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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. "
Mary Helen Bowers
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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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