View Photos The latest craze in Sydney is Burlates, a new form of fitness that is a cross between burlesque and pilates.
Burlates creator Rachel St James, the Dita Von Teese of the southern hemisphere and a former Penthouse pet, said it blends pilates' core strength and flexibility with sexy shimmies and hip rolls. A glam workout fit for the boudoir.
Rachel claims that Burlates is like other sexy fitness crazes like pole dancing.
"My own philosophy, influenced by yoga and pilates, is that women are too hard on ourselves and we need to lose that. We need to find a mental confidence within our own body shape. Pilates is quite a disciplined form of exercise and burlesque gives it a sexy edge," Says Rachel