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History Meets Fitness
Two Studios Have a Storied Past T here are a few ways to get out and stretch your legs in the Lancaster area – on a boat, during a hike, paddling a kayak, or even a little shopping. To help you move with purpose, Niche Pilates and BodyFit can help. Both of these fitness studios are relatively new to the area, but are set in buildings with storied pasts. Niche Pilates soft-opened in January 2022 and officially in April. This is a second location for the Richmondbased business. Owner Jaclyn Forrester began visualizing expanding to Irvington during the first year of the pandemic when she and her husband Brian moved to the area.
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“I love the sense of community here and I wanted to be a part of helping it grow,” she says. “We’re so excited about how the historic space has transformed and the people we’re starting to welcome into it.” The space (235 Steamboat Road) was once the Irvington Town Hall. Before that, it was a public library. “When we got in there you could see where the bookshelves once were,” she said. Other signs of memories built into the building included old Irvington 4th of July Parade signs, original wood siding, remnants of an old tin roof, vinyl tile, and more. Forrester worked with
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Jaclyn Forrester, owner of Niche Pilates
