Fitness Foundry (Coach Julio)

Older Adults HIIT Workout: St. Patrick’s Day Edition 🍀

Today’s SPARTA Strength Class at the Milano Senior Center in Melrose, MA, brought the energy, the inspiration—and plenty of green! 💚

👟We moved, we laughed, and we celebrated the power of community. ✨

#MelroseMA #Boston #ActiveAging #StPatricksDay #SeniorFitness #Community #Health #hiit #Fun

🤔#WeightLoss Success Over 60? Absolutely!

🌟 My rockstar online fitness client Jill (65+) checked in today and she’s down more than 10 lbs since late February.

📌How she’s doing it:
• Small lifestyle changes, repeated consistently
• A personalized, science‑based program
• Support that doesn’t quit
• Skills and self‑awareness that last long after the scale moves

🎯Never give up on your goals. You are worth it.

#over60 #lifestyle #health #fitness #inspiration #nutrition #personaltrainer #Boston

🗳️I just received my official notice to serve as a poll worker for our Special Municipal #Election on March 31st — my 6th time at the polls.

🚨Right now, there’s a nationwide shortage of poll workers. Whether it’s a small town #vote or a major national race, the process only works because everyday people step up.

🇺🇸I’m proud to stand alongside dedicated civil servants from all walks of life, and I can say from experience: there’s no better way to witness the heart of our #community.

#Democracy

🧵1/ Real People. Real Talk. Real #Life.

💬 Funny exchange with my over‑65 online fitness client, who’s been steadily building strength — and this year, she’s officially doing full pushups 🔥 on the floor. She sent me a study on strength in older #women and lower mortality, and I used it as an opportunity to highlight some of the underreported variables in healthy #aging.

🗣️Me: “In my experience, lower #mortality and quality of life involve more than strength. Having loved ones or a support

👋🏽 Bystander CPR Saves Lives

🚑 Starting CPR within the first 10 minutes of a cardiac arrest can double or even triple survival chances and help protect #brain function.

⛑️ Yet a recent study shows CPR training is less common in Black and Hispanic communities due to systemic inequities, geographic barriers, and other long-standing factors. That gap costs lives.

📚 To learn or refresh #CPR skills, visit the American Heart Association’s CPR resources: https://cpr.heart.org

🔁Please share

#health

Inclusive HIIT • Health Equity 💪🏾

This week’s inclusive HIIT🔥session isn’t just a workout — it’s part of a larger mission.

✅ Partnering with the Malden Department of Recreation allows me to remove barriers, expand access, and make fitness a space where every body, every ability, and every background is welcomed.

💯 Accessible fitness is community health.

#HealthEquity #Maldenma #CommunityHealth #Recreation #accessibilty #HIIT #Wellness #muscle #WomenHealth #Boston #PreventiveCare #inclusion

Honored to receive a follow from Frederik Pleitgen.

His reporting — from frontlines such as Ukraine and Iran, especially in moments of danger and uncertainty — reminds us what real journalism looks like.

Grateful for his courage, his clarity, and his commitment to telling the stories that matter.

Wishing continued safety to him, his team, and all journalists who run toward the truth.

#Journalism #news #FactsMatter #Ukraine #Iran #courage #Media #Press

☀️Spring Energy in March

We wrapped up today’s SPARTA💪🏾Strength Class at the Milano Senior Center in Melrose by stepping outside to soak in a little extra vitamin D as we finished the session.

#spring #weather #community #northshorema #aging #fitness #health #photography #smile #seniors

🔥Exercise of the Day: Plank Saw with Gliders

⭐️My online rockstar fitness client showing how controlled this core burner should be. This one rewards strength, stability, and precision over speed.

🎯Lower‑back pressure is your cue to pause and adjust—quality reps only.

✅Gliders are optional. Towels or rags on a hardwood floor work just as well at home or in the kitchen.

Do it anytime. Anywhere.💪🏾

#fitness #nyc #boston #gym #abs #beachbody #strengthtraining #homegym #personaltrainer #fitfam

🧵1/ #Boston #CareerDay #LifeLessons

A Good Life Is More Than a GPA.

Today marked my third year returning to Boston Latin School 🐺 for the 13th Annual Career Day — always a full‑circle moment, and always meaningful.

