballet Beautiful is a workout that transforms the body without overtaxing the system or joints. "
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" I like to think that when you take care of yourself, when you do nice things for yourself, it has a nice ripple effect on the rest of the world. "
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World
Care
Think
" An all-white space has a purity that is refreshing and serene. "
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Serene
Space
" Designing and creating dance clothes has taken my love for dancewear to a whole other level, melding the creative process with my daily fashion and allowing me to bring my most dreamed-about ballet styles to life. "
Mary Helen Bowers
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Daily
Life
" Sometimes people feel really trapped by the body that they have. Women are told, 'You have this body shape; you're a pear or string bean, and you can't change the way you look.' That's just not true. "
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Look
People
" Carrying a baby is such hard work, I've found that the stronger I am, the better I feel. "
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Baby
Better
Hard Work
" Generally, I snack on lots of fresh fruit and raw nuts, such as almonds. "
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Lots
Snack
Fresh
" Making fitness a priority will energize you, make you look and feel better, and help diffuse stress. "
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Stress
You
Fitness
" Stretching before and after every workout keeps muscles supple and helps elongate the lines of a ballerina's limbs. "
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Lines
Stretching
Muscles
" I'm from North Carolina, so I am really picky about my fried chicken. "
Mary Helen Bowers
North Carolina
Am
Fried
" I don't let my wardrobe dictate my diet. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Diet
Dictate
Wardrobe
" I train a lot of celebrities, including a lot of women who work for Victoria's Secret as Angels. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Women
Work
Who
" A lot of fitness has that very masculine energy and drive, and that never worked for me. I want to be challenged. I don't want to be told that I'm terrible and that I suck and that I'm not good enough - that's not motivating. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Me
Energy
Fitness
" I love white linens and walls mixed with antique Victorian furniture. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Love
Antique
Walls
" I want my workouts to feel like a luxury, a way to pamper yourself and add a beautiful dimension to your everyday life. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Luxury
Life
Feel
" I think most people don't need as much cardio as they think they do. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Much
Think
People
" A lot of fitness is about contractions - you're doing squats, or you're on a bike and your knees are bending but never stretching all the way, so your muscles get strengthened but look short and thick. "
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Look
Bike
You
" The image of a pregnant woman embracing her figure and really putting it out there can be scary to some people, but I don't let that stand in my way, and I don't think other women should either. "
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Woman
Stand
People
" It's important to remember that life is hectic and unpredictable. "
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Remember
Life
Important
" For a ballerina, the center of balance is everything - creating a strong center of balance begins with building strong abdominal muscles. "
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Balance
Creating
Building
" I like to customize my tights by cutting them myself to create a stirrup or convert the look into a capri. "
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Myself
Tights
Create
" I find that the thing that makes every body look the best is great toning, and really, really targeting the muscles, and low cardio, where you're sculpting and getting your heart rate up but not beating yourself up. "
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Yourself
Great
Heart
" Have something that you enjoy, that satisfies you. For me, that is dark chocolate, red wine, and cheese. But make room in your life for vegetables and whole grains to nourish your body. "
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Chocolate
Me
Red
" Generally speaking, I love a workout that includes stretching and toning exercises for legs and core on the mat paired with ballet-inspired cardio and Barre exercises to get the heart rate up and take the results to the next level. "
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Love
Heart
Legs