IF YOU ARE TIRED OF THE treadmill and jaded from the gym but crave lean muscle, increased flexibility and improved posture, ballet-inspired workouts are worth a whirl. And with Margot Robbie apparently being a fan, ballet is the on-trend workout (pink attire optional) to get you into great shape.
Whether or not you have ever pointed your toes, you can embrace this unique form of exercise as a sustainable and enjoyable health and fitness regime for a lifetime, no matter what your age.
Ballet fitness classes have increased in prevalence since the 1940s when Lotte Berk, a German dancer whose ideas form the foundations of ballet workouts, founded a technique combining dance moves and other forms of conditioning to rehabilitate her back injury. There is no dancing involved, just ballet-inspired exercises and stretches to lengthen your body with very little impact on your joints. The exercises target and use muscles
