我曾利用這套方法訓練以《黑天鵝》拿下奧斯卡影后的娜塔莉．波曼，幫助她更完美詮釋劇中芭蕾舞伶的角色。我也幫助過世界各地好幾千位女性成功減重，讓鬆垮肥肉變成精實肌肉，雕塑出新的身體線條，擁有芭蕾舞伶的優雅體態和美感。──瑪麗．海倫．鮑爾斯 毋需魔鬼訓練，就能擁有舞者般緊實、勻稱和優雅的體態！ 來自紐約市立芭蕾舞團的專業芭蕾舞者瑪麗．海倫．鮑爾斯幫助許多名人雕塑出完美體態，包括出演《黑天鵝》女主角的娜塔莉．波曼（Natalie Portman），麗芙．泰勒（Liv Tyler）、柔伊．黛絲香奈（Zooey Deschanel）、克絲汀．鄧斯特（Kirsten Dunst），以及名模海倫娜．克里藤森（Helena Christensen）等等。現在，她這本健身書就要教妳她獨創的運動法、飲食法和生活方式，讓妳能徹底改變整個體型。 不必在健身房累得滿身大汗，不必忍受節食飢餓的痛苦，只為了追求企不可及的目標。只要遵循瑪麗．海倫．鮑爾斯這套證實有效的健身法，妳就能雕塑出理想的體態，具備芭蕾舞者的力與美。從知名人士到焦頭爛額的媽咪，甚至職場女主管，大家都齊聲為這套方法喝采！ 利用源自芭蕾的一系列簡單動作和伸展，來創造這種兼具力與美，揉合女性優雅與陽剛力道的獨特體態和姿勢。芭蕾舞者的身材、體態以及舉手投足都非常獨特，理由很簡單：芭蕾訓練所著重及使用到的是其他健身法或運動不會用到的肌肉，所以這種訓練法所雕塑出來的身材、姿態和動作就跟訓練法本身同樣獨一無二。 本書結合三個面向：思維、運動和飲食。它是一套實用的生活指南，指引妳雕塑並維持理想的身材和健康狀態，同時兼具芭蕾舞伶的力與美。第一部分介紹美型芭蕾的思維。思維能產生力量，更是支持妳、引導妳持續改變的關鍵。第二部分的美型芭蕾運動法則介紹多套具有挑戰性、但保證有效、且趣味十足的健身動作，幫助妳打造出勻稱光滑的芭蕾肌肉，雕塑出優雅美麗的體態。不論是一小時，或者只有十五分鐘，這套健身運動都能配合妳的時間和需求。第三部分談的是美型芭蕾的飲食生活，作者提供了飲食計畫、採購要訣，以及美味速成的家常料理食譜，讓妳的口腹獲得最大滿足，身體獲得充分營養。不需要節食，不給妳壓力，但絕對能幫助妳瘦身，擁有夢寐以求的美好體態。 本書特色 ．十四天就見成效，徹底改變妳的外型．絕不會練成大肌肉的美麗健身法 ．維多利亞的祕密天使超模性感身材背後真正的祕密武器．女明星、超級名模、名媛、設計師、時尚編輯紛紛推薦 ．以《黑天鵝》奪下奧斯卡最佳女主角獎的娜塔莉．波曼專文推薦

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