🧵 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

🧵 Inclusion in Action at Constitution Beach! 🌊♿ ☀️ Today I attended one of my favorite summer events, Triangle, Inc.’s annual Beach:Accessibility Day in East Boston! 🗣️ Hear directly from Triangle, Inc. CEO Rachel Kaprielian on why community-focused, family-friendly events like this—bringing beach

🧵 Supporting #Inclusion & Independence at INspire Café ☕️ Returned to INspire #Café in Wakefield today for the best Iced Cold Brew, and to drop off an in-person donation for their current fundraiser! ✨ Right now, they have an incredible $100K Matching Challenge going on thanks to Omar’s World of

Showing up for our community never stops💟 I returned to Forestdale Park Senior Living today for another visit with Mary. We spent time chatting about #Dunkin' snacks (she likes them all!) and talking about her legendary ball slams 💥 and battle rope skills in my Malden Senior Ctr class. #alzhemiers

Surprised Gifts! 🎁 Before teaching, Josie from my SPARTA Strength Class at the Malden Senior Center blessed me with an amazing #garden harvest—basil, eggplant, peppers, cucumber, and zucchini! 🥒🍆 I ❤️ this community and the thoughtful generosity. - Coach Julio #MaldenMA⁠ #food #nutrition #fitness

✨ Community Spotlight: Support #Literacy with Literations! 📚 🗣️ I recently had the pleasure of meeting some amazing folks from Literations at the Malden Senior Center right before teaching my SPARTA Strength Class. They’re doing incredible work helping 1st through 4th graders in #Chelsea, #Boston,

🛑 Stop Scrolling! If you need a little #fitness motivation, look no further than Martha. 💫 At 84 years young, she logs on 🛜, puts in the sweat, and works on her strength, flexibility, and balance so she can enjoy every moment with her grandkids and her #dog Pixie. 🐶 Give this rockstar a like! 💪🏾🌟

🧵✨ 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

🧵If You Can Help Them, Don’t Hurt Them I’m on my way to volunteer at the New England Center and Home for #Veterans here in #Boston. ➡️ It’s a reminder that when we see someone who may be experiencing homelessness, mental health challenges, or active addiction, we’re seeing a human being. They

💪🏾 Strength. Smiles. Community. Today’s SPARTA Strength Class for all abilities at the Malden Senior Center brought all three. Proud of these rockstars 🌟 and the way they show up for themselves and each other. #MaldenMa #fitness #seniors #aging #inspiration #Boston #fun #strengthtraining #health

🧵 #Neurodiversity #Cafe #Fundraiser ☕️Stopped by INspire Café in Wakefield today right after teaching my class to get my favorite iced coffee, and seeing the staff completely made my day! 😀✨ 🌈 INspire Café is so much more than a coffee shop — it’s a vibrant community space built on inclusion,

🔥Adaptive #HIIT Spotlight — Milano Senior Center 💪🏾 Donna’s been part of my SPARTA Strength class for a few years now, and her progress speaks for itself. Every drill, every rep, every moment in this highlight shows what long‑term commitment can build. She and the crew are in full beast mode.⚡️ #fun

🧵 From a Poll Worker: Why I Serve and How You Can Too 🗳️ 🗽Poll workers are the heart and soul of our electoral process - but a nationwide shortage continues to threaten the integrity of our elections everywhere. Since 2023, I’ve served as a volunteer poll worker across municipal, state, and federal

🥂 Congratulations to my cousin Heidi and her new husband Michael - now Mr. and Mrs. Kelley! Such a beautiful ceremony yesterday. Wishing you both a lifetime of love and happiness. ❤️ #family #love #wedding #photography #outdoors #gratitude #newlyweds

📣 New Partnership Announcement! #Dementia #Caregivers #Fitness #Boston #northshorema #wellness #coach #aging #health #community

Once a rockstar, always a rockstar! 🌟 🗣️ Coaching is about so much more than just the workouts—it’s about showing up for one another. I wanted to make sure Mary knows her entire fitness family is cheering her on every step of the way. #CommunityCare #Coaching #love #Friendship #fitness #Kindness

💪🏾Adaptive HIIT Workout for #Seniors | Movement, Power & #Belonging 📣SPARTA Strength at the Heritage House in #Malden, Ma! 😅 In this highlight video, Francis shares her experience with ball slams, ladder drills, and our all‑abilities #workout focused on strength, balance, cardio, and #empowerment.

