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  🚨🇺🇦 Sanctions Lifted. Ukrainian Civilians Under Fire. Americans Can Reverse This. 🇺🇸 I made a promise to my Ukrainian friends that I will continue to stand in solidarity - and I'm asking you to join me. 👉🏽 Even though currently elected officials and business leaders are aligning with the aggressor, America's checks and balances are still in place. My fellow Americans, we do not have to accept this life-threatening policy shift. We have the power to demand its reversal. ☎️ Call to...

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  Support our Veterans 🇺🇸 ☕️Today, alongside a great team of volunteers and staff, we served Sunday brunch at the New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV) in Boston. Always an honor to show up and give back to those who served. ➡️ Visit https://nechv.org to see how you can get involved or support their mission. 📣 Like, comment, and share to boost awareness! Deeply grateful to all our veterans for their service and sacrifice. 🇺🇸 #Boston #veterans #volunteer #CommunityService #Patriotism #...

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  🎂 Celebrating another trip around the sun with a grateful heart. 😋Fun fact: calories don't count on birthdays. It's science. 🙏🏽 Thank you to everyone who took a moment to send birthday wishes. It means a lot. -Coach Julio #birthday #humor #vintage #life #Gratitude #cake

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  #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 ⛑️This is my first update on my self-funded donations to support my Ukrainian friends. The 3rd Assault Brigade in Kharkiv has now received my hemostatic bandages, as part of the tourniquets and first aid supplies I’ve sent to seven locations across Ukraine. 👉🏽 It’s not a huge amount, but small acts matter. Russia fights this war with propaganda as well as missiles, designed to make the world look away. Every message, conversation, like, comment, and repost keeps Ukraine’s s...

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  💜💥 NEW #EXERCISE: The Ultimate Warrior! 💥💜 Week 5 of Resiliency in Motion (RIM) at the Wakefield Council on #Aging was an incredible session! 💪🏾 This week, our ⭐️rockstar participants and family caregivers tackled "The Ultimate Warrior" using battle ropes! In this power drill, participants stand sideways to the anchor line rather than facing it head-on, driving dynamic standing waves. 📚DYK? Performing sideways battle rope waves builds rotational core power, shoulder stability,...

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  🧵When the Scale Stops Being the Goal 🧐 One of my incredible online rockstar ⭐️ clients, Jill, who is over 65 years young, just hit a milestone worth celebrating. 👉🏽 When she started online training with me in February of this year, she had a very specific scale number in mind for her long-term #weightloss goal. Now, as of mid-October, her perspective has shifted. 🎉 After dropping more than 30 pounds, building strength, reshaping her body, and improving her overall functional #fitness, she has g...

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  Train the Body. Train the Brain. 🧠⚡ 💥 Highlights from this week's SPARTA class at Heritage House in Malden, MA, in partnership with Mystic Valley Aging Services! 💪🏾 We introduced a new cognitive-motor drill: residents (ages 70–94) navigated the agility ladder, called out target numbers, and tossed the ball into the net. Switching between quick decisions and footwork sharpens real-world balance and reaction time. 😅 It was a joyful session with new faces and residents of all mobility lev...

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  📣 Adaptive #Fitness for All. Legends! 🎉 Today we officially kicked off the Adaptive Fitness Program for the Legends Club at Triangle, Inc. at the Fitness Court in Malden. 😅We enjoyed a beautiful #fall day filled with ball toss, battle ropes, bodyweight movements, slam balls, team drills, and plenty of smiles. 💪🏾 It was the first time trying many of these exercises for our Legends Club members, all over 50, and they did great. All abilities, all levels, all heart. 👉🏽 I'm grateful to Tri...

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  💪🏾 Non-Traditional Exercise of the Day 🤔 Most People Know the Clamshell From Physical Therapy and Rehab... But Not Like This. 👉🏽 Here's a challenging variation that combines a side elbow plank, isometric clamshell hold, and single-arm rear delt fly using a resistance tube. This integrated movement builds: ✅ Glute strength
✅ Core stability
✅ Shoulder strength
✅ Coordination 🗣️ Plus, I share a few coaching tips throughout the video. 📍 Fitness Court in Malden, Ma. 📣 Think you can handle...

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  🗣️ 270 lbs to 12% Body Fat: The Real Story (Mental Health) Twelve years ago, I weighed 270 pounds and was struggling with untreated clinical #depression. 👉🏽 Even while helping my clients achieve their goals, I wasn't practicing the self-care I needed myself. ✅ The turning point came when I finally said, "I need help." With support from healthcare professionals, family, friends, and my community, I began a journey that changed my mental health, physical #health, and qu...

