Julie Watters, CPT, CES, BCS

Julie Watters is a Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor with specializations in Behavior change, Cancer Exercise and Corrective Exercise, and with extensive experience in neuropathy, balance, bone health, and trauma. Her drive to work with Parkinson’s disease is born in her family’s genetic predisposition toward Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and neuropathy which her grandfather, father, and aunt all experience(d). Julie is also a seasoned visual artist with over 20 years of experience as a painter and art instructor. She is also a performer and instructor of belly dance in multiple formats. Julie enjoys combining her skills to deliver fresh, challenging, and FUN programming with data-driven components to help people in all walks of life find freedom and motivation to live life to the fullest. Adults with Parkinson’s can enlist Julie for one-on-one training, partner training, and small group training in areas like balance and fall management at her studio, Fit City Movement & Arts, in Leeds, AL. Julie is also an original team instructor and developer for the YMCA’s free Parkinson Group Exercise program in Birmingham, AL. Programs run for 12 weeks at the Greystone YMCA on M/W/F. Additional programs will expand into other metro branches, the first being the Pelham YMCA in 2025. Branches also offer once monthly Parkinson’s support groups. For more information on this free programming, please email APindroh@ymcabham.org

Gait and Muscle Function Assessments and Parkinsons-Specific Assessments, Balance and Coordination Training, Cognition Exercise, Corrective Exercise, Myofascial Release and Somatic education, Yoga, Strength and Conditioning, Belly Dance, Creative Play and Art. Behavior and Nutritional coaching available. Can assist adults with non-Parkinson related comorbidities. Collaborative planning with client care team practitioners including Licensed Counselors, Registered Dietitians, Orthopedists, Neurologists, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, Physical and Occupational Therapists, and Osteopaths.