This article originally appeared on Sports Illustrated. The typical physique of a ballerina from decades ago is no longer the standard today. That shift—from “childlike and brittle” to strong, healthy ...

When I first started dancing ballet, I quickly become accustomed to the occasional foot pain and soreness. Even without spending hours in class performing yet another sequence of relevés on pointe, ...

Here at WH, we’re big fans of a squat variation, and we’ve covered a fair few in the last few months – high-heeled squats, bear hug squats, and, of course, Bulgarian split squats – for good reason. A ...