Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

Any exercise is better than nothing, even if it's only five minutes.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

To look and feel your best, it's essential to work out, eat well, and make sure that you are also drinking plenty of water and getting enough sleep.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

If you don't have the time or money to get to the gym, work out at home. It saves tons of time and makes life more efficient.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

I try and get as much sleep as I possibly can, although it's harder with a baby.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

Sometimes people feel really trapped by the body that they have. Women are told, 'You have this body shape; you're a pear or string bean, and you can't change the way you look.' That's just not true.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

I'll buy a special occasion dress even if I don't know when or where I'll wear it.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

When you're not experiencing your food, that's when it's harder to pay attention to when you're full, and that's what being satisfied really means.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

Audrey Hepburn was always so chic, simple, and beautiful.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

My style is a little '70s and classic old Hollywood. I incorporate a lot of vintage, bohemian blouses paired with a good wedge.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

Could you physically lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks? Maybe. But there's no way you could do that in a healthy way or that you could maintain it.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

One of the big things, especially if you're eating out frequently, is either splitting an entree with someone or ordering a protein-heavy appetizer for an entree, like a salmon or steak tartar. If I'm dying for a burger, I'll get the burger but have it with salad instead of fries and a glass of red wine instead of a beer.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

It's not realistic to say never eat sugar, but I try to limit my sugar as much as I can to buckwheat honey and dark chocolate, which I love.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

Pregnancy is magical, I've never felt more connected to my body.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

The changes that your body goes through during pregnancy are so radical, I've really tried to embrace and celebrate my new body, and hopefully I can encourage other women to do the same.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

My company, Ballet Beautiful, is built around celebrating the strength and femininity of the female body - for me, pregnancy has just been an extension of that.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

I live in my Ballet Beautiful street shoes.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

For the hair, a few French hairpins and a tortoiseshell clip will dress up any bun!

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

Keep it simple. Layer your leotard with high waisted skinny jeans, legwarmers, and heels or high boots.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

I love how chic yet simple ballet style is for everyday dressing.

Mary Helen Bowers
Mary Helen Bowers

A leotard is more versatile than you might think!