Roberto Julio - Reform Athletica

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Roberto Julio
Roberto Julio
Head of Training/Fitness Instructor

Coming from a strong sporting background in field hockey and tennis, early on, it was clear for me that my professional life would be spent in the area of sports one way or another. After hanging up my competitive training boots I moved to the UK from my native area, the Black Forest in Germany, to pursue a career in the fitness industry.

Working as a personal trainer for many high-end clubs in London I developed my unique way of connecting with my clientele and helping them achieve their personal fitness goals using a multitude of strength and conditioning modalities. It was in 2010 that I eventually entered the boutique group fitness domain when joining Heartcore Fitness in London where I was first introduced to the dynamic pilates method on the Lagree Proformer by Jess Schuring. Realising the methods’ effectiveness I spent many years teaching it at Heartcore and developed my own style over the years. During my time there I also created one of the first group TRX programmes in London as I felt it was a great progression and complement to the low impact dynamic pilates training style, but more athletic in nature.

After all this time spent in the “heat” of London...it was time for my family and I to look for a new and sunnier location to continue my efforts in helping people improve their overall health and fitness, using effective training techniques. Soon enough my partners and I realised there was a gap in the Dubai fitness offering and so the idea for Reform Athletica was born. Fast forward nearly 4 years after moving to Dubai and I am happy to say that we’ve been able to create an amazing team over the years delivering highly enjoyable and effective group classes as well as a beautiful studio and experience for the Dubai community in our Jumeirah studio. If you haven’t tried our classes or been to our studio yet, then I would love for you to come by and see and try for yourself and I will be more than happy to help you along the way. See you soon.

What to expect in my class:

Come and join me for a bit of ‘tough love’ in my sessions..whether it is in my REFORM, MICRO or STRENGTH classes - expect to be challenged with an effective full body workout every session, most likely to some good Latin House Vibes to distract you from the internal fire brewing! I will be guiding you through every repetition, adjusting for you or challenging you where needed, making sure you squeeze out every bit of your potential - you may hate me a little during the workout, but I guarantee you will feel very accomplished after class! I’ll be here for you!

  • Birthday: 14 January
  • What’s one thing about you that surprises people? Probably the fact that I’m not german even though I still carry a somewhat german accent from growing up there.
  • Favorite quote: There are so many good ones, but this one by Richard M DeVos always resonates with me..
  • It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.

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