#Community & Connection: SPARTA Strength at the Milano Senior Center in #Melrose, MA 💪🏾
📌The Benefits of Moving Together:
✅ Physical & Mental: Regular sessions help reduce the risk of cognitive decline, functional difficulties, and isolation.
✅ #Empowerment: Movement builds the confidence needed to maintain an independent #lifestyle.
At SPARTA Strength, we focus on more than movement — it’s about laughter, connection, and healthy #aging.✨
Stability Ball Hip Thrusts: 2 Must-Try Variations 🔥
😅Watch my online rockstar client demonstrate how we use a stability ball (unstable) to complement traditional bench work (stable).
✅ Bilateral – The foundation: glute strength, core stability, and control
✅ Unilateral – The progression: balance, internal obliques, and ankle stability
Every effort counts.⭐️
#fitness #gym #nyc #boston #glute #workout #strengthtraining #exercise #health #sports
🧣This morning, as I made my way through the snow to teach SPARTA Strength, I spotted Mary—98 years young—across the street.❄️
I offered to be her personal valet, helping her navigate the snow and ice to the Malden Senior Center. She wasted no time—hopped right into class and brightened the room.😅
She’s a true inspiration. 💪🏾
#seniors #Maldenma #fitness #Inspiration #Boston #health #photography #community #smile #life
🛑 Stop Scrolling! Birthday Surprise 🎉
🎂 We wrapped up today’s SPARTA Strength Class at the Malden Senior Center with ball slams, fast feet drill—and big smiles😅! I let the crew know Josie’s birthday is Friday, and they lit up the room with a spontaneous birthday song.
📣 Drop a comment to wish Josie a happy birthday!
#MaldenMA #fitness #birthday #joy #seniors #Community #smile #life #inspirational #health #fun #boston #aging
Still recovering from rotator cuff surgery. They said no running, but walking is okay. Well then, hold my beer. Gentler Streak considered my fast walking as “running”, it is generous.
Also, jumping rope looks easy on paper, but in practice it’s torture. How did I even do this when I was a kid?
Power is for Everyone. ⚡️
Fun Fit Fact! ⏰ Did you know that as we age, we lose power (strength + speed) at twice the rate of strength alone?
⭐️Watch my amazing rockSTARs from our #Inclusive #HIIT Class in Malden take on battle ropes and ball slam variations to build power, confidence, and connection.
Why Power Training?
▪️ Faster Reaction Time = Fewer Falls
🧠 Brain Boost = Cognitive #Health Support
👊🏽 #Muscle Preservation = Fights Age-Related Muscle Loss (Sarcopenia)
😅 #Fun & Engaging
Community & Connection: SPARTA Strength 2026 💪🏾
👟Today at the Milano Senior Center in Melrose, we kicked off the year with returning friends and new faces alike.
😅The smiles and camaraderie today proved that we aren’t just building muscle; we’re building a healthier, more vibrant community.
✅No matter your pace, you belong here.
#seniorfitness #hiit #melrosema #CommunityHealth #fallprevention #fitness #health #Accessibility #seniors #exercise #Boston
The Dumbbell Front Squat with Purpose⚡️
My online rockstar client demonstrates utilizing front-racked dumbbells for a 3-second isometric hold to build raw strength and core stability. Keeping the elbows high ensures perfect upper-body posture and mimics the demands of a barbell squat clean.🏋🏽♂️
The secret to the hold? Complete breath control and bracing under tension. ⏸️💪🏾
#fitness #weightlifting #strengthtraining #Boston #nyc #gym #womenshealth #exercise #workout #coach
😊I arrived early to set up for the free community workout at the Mattahunt Community Center—and this happened:
Grateful.🙏🏽
#Mattapan #fitness #Boston #LLEGOBoston #FullCircleMomen #healthequity #mayorwu #photography
#BeTheChange #StrongerTogether
💪🏾 Today was our first Inclusive HIIT class at the Malden Teen Enrichment Center! So much positive energy, learning, and laughter 😅 in the room. Every single participant crushed new challenges.
I am so proud of these amazing youth!👏🏽
#youth #maldenma #fitness #CommunityImpact #health #exercise #boston
📣 #Boston! Free #Community #Workout This Friday💪🏾
🏋🏽♂️ In collaboration with LLEGO Boston, I’ll be leading a 50-minute inclusive workout at the Mattahunt Community Center—this Friday at 6:30 PM!
👟We’ll move through bodyweight exercises, battle ropes, resistance bands, slam balls, and more. Modifications for all levels. Focused on heart #health, strength, and emPOWERment.
➡️ To learn more and support LLEGO Boston visit: https://latinolawenforcementgroup.org/
💥 Let’s get healthy together—¡Pa’lante!