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  #SupportOurVeterans 🇺🇸 I'm honored to be joining this Veterans Day Celebration hosted by Mystic Valley Aging Services as a panelist. This event connects veterans and their families with local services and resources, plus a hands-on demo of Meta AI Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, part of a new program providing them and training to vets with blindness or low vision. I'll be on the panel with two Veteran Services Officers and an MVAS dietitian, talking health, wellness, and community suppo...

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  🎃 Halloween Workouts in Full Swing! 🎃 My SPARTA Strength class rockstars at the Milano Senior Center in Melrose, MA brought huge energy today—ball slams, battle ropes, high marches with knee taps, and plenty of Halloween spirit! 🐺💀 We are stronger together! 💪🏾 #Halloween #fun #seniorfitness #community #Fall #healthyaging #photography #aging

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  🎓 Resiliency in Motion (RIM) Finale: Mike & Anne's Story 🩵 Today we celebrated the completion of our 6-week Resiliency in Motion (RIM) series at the Wakefield Council on Aging, and what an inspiring journey it has been. 💪🏾 🗣️ RIM is designed for caregivers and their loved ones living with #dementia, moving side by side to stay active, build trust, and thrive together. 🎥 In this video, we're highlighting Mike and his mother, Anne (86 years young). He shares what this week...

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  Personal Share: 👇🏾 I originally wrote this message as a post, but decided to speak it directly to you in this video. 🎉 Today, I’m celebrating 12 years of #sobriety. I wanted to share this to thank all who supported me, including the medical and recovery community, plus to counter common myths about #addiction—because misinformation can keep people from getting help. 🗣️ My story includes clinical #depression, physical dependence, and relapses. One thing I’ve learned: I wasn't a bad perso...

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  #Alzheimers #Caregivers #Fitness Grateful to partner once again with Mystic Valley Aging Services to bring Resiliency in Motion free 6‑session series to Malden this November. 💜 ⭐️ Movement, community, and support are vital — for individuals living with dementia or Alzheimer’s, and for the dedicated family caregivers walking alongside them. Registration details below. 👇🏾

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  Practice makes prepared.🫀 📚 Just renewed my AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers to keep my EMT-B current! 🗣️ As a volunteer with the Massachusetts Medical Reserve Corps (Mass MRC) and Malden Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), staying current matters. ⛑️ Learned about updated protocols for different populations and emergency scenarios - refined choking sequences, updated infant CPR mechanics, and rapid opioid-associated emergency interventions. 🚨Did you know early CPR...

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  Practice Makes Progress! 🏋️‍♂️💙 ⭐️ Week 2 of the Resiliency in Motion (RIM) program at the Wakefield Council on Aging brought incredible energy, skill sharpening, and teamwork! 💪🏾Designed specifically for caregivers and loved ones living with dementia, this specialized 6-week adaptive fitness program highlights the power of partner-based training to build functional strength, mobility, and cognitive-physical integration. Highlights from today’s session: 👣 Synchronized Lateral Ladder Walks 💥 Power &...

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  🧵 Personal Experience: One Neighbor Helping Another 🤝🏽 🐾 Yesterday, right after I got home from my class in Wakefield for caregivers and their loved ones, I heard someone outside yelling, "Wait, wait!" I walked down the steps and saw an older gentleman struggling to catch his small terrier. A contractor working nearby caught the dog and handed him back. 🐶 I thought it was over, but the dog got loose again. The owner was clearly out of breath, and this time cars were coming dow...

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  🌈 The Power of Belonging. 100% Community 📣 Senior group fitness is as much about mental well-being and social connection as it is about physical exercise. The power of feeling like you belong can't be overstated, even if it's rarely talked about enough. 💪🏾 My SPARTA classes are part of a broader array of programs at the Malden Senior Center working to meet people right where they are. We welcome seniors of all abilities, backgrounds, and fitness levels, and I’m proud to help fos...

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  Support our Veterans 🇺🇸 🍁First fall volunteer day at the New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV) in Boston. Weekend shifts are filling again as students return — a good sign, but the need never stops. ☕️ Alongside other volunteers and staff, we served brunch to those who served our country. ➡️ Learn the many ways to support at https://nechv.org 
📣 Like, comment, and share to help us reach more people. Grateful to all veterans. 🇺🇸 #veterans #Boston #homelessness #supportourveterans #...

