SALEM — Pilates changed Salem native Mary Margaret “Eme” Mizioch’s life when she discovered this type of exercise after years of struggling with a serious bone disease.
Now the owner of her own Pilates business on Jefferson Avenue, she is using Pilates to help keep those over 50 healthy, and is asking for your vote in a nationwide contest that would honor her work.
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