🗣️While we were there to discuss our career paths, I chose to go beyond the résumé. I shared with the Class of 2027 that although I’m now the owner of Fitness Foundry and hold certifications as a Personal Trainer, EMT‑B, and Real Estate Salesperson, my journey was anything but

Exercise of the Day for home or the gym 💪🏾

😅51‑year‑young coach demonstrating the Glider Reach Push‑Up in two variations—kneeling or full. Low‑cost setup, towel works, and you can do it anywhere.

🎯Master your push‑up first, then add the reach for extra core control.

Watch till the end for a kitty cameo!🐱🍕

#over50 #fitness #cats #pizza #kitten #gym #homegym #Boston #pushup #fun #exercise #health #Longevity #latinos

🚨 The current WH administration is trying to “gamify” war, using recent posts that include video‑game clips to frame real conflict.

War is not entertainment. Our service members are not avatars.

#iran #unitedstates #patriots #military #dignity #war #reality #Boston

😅 Today’s SPARTA Strength Class highlight at the Malden Senior Center: our 91‑year‑young rockstar Carmen walked in smiling and wearing a ‘Running Late Is My Cardio’ tee… and all I could think was, ‘Awesome — and still stronger than excuses.’

#fitnessgear #FitnessGoals #sportswear #gym #humor #smile #quotes #smile

#CommunityFitness #Teamwork

❄️Snow couldn’t stop this crew. These rockstars showed up and crushed Week 5 of my Inclusive HIIT 🔥class in Malden.

Proud of everyone—see you next week!💪🏾

#hiit #HealthEquity #fitness #WomenEmpowerment #exercise #Lifestyle #workout #northshorema #inclusive

⬆️ Turkish Get‑Up Super Complex

🔥Watch my online fitness client run through a full Turkish Get‑Up and then level it up with an overhead walking lunge, reverse lunge, and windmill.

🎯The TGU is already a full‑body skill—this super complex challenges every layer of strength, stability, and control.💪🏾

#Fitness #Boston #Nyc #strengthtraining #exercise #onlinefitness #gym #workout #beastmode #womenhealth

Older Adults ❤️ HIIT

⭐️The rockstars (ages 65–90) at the Milano Senior Center in Melrose, MA are experiencing the hidden power of my inclusive group fitness — it goes far beyond reps:

🧠 Mental well‑being
🤝🏽 Connection and teamwork
🔥 Fun

😅 And when it’s fun, you show up again and again.

#seniorfitness #eldercare #HealthEquity #boston #northshorema #mentalhealth #community #fallprevention #hiit #fun #health

Finally gave these patches a home. Each one carries a story — from humanitarian trips across Lviv, Kyiv, Odesa, and Kharkiv to local fundraisers for Boston and Malden PD. From autism acceptance and breast cancer awareness to EMT service, I’m proud to stand with these communities at home and abroad. 🇺🇸🇺🇦

#Ukraine #Boston #Volunteer #Maldenma #Bostonpolice #Kyiv #Odesa #Kharkiv #Lviv #MaldenPolice #Autism #BreastCancer #Cancer #Latinos #Humanitarian #EMT #firstresponders

#BlackHistoryMonth #Humanity #MLK

🗣️ Reflecting on Dr. King’s 1959 address and what it means for us today. The world is changing fast, but our choices—big or small—are what shape the nation we become.

🎯 We don’t need to be famous, powerful, or perfect to make a difference.

🕊️Choose humanity over hate; choose justice over indifference.

#quotes #CivilRights #peace #genz #coach #Equality #diversity #racism #history

Open for business in Malden! 💪🏾🔥

🎉Congratulations to X-Step Fitness, our city’s newest personal and small‑group training studio!

🗣️As a Malden Chamber Board Member, it was an honor to join Mayor Christenson, Rep. Ultrino, and the Chamber community to cut the ribbon and welcome X-Step Fitness to the neighborhood👟

📍 Visit them at 258 Highland Ave and support local!