#TBT | From Then to Now 💪🏽
🗣️ 20+ years in the fitness industry—and there were times my personal journey with clinical depression and sobriety brought real challenges. The support of friends and the medical community was a lifesaver.
Now 11 years into recovery, I’m thankful for this community, for the path I’m on, and for the opportunity to keep moving forward and support others on theirs. One day at a time. 🙏🏽
#mentalhealth #recovery #odaat #health #fitness #life #Gratitude #Boston #hope
💯 My Inclusive HIIT Class in Malden is more than a workout—it’s a community!
💥Last night we kicked off my 8-week series, and it was truly inspiring to see so many smiles, high-fives, and teamwork.
🎯 From battle ropes to TRX, resistance bands, ladder drills, and ball slams—we focused on heart health, strength, and emPOWERment.
We are stronger together.💪🏾
#northshorema #Boston #HIIT #healthequity #maldenma #HeartHealth #WomenHealth #fitness #workout #StrengthTraining #Longevity
Partner training with Clemmie the rescue kitty. 🐾🎉
😸 She’s my newest fitness intern—specializing in pawsitivity and reminding me when it’s time for snack breaks. 🍪
#cats #fitness #Kittens #Snacks #humor #rescuecats #pets #exercise #catsofmastodon
📣 #Boston, Malden & beyond—let’s move! 👟
🎉I’m excited to launch my brand-new inclusive indoor group #fitness class—an 8-week #HIIT series designed to sculpt, energize, and empower every body. We kick off this week to start 2026 strong!
📍 Tuesdays at 6:00 PM | Sept 17 – Oct 22
📌 Malden, MA ( Free Parking)
💬 Know someone who’d love this? Like, share, or tag a friend—and help support local small #business.
➡️To learn more or sign up! 🔗 https://maldenma.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29926
🧵📅 New Year—and Still Not Selling False Hope
👟If you’re ready to ditch the health fads and build a truly sustainable foundation, follow me for practical, results-driven fitness tips this year.
I’m entering my 21st year as a fitness professional—and here’s what I offer:
🎯I promise education, transparency, and results grounded in science—not gimmicks.
In an industry where too many business models thrive on confusion…
#Fitness #Coach #Weightloss #Health #Community #SmallBusiness #Boston
Sometime around the 2020 era, we lost the right to be mediocre at things we love.
No longer can you just bake bread...you must start a sourdough side hustle lol. Wanna stay fit and go jogging or running? Nah, you gotta optimize your biometrics for a marathon. What my point is that every hobby has been enshittified and gentrified into a brand opportunity.
This strange infatuation with optimization culture is killing the human spirit.
So this new year, starting tomorrow, one of my resolutions is to do something bad but fun. Maybe I write a terrible poem. I like to draw and paint, so perhaps I will draw a horse that looks like a table or sing off-key in the showers or in front of my loved ones. The algorithm driving the mainstream social media wants me to be a polished product, but my humanity lives in these messy, unoptimized, cringe-inducing joyful failures.
I will try to reclaim the right to be an amateur. Will you join me?
#creativity #hobbies #art #depression #socialmedia #newyear #resolution #happynewyear #MentalHealth #Culture #enshittification #creative #design #writing #reading #books #drawing #music #gardening #nature #running #fitness
Starting 2026 off with two things I ❤️
1️⃣ The underrated benefits of a long walk
2️⃣ Iced coffee—even when it’s 25°❄️☕️
🎉Wishing everyone a Happy New Year—may you find your simple joys and stay consistent with the things that keep you happy!
#walking #NewYear2026 #life #health #mentalhealth #outdoors #snow #coffee #boston #fitness
Sometime around the 2020 era, we lost the right to be mediocre at things we love.
No longer can you just bake bread...you must start a sourdough side hustle lol. Wanna stay fit and go jogging or running? Nah, you gotta optimize your biometrics for a marathon. What my point is that every hobby has been enshittified and gentrified into a brand opportunity.
This strange infatuation with optimization culture is killing the human spirit.
So this new year, starting tomorrow, one of my resolutions is to do something bad but fun. Maybe I write a terrible poem. I like to draw and paint, so perhaps I will draw a horse that looks like a table or sing off-key in the showers or in front of my loved ones. The algorithm driving the mainstream social media wants me to be a polished product, but my humanity lives in these messy, unoptimized, cringe-inducing joyful failures.
I will try to reclaim the right to be an amateur. Will you join me?
#creativity #hobbies #art #depression #socialmedia #newyear #resolution #happynewyear #MentalHealth #Culture #enshittification #creative #design #writing #reading #books #drawing #music #gardening #nature #running #fitness
