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" Ballet Beautiful has made my pregnancy a joy. I've avoided back pain and swelling by keeping my core strong and body moving. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Pain
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Beautiful
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" A simple scoop-neck leotard highlights a ballerina's swanlike neck and elegant posture, both rooted in a powerful core. "
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" It's empowering to find a workout that builds strength and grace. "
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" Keep it simple. Layer your leotard with high waisted skinny jeans, legwarmers, and heels or high boots. "
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" If you don't have the time or money to get to the gym, work out at home. It saves tons of time and makes life more efficient. "
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" My style is a little '70s and classic old Hollywood. I incorporate a lot of vintage, bohemian blouses paired with a good wedge. "
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" Before founding Ballet Beautiful, I was a ballerina with the New York City Ballet. "
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" I try and get as much sleep as I possibly can, although it's harder with a baby. "
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" The muscles that are used in Ballet Beautiful are similar to those used in classic ballet. They're also muscles that don't get used very often, which is why it burns so much. "
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" 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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" Because I dieted so much in the past, I just can't diet again. It's something I don't want to do and I don't even know if I am capable of. I think it's a much healthier and happier way to live. "
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" I adore the tapestries at the Musee de Cluny in Paris! "
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" When you work out a lot, it's so important to eat the right foods. "
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" Ballet Beautiful is about finding balance and making fitness a part of your life in a happy, healthy, rewarding way where you get to feel pretty and look beautiful. It's not about beating yourself up in the gym and locking yourself in a dark room with blasting music. "
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Happy
" I'll buy a special occasion dress even if I don't know when or where I'll wear it. "
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Wear
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" I live in my Ballet Beautiful street shoes. "
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Live
" In yoga, you hold the positions, whereas in dance, you're constantly moving, extending, reaching through the legs and arms, which helps build long, lean muscles as opposed to shorter, tighter ones. "
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" Could you physically lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks? Maybe. But there's no way you could do that in a healthy way or that you could maintain it. "
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" Nail polish is like the icing on the beauty cake. "
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" My body needs a lot of protein because I exercise so much. I eat dairy, meat, and gluten, but I stay away from white flour, sugar, and processed foods. "
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" My company, Ballet Beautiful, is built around celebrating the strength and femininity of the female body - for me, pregnancy has just been an extension of that. "
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" The key to building long muscle as you swim is stretching arms far ahead of you in the water, sort of like a swan. "
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" I love white linens and walls mixed with antique Victorian furniture. "
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Love
Antique
Walls
" When you dance, you engage your abs in every step. "
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Engage
Dance
" Ballet is an incredible art, but it can be a bit elitist, which is a really big turn off to me. "
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" One of the big things, especially if you're eating out frequently, is either splitting an entree with someone or ordering a protein-heavy appetizer for an entree, like a salmon or steak tartar. If I'm dying for a burger, I'll get the burger but have it with salad instead of fries and a glass of red wine instead of a beer. "
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Eating
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Burger
" There's no feeling like performing. It's magical, it's so rewarding, and it just feeds this special little part of your soul. "
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Magical
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" I've learned that there are many people out there who want to feel powerful and strong on their own terms, who want to tune out the noise and the punishing nature of grueling workouts. With 'Ballet Beautiful,' we have peeled back the mystery of ballet and allowed people to do these workouts anywhere and in their own time. "
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" I'm from North Carolina, so I am really picky about my fried chicken. "
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" 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. "
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