Barre ballet classes are a firm favourite in the fitness scene for their ability to combine the grace and elegance of classical dance and Pilates with the rigour of strength training. As an ...

One recent winter’s night, I was sitting Girl Scout-style on a yoga mat, taking deep breaths and trying to strengthen my spine and build better bones. It was a place I thought I’d never be, ...

"Uh oh, we've got dinosaur hands again," said Claire, the ballet teacher. I look down, and sure enough my hands, instead of graceful and light like butterflies, are curled up next to my torso like the ...

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