You can rent a room in The Merrion Hotel for a cool €7k a month
You can rent a room in The Merrion Hotel for a cool €7k a month

IMAGE

The IMAGE staffers on the spring accessories they’re shopping for this season
The IMAGE staffers on the spring accessories they’re shopping for this season

Sarah Gill

Venting, oversharing, or straight up trauma dumping — when does confiding in friends turn toxic?
Venting, oversharing, or straight up trauma dumping — when does confiding in friends turn toxic?

Sarah Gill

Real Weddings: Aoife and Brendan tied the knot at a Tudor-style house in Co Carlow
Real Weddings: Aoife and Brendan tied the knot at a Tudor-style house in Co Carlow

Shayna Sappington

This modern farmhouse in Enniskerry is on the market for €945,000
This modern farmhouse in Enniskerry is on the market for €945,000

Sarah Finnan

3 ways to style your trusty adidas Sambas
3 ways to style your trusty adidas Sambas

Sarah Finnan

The best off-the-shoulder tops and jumpers to elevate any look
The best off-the-shoulder tops and jumpers to elevate any look

Sarah Gill

This charming Enniskerry farmhouse with gorgeous grounds is on the market for €2.5 million
This charming Enniskerry farmhouse with gorgeous grounds is on the market for €2.5 million

Sarah Finnan

What to eat this weekend: Fish n’ courgette chips with homemade tartar sauce
What to eat this weekend: Fish n’ courgette chips with homemade tartar sauce

Meg Walker

How to quit the cycle of feeling bad from social media
How to quit the cycle of feeling bad from social media

Niamh Ennis

Image / Self / Health & Wellness

We’re all sick of working out at home, but this YouTube ballet workout makes a great change


By Erin Lindsay
20th Jan 2022
We’re all sick of working out at home, but this YouTube ballet workout makes a great change

Venturing outside for exercise is proving less and less desirable this time of year, but this good YouTube workout has been our saving grace

Obviously fresh air is very important, and getting out of the house is a big benefit to your health, both physical and mental. But for those evenings that you just can’t muster the will to step out for a run, we’ve found a brilliant workout on YouTube that will work just as well.

Mary Helen Bowers is a professional ballerina based in the US, who, through her YouTube channel Ballet Beautiful, posts beautiful and challenging ballet workouts to try at home — from beginners to advanced.

You can choose barre sessions, or more pilates or yoga-based exercises, but this video on lean legs and buns is one of our favourites for working out the lower body.

The beauty of working out at home means you can go at your own pace — pause the video if you don’t understand a move, or take a quick water break if you’re feeling the burn a bit too intensely. Take it as many or as few times as you like, and build your strength slowly.