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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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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Like most people, I have many days during the week that are long and filled with much physical activity. In order to keep myself on track with my nutrition and have enough good fuel for my body, I try to do a weekly meal prep every Sunday. I spend about an hour or two …
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We’ve all been told that eating well first thing in the morning is important. But have you ever wondered why exactly? Here’s some insight from one of our instructors, Kim Marian, who has attended several nutrition lectures presented by leading dieticians, including one working with US Olympic athletes. Your body has been sleeping and recovering …
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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