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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. "

Mary Helen Bowers

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" 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. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I train a lot of celebrities, including a lot of women who work for Victoria's Secret as Angels. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" Audrey Hepburn was always so chic, simple, and beautiful. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I love how chic yet simple ballet style is for everyday dressing. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" 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. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" A leotard is more versatile than you might think! "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I launched Ballet Beautiful not long after finishing at Columbia and met Natalie Portman shortly after. We began training and preparing her for her role in 'Black Swan.' From there, I continued to build and expand the method itself along with the business, always looking for ways to share the workout with others around the world. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" 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. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" The key to building long muscle as you swim is stretching arms far ahead of you in the water, sort of like a swan. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" Posture has such a big impact on the way people perceive you. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I like to customize my tights by cutting them myself to create a stirrup or convert the look into a capri. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I love white linens and walls mixed with antique Victorian furniture. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" Mid-afternoon, I snack on Greek yogurt with nuts or a green juice from Juice Press. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" Ballet was just something that I always wanted to do. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" 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. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" A few times a week, I'll put on La Roche-Posay's Active C Facial Moisturizer. That's probably my favorite cream. It clears up my skin a bit and provides more of an anti-wrinkle element. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I've found the entire process of being pregnant to be such a miraculous, beautiful time. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" For a ballerina, the worst thing imaginable is big thighs. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" Rather than thinking about what not to eat, I like to focus on what I can eat to look and feel my best. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I love berries, greens, and salmon. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" For ballet dancers, style is about melding personal expression with physical form. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" Nail polish is like the icing on the beauty cake. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" It's empowering to find a workout that builds strength and grace. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I've been so fortunate to have had such a healthy, easy pregnancy and have been incredibly active the entire way through. My favorite part is feeling the baby move - but the entire process is such a miracle. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" 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. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I don't believe in depriving myself; it's an unhealthy state of mind. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I'm from North Carolina, so I am really picky about my fried chicken. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" I try and get as much sleep as I possibly can, although it's harder with a baby. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" 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. "

Mary Helen Bowers

" Even if it's snowing or raining, I'm always wearing sunscreen. "

Mary Helen Bowers