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Pope Leo’s Personal Trainer Reveals Shock at Learning Client Became Next