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" I'm from North Carolina, so I am really picky about my fried chicken. "
Mary Helen Bowers
North Carolina
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" 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. "
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" Most of the time, even if I'm at home in my sweatpants, I probably have a pair of slippers on. "
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" I've found the entire process of being pregnant to be such a miraculous, beautiful time. "
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" Mid-afternoon, I snack on Greek yogurt with nuts or a green juice from Juice Press. "
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" It's not about having a perfectly sculpted figure; it's about feeling healthy, fit, and confident. "
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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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" 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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" You won't find me in a sports bra and low-slung leggings. "
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" I love berries, greens, and salmon. "
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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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" Ballet Beautiful has made my pregnancy a joy. I've avoided back pain and swelling by keeping my core strong and body moving. "
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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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Boots
High
" To look and feel your best, it's essential to work out, eat well, and make sure that you are also drinking plenty of water and getting enough sleep. "
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You
Sleep
" 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
Where
" 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'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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Strong
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" 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. "
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" Ballet was just something that I always wanted to do. "
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Ballet
Always
Wanted
" 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. "
Mary Helen Bowers
Travel
Black
Opportunity
" Even if it's snowing or raining, I'm always wearing sunscreen. "
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Sunscreen
Always
Wearing
" 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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White
Body
Eat
" 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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You
Your
" On weekends, I do brunch at home: whole grain bagels, lox, avocado, eggs, and organic bacon. "
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Eggs
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" A leotard is more versatile than you might think! "
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Versatile
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" 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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" A calming place, where you can go to escape it all and just focus on your body, is so wonderful to have. "
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" Any exercise is better than nothing, even if it's only five minutes. "
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Only
Nothing
" 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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" Audrey Hepburn was always so chic, simple, and beautiful. "
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