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Starting Pole from Age 40+
We saw it, we wanted it, we hesitated with it. “What if I’m the only “older” one there?” “What if I’m not limber enough?” We’ve...
This place changed how I see myself. I came in to get fit and left with a community I would not trade for anything.
Emma L. · Highett · student since 2021
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