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.

Cardio, schmardio. For the ultimate body and mind workout, some harried adults are pirouetting back in time — and signing themselves up for ballet class. Whether it’s curious first-timers looking to ...

Since falling out of love with HIIT, I've been constantly on the hunt for low-impact yet highly effective workouts that promise to improve my strength and endurance. As a woman hurtling towards ...

Never before have humans lived such a disembodied existence. Many of us spend our days hunched over the computer, ignoring our body until our limbs go numb. As of 2011, only about 20 percent of ...

Imagine your mind and body as teammates working together to achieve your goals. If one isn't at its best, the other will feel it too. Holistic fitness recognizes this intrinsic connection and aims to ...

Ballet-inspired workout classes are everywhere these days. But when it comes to sculpting lean muscle, one workout seems to rein supreme (especially with the celebrity set): Ballet Beautiful. So does ...

It doesn't get any trendier than ballet-based fitness classes, but do all those courses promising to lengthen, tighten and tone live up to all the hype? Buzzfeed sent five quirky friends to put it to ...

Dancers perform during a rehearsal for 'Ballet and Beyond' by the Joburg Ballet in Johannesburg, South Africa on April 1. (Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock/11840729g ...