Research - including this study, undertaken by the University of Hertfordshire - shows that ballet dancers' overall fitness is greater than that of Olympic swimmers (and Olympic swimmers are in ...

Mary Helen Bowers has been training Victoria's Secrets models for years with Ballet Beautiful Fitness. After dancing with New York City Ballet for 10 years, she took a break to go back to school.

I do a lot of core exercises. That's one of the most important things I feel like in ballet technique. We have to be able to control everything from our center and have that stability. I've always ...

And it seems that ballet-style exercises are particularly useful for helping us stay mentally sharp. “Ballet and hybrid workouts boost our muscles to release myokines (muscle-based proteins ...

I do a lot of core exercises. That's one of the most important things I feel like in ballet technique. We have to be able to control everything from our center and have that stability. I've always ...