Power of Pilates: How time in the studio helped heal Jackie’s foot

An everyday task — carrying laundry downstairs — led to a foot injury and a winter of rest, healing and rehabilitation for Jackie Fiegel. “I missed the bottom step of the stairs,” recalls Jackie, a longtime instructor at Pure Pilates, of the early December incident that caused shooting pain in her right foot. She’d broken …

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My Pure Pilates Story: Cheryl Naperala, enjoying life to the fullest

  Cheryl Naperala says with absolute certainty that Pure Pilates has changed her life. “Before Pure Pilates, my lower back ached every morning and it took me almost an hour to feel relief and be able to stand up straight,” says Naperala, 67, who received a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in her back and hips several …

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My Pure Pilates Story: Tom Spencer, staying active & healthy with osteoarthritis

  Tom Spencer cherishes time spent with his granddaughter. Tom Spencer’s motivation for maintaining good health can be traced to someone very important to him: his 1-year-old granddaughter—and, well, any future offspring his three children may eventually have. “I want to be able to get on the floor with my grandchildren,” says Tom, of Traverse …

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