#smallbusiness #Entrepreneurship #business #Northshorema #CommunityBuilding #fitness

#YouthEmpowerment #Fitness #Fun

🗣️ Last class at the Malden Teen Enrichment Center! ✨

👟Stepping in to help for a bit turned into something much bigger. I’m walking away inspired after watching these teens crush fitness challenges, support one another, and have fun — it’s been the absolute highlight of my time here. 😅

This isn’t a final goodbye—I’ll be back for special events! Stay tuned. 💪🏾

#Physicalactivity #communityhealth #genz #Boston #Northshorema #hiit #health #coach

First Class since the Blizzard! 💪🏾❄️

🪏Shoveling was the warmup before taking my SPARTA Strength Class at the Malden Senior Center — because we know: “Rest is Rust. Motion is Lotion.”

Nothing stops these rockstars!✨

#fitness #seniors #aging #exercise #gym #blizzard #quotes #seniorfitness #health #photography #life #Boston

#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
Today marks four years since Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine.

🇺🇸I recorded a short video sharing two undeniable truths, what I witnessed on the ground during my six humanitarian volunteer trips, and why #Ukraine still urgently needs our support.

☎️Action is Solidarity: Please contact your representatives. Urge them to support air defense and lift the restrictions that prevent Ukraine from protecting its people.

➡️Your voice matters more than you think.

Slava Ukraini🇺🇦

🧵1/ 🇺🇦Unbreakable Spirit: Four Years Since Russia’s Full‑Scale Invasion of #Ukraine

📌2 Undeniable Truths:

First truth:
Putin chose war. He chose to invade a sovereign nation and unleash unspeakable violence and brutality upon the Ukrainian people.

Second truth:
If Russia stops fighting, the war ends.
If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no Ukraine.

I may not have a large platform or a government title, but as an🇺🇸 #American humanitarian volunteer and EMT‑B with six trips to Ukraine since

❄️80% shoveled out, birds fed 🐦‍⬛(very happy), and a trek to Dunkin for the essential iced coffee🧊☕️. Stay safe, everyone! ✨

#Boston #Maldenma #Snow #WinterStorm #Blizzard #Dunkin #photography #birds #nature #life #icedcoffee #shoveling #positivevibes

❄️ Early AM blizzard update from Malden. Snow is heavy, iced coffee 🧊☕️is cold, and community care matters. ❤️

📣Check on neighbors, clear hydrants🚒, and stay safe!

#Boston #Northshorema #Blizzard #winterstorm #weather #coffee #FirstResponders #snow #nature #StaySafe #newengland

Rest is Rust. Motion is Lotion. 👟💨

🎯 Proof that "Age is just a number.” In our SPARTA Strength Class at the Malden Senior Center, we have rockstars from ages 65 to 93 proving that 💥HIIT is for everyone.

We are focusing on more than just reps—we are building community. 💪🏾

#MaldenMA #NorthShoreMA #Boston #HIIT #HealthEquity #SeniorFitness #HeartHealth #StrengthTraining #Longevity #aging #mentalhealth #accessibility #fallprevention #diversity #fun

⚡️Breaking News: The bathroom has fallen. 🙀🐾

#Caturday #cats #kittens #photography #rescuepets #feline #pets #fun #humor #breakingnews #Boston #animals #catsofmastodon

👉🏽One of the most underreported benefits of physical activity at any age is the quiet, everyday improvement in quality of life. After 21 yrs as a fitness pro, I’ve learned that the “small wins” are often the biggest victories.🏆

A common one is this: 👇🏾

😀 “Coach, I can put my socks on without struggling!”

✅These moments happen more often than people realize, and every time a client shares one, we celebrate together. Because these wins are empowering and conducive to healthy #aging with dignity.

Coach Julio’s Dilemma: When your amazing fitness class knows your weakness 🍪

😀Before teaching my SPARTA Strength class at the Milano Senior Center today, one of our rockstar members, Donna, surprised me with some Girl Scout cookies. She knows I’m a huge fan, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the thoughtfulness.

Now the real challenge begins… the portion control test 🥛👀

#fitness #cookie #snacks #melrosema #northshorema #boston #gratitude #communitylove #photography #smile

🧵1/ 🇺🇸 #BlackHistoryMonth: Black history is American history.

📣 “All of us are standing on someone else’s shoulders. Someone else that opened the door and paved the way. And so, we have to understand that we cannot give up the fight, whether we see the fruits of our labor or not. You have a responsibility to open the door to keep this moving forward.” — Ruby Bridges

📌 During these challenging times, marked by the whitewashing of #history, voter suppression, the erasure of #DEI initiatives, a…