Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you’ve been glued to a desk chair, your favorite armchair or the couch, you’ve probably been doing an awful lot of sitting ...

Dance and fitness trainer Kaley Hatfield shows us how to do ballet barre at home in Yahoo Life’s fitness series, “Take 5.” If you don’t have a barre, no problem. All you need is a chair for stability.

Following is a transcript of the video. Isabella Boylston: And stretch. And grand plié. Ooh, ow, knocked my knee on the sink. Hi, guys. My name's Isabella Boylston, and I'm a principal dancer with ...

Want to start your day like Misty Copeland? The ballerina opened up about her morning routine of calf raises—and other ways she likes to stay strong. According to InStyle, before lacing up her pointe ...

If you've ever been curious about trying a barre fitness workout, our guide below will explain the benefits of ballet barre and how to get started. Barre fitness is a hybrid workout class - combining ...

For those who think hopping, shuffling, shouting and jumping isn't fulfilling, there is the demi-plie-releve in first position. The demi-plie-releve, as described by the New York City Ballet, has ...

Ballet barre workouts have been around for decades (actually dating back to the 1950s with creator Lotte Berk). But they’ve become especially popular over the last few years. In fact, this type of ...

Have you ever wondered how accurate that barre class is compared with actual ballet? Professional ballerina Scout Forsythe puts the most popular ballet-inspired exercises to the test and weighs in on ...

WASHINGTON — For those who think that hopping, shuffling, shouting and jumping isn’t fulfilling, there is the demi-plie releve in first position. The demi-plie releve routine, as described by the New ...