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" 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

Daily

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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. "

" Carrying a baby is such hard work, I've found that the stronger I am, the better I feel. "

" The idea for 'Ballet Baby' started when I was going through my own pregnancy. "

" 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. "

" I live in my Ballet Beautiful street shoes. "

" 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. "

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

" I find that healthy eating makes me feel happier, stronger, and more confident. "

Mary Helen Bowers

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Eating

" Working out should be empowering! It should make you look and feel strong, elegant, healthy - the best possible version of you. "

" Stretching before and after every workout keeps muscles supple and helps elongate the lines of a ballerina's limbs. "

" I think being in the right mindset is a huge challenge for women, who often take an all-or-nothing approach to working out or eating well. "

" My style is a little '70s and classic old Hollywood. I incorporate a lot of vintage, bohemian blouses paired with a good wedge. "

" The changes that your body goes through during pregnancy are so radical, I've really tried to embrace and celebrate my new body, and hopefully I can encourage other women to do the same. "

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

" 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. "

" It's not about having a perfectly sculpted figure; it's about feeling healthy, fit, and confident. "

" I think most people don't need as much cardio as they think they do. "

" Ballet opens up the chest and the arms and elongates the body, so you carry yourself straighter. That's so important for a model. But also every woman. "

" On weekends, I do brunch at home: whole grain bagels, lox, avocado, eggs, and organic bacon. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" When you dance, you engage your abs in every step. "

" I don't let my wardrobe dictate my diet. "

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

" Most of the time, even if I'm at home in my sweatpants, I probably have a pair of slippers on. "

" My approach in general is to take really great care of my skin, but I try not to overdo it and not use too many crazy products. "