🤝🏽Giving Back. Youth. Life Skills. 🗣️Thank you to Maria Stotz from CareerSpring and Patricia from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester for making today's event possible! 🎓This afternoon, I had the privilege of participating in an amazing workshop at the club. Alongside fellow CareerSpring volunteers

Non- traditional #exercise of the day: Stability Ball Hip Thrusts🔥 😅Watch my online rockstar client demonstrate how we use a stability ball (unstable) to complement traditional bench work (stable). ✅ Bilateral: glute strength, core stability ✅ Unilateral: balance, internal obliques #fitness #gym

Meet my rescue kitties, Xing Xing and Clemmie! They say hello! 🐱✨ Drop a photo of your favorite BFF (or a 🐾) in the comments below! #cats #pets #rescuecat #rescuepets #photography #positivevibe #bff #animals #funny #kittens #love #catsofbluesky

Support our Veterans 🇺🇸 ☕️ This morning, alongside fellow volunteers, we served brunch at the New England Center and Home for #Veterans in #Boston. ☀️Summer months bring a real drop in weekend volunteers — college students are on break, and the need doesn’t take a break with them. ➡️ Can’t make it

🚨 #Sobriety: I Couldn’t Do This Alone (And Neither Should You) ➡️ Staying sober since Sept. 24, 2014, while managing clinical #depression has taught me one major thing: we are not meant to do this alone. ☎️ Text or call 988. Free, confidential, 24/7 help is available. #MentalHealth #addiction #life

📣“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe ⭐️ Be inspired by this week’s SPARTA Strength class (ages 65–94). 💪🏾Different abilities, one purpose: having fun building power and strength for balance, bone health, functional ability, brain #health, and empowerment. #quote

Coaching my Mom “Millie”: Turning Setbacks into Strength 💪🏾❤️ #fitness #physicaltherapy #boston #dorchester #aging #exercise #health #family #teamwork #inspiration #coach #mother

🧵🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine - Kherson - Human Safari 🚨 🗣️This is a deeply personal message about my friends at the NGO Spravzhni in Kherson, #Ukraine, and a recent drone attack on the team I volunteered with. ➡️ Please take 2 mins to watch. I’m sharing the stark reality of the underreported “human safari”—

😳What a surprise to stumble upon this morning at the Malden Senior Center before teaching my SPARTA Strength class! 🙏🏽I am incredibly honored to be featured on page 2 of The Malden Advocate as a Mystic Valley Elder Services 2026 Community All-Star. 📰 Read here: advocatenews.net/malden/news/...

🐾 Timeline cleanser: Xing Xing and Clemmie, the Rescue Kitties, here to remind you—sharing is caring (even when it’s a paper bag). 😹 #cats #kittens #rescuecat #pets #smile #kindness #photography #meme #humor #fun #catsofbluesky

🚨 Video Share: Gyms and Hate Groups This was originally a post, but I created a video to hopefully reach more people. I discuss why leadership in the #sports and #fitness industry needs to have uncomfortable conversations about how gyms, sports spaces, and online fitness forums are actively being

Personal Share: Gyms and #Hate Groups 🧵 As a #fitness pro with 20+ years in the industry, I'm speaking out on a critical, underreported issue: how gyms and sports spaces are being used as recruitment grounds for extremist groups. Silence is never neutral. Read the full share below 👇🏾 (1/)

🛑 #EndRacism ⁠The Other America 🇺🇸 🗣️ “…and we must realize that the time is always right to do right.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., The Other #America, 1967 🚨 Yesterday’s Reuters photo of a young Black woman sitting alone on the D.C. Metro, surrounded by masked white nationalists, is more than an