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  📣 I’m honored to announce a new partnership with Triangle, Inc.! 📌On Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM at The #Fitness Court in Callahan Park (in front of Pisa Pizza) in Malden, we are launching the very first Triangle Legends Club #Health & #Wellness Activity for members ages 50+. 🌈 The program is called Legendary L.I.F.E. (Longevity, Independence, #Fun, #Exercise). This adaptive workout is a 45-minute session combining functional strength, power, balance, low-impact cardio, fall pre...

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  🐻 Exercise of the Day: Low‑Anchor Band‑Resisted Bear Crawl 🌟Demonstrated by my online rockstar fitness client. ➡️ Her focus: slowly crawl away from the anchor with control… then guide the return against the band tension while maintaining stability. 📌 This variation targets core anti‑rotation strength, glute medius activation, hips, shoulders, wrists, and offers a knee‑friendly loading pattern. 📣 Pro Tip: Master the movement first — then add resistance. Let’s get after it!💥 #CoreTraining #At...

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  #Alzheimers #Dementia #Fitness 🏋️‍♂️💙 ▶️ Watch this video to hear firsthand from our Resiliency in Motion 🌟 rockstars as they share their experiences, progress, and the power of partner adaptive fitness at the Council on Aging in Wakefield, MA. 📣 Special thanks to Mystic Valley Aging Services and the I’m Still Here Foundation for grant funding this initiative. ☎️ To learn more about the program, contact Paula Buccilli at Mystic Valley Aging Services: 📧 pbuccilli@mves.org. 🌈 Please like, comment, o...

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  SHOWING UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY NEVER STOPS! 💜 🎂 Quick update for our SPARTA Strength crew at the Malden Senior Center: I visited our rockstar class member Mary at Forestdale Park Senior Living, and she's doing well and just celebrated her 96th birthday. 😀 We caught up, shared some laughs, and before I left I helped her settle in for the live music with the other amazing residents. Lastly, I'm happy to report her smile still lights up the room. 🙏🏽 #alzheimers #dementia #community...

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  🧵 📚 Giving Back. Young Entrepreneurs. 🗣️Today I had the opportunity to join a Q&A roundtable with Ms. Griffin's AP Business and Personal Finance students at Malden High School, a diverse group of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are already thinking like future entrepreneurs. 😀 Our conversation was fun, and I learned about their creative business ideas. There were too many to list! We explored topics like branding, the differences between products and service providers, onli...

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  #Alzheimers #Dementia #Fitness 🏋️‍♂️💟 Practice makes progress! Week 4 of Resiliency in Motion (RIM) 🌟 💜 Our RIM program is specially designed for caregivers and their loved ones living with dementia to stay active, build trust, and move together. 💪🏾 This week, our rockstar participants tackled new adaptive partner movement drills, including guided backward walking and lateral side-steps to high-fives.✋🏽✨ 🧠 Did you know? Walking backward doesn't just strengthen knees and improve dynamic bal...

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  30+ Years of Impact | The Immigrant Learning Center, Malden, MA 📚✨ 🇺🇸 Had an inspiring tour of The Immigrant Learning Center in Malden, MA with Director of Development Mark Correia! For more than three decades, The ILC has been empowering adults through free English classes, citizenship prep, and entrepreneurship resources. 📚 One highlight was exploring their specialized in-house library, designed specifically for ESL learners to build literacy and language confidence. Quality books and educat...

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  🧵 🇺🇦🇺🇸 #StandWithUkraine If I am to be honest, I will start by saying I am not surprised by the recent actions and deadly consequences for Ukrainian civilians resulting from the current administration of the country I love, America. Since returning to power in 2025, this administration has shown a pattern: pressuring Ukraine while easing pressure on Russia. The latest example: already on record threatening to cut intelligence sharing unless Ukraine stopped striking Russian energy targets, the a...

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  📣Accessible Recreation Spotlight: How DCR Beach Wheelchairs Work! 🌊♿ 🗣️Did you know Massachusetts offers free beach wheelchairs at state beaches so everyone can enjoy the waterfront? 🌈 At Triangle, Inc.’s Beach:Accessibility Day at Constitution Beach in East Boston, I caught up with Rachael Lee from the Mass DCR Universal Access Program. In this quick walkthrough, Rachael breaks down the key differences between sand and floating wheelchairs, essential safety tips, and how you or a family member...

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  ✨ Did You Know? Today Is National #Disability Independence Day ➡️On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, recognizing disability rights as human rights. The #ADA opened doors to employment, transportation, public spaces, and community life, protecting millions from discrimination. 🎉July is also Disability #Pride Month — a time to honor disability identity, history, culture, and the activists who fought for access long before 1990. 🗣️Today and every day, I...