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Maybe All We Need Is Sleep

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Maybe All We Need Is Sleep
During deep sleep your cells repair and rebuild, and hormones are secreted to promote bone and muscle growth. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
Donna Martelli
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According to the American Sleep Labs,  50 million to 70 million U.S. adults struggle with sleep. Are you one of them?

Having been a professional ballet dancer, instructor, and personal trainer, my body has suffered some abuse from overwork. In my late 60s, I continue to teach barre, stretch, pilates, and ballet classes, and I demonstrate everything full out because I love it so much.

Donna Martelli
Donna Martelli
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Formerly a professional dancer with the Harkness Ballet of New York, and faculty member at Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, Donna was Director of Fitness Arts at LivRite Fitness. There, she taught Ballet, Barre, Pilates, Stretch and Conditioning, Personal Training and provided fitness consultations to members. She created Raise the Barre at LivRite, trained, qualified, and managed its instructors, and wrote its training manual. She is the author of “When God Says Drop It” and “Why the Dance,” available wherever books are sold.
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