Suzanne Lopez | Dance school director, Pilates practicer, pup power walker

A MIDLIFE CAREER CHANGE can mean serious adjustments to your wellness routine — especially when you’re switching from athlete to executive, as Suzanne Lopez recently learned. She spent 19 years as a dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, then transitioned to other roles with the company before being named director of its academy last year. “When I was a dancer, exercise was built into my routine. I didn’t have to think about it,” says the 53-year-old North Mayfair resident. “Going from being a dancer to a rehearsal director, where I still had to move around, to now sitting at a desk most of the day — I’m still figuring it all out.” MORNING MIX “Breakfast drags me down, so instead I drink green tea and take my dog, Skip, for a walk. 

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