Women's Fitness

BALLET BODY

If you want to know how to hone a lithe, supple body, who better to ask than a dancer? With a decade of experience as a pro ballerina in some of the world’s most renowned ballet companies, Mercedes Schindler knows first-hand the results you can get at the barre and beyond.

At her new Notting Hill studio, Physique London (physique-studio.co.uk), Mercedes teaches a unique fitness fusion of barre, yoga and Pilates, as well as pre- and post-natal workout programmes, where her core belief in the connection between mind and body helps students move with strength, grace and understanding so they can face whatever challenges life throws at them.

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As ballet activates all the major muscle groups in your body, Mercedes’ signature ballet-style exercises boost your strength, sculpt your

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