COUNTRY VS. TOWN: KERRI PALMER-FOLEY

Two years ago, Kerri Palmer-Foley made the move to Barrington Hills to be closer to her family. Of her three beautiful grandchildren, two live in South Barrington, and she loves her neighbors and the community here. Pilates was suggested to Palmer-Foley 17 years ago to rehabilitate an injury she sustained while playing tennis. She quickly fell in love and became a certified Pilates instructor the following year. Her new studio, Kerri Pilates, is located in the heart of the Village of Barrington. Catering to small groups and private clients, Palmer- Foley receives so much joy from sharing her love of Pilates with clients ranging from teens to octogenarians.

Mantra? “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness” – Joseph Pilates Best Grooming Tip? Take good care of your skin, and Benefit Gimme Brow+ Tint Guilty pleasure? Bargain hunting with my mom Favorite foods? Sourdough toast with butter and jam paired with coffee Music you love? Van Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Leon Bridges, Bill Withers Best advice ever given to you? If it doesn’t serve you, let it go Best advice you’ve ever given? It’s all going to be okay, and if it’s not okay, we’ll figure it out Earliest memory? My mom making a bed in the back of our white station wagon for my brother and me to go on an East Coast road trip to see our Aunt Carolyn When you wake up? Coffee Before you go to bed? Happiness meditation, and snuggle with my hubby, Stew What’s on your bookshelf? Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconnor You can’t live without? My family Love to escape to? My Pilates studio Advice you would give to your younger self? Keep doing the next right thing

WHEN IN THE COUNTRY

Your style is? Country athleisure Can’t leave the house without? My glasses Transportation? Toyota Highlander, my seven-seat grandkid hauler Driving music? Chris Stapleton Radio and Walker Hayes Place to eat? Ambrosia Patisserie, Nekter Juice Bar, Southern Belle’s Pancake House, Egg Harbor—love a good breakfast Shop? Kate Marker—I’m a little obsessed, and Tammy Silvetti at One Girl is the best stylist Best thing about the country? Our neighbors Worst thing about the country? Bugs The perfect day is? Poolside, Pilates, and pickleball with friends and family

WHEN IN TOWN

Your style is? I love a dress or a cute top and jeans Can’t leave the house without? Zhushing a little extra Transportation? VW convertible Driving music? Glennon Doyle’s We Can Do Hard Things podcast Place to eat? Le Colonial Shop? lululemon, Athleta, and Bloomingdale’s dress department Best thing about town? Happy hour with my city girlfriends Worst thing about town? Driving there The perfect day is? Wake up and do Pilates or yoga first thing, then lunch and a little shopping with my daughters/sister/mom/girlfriends, and early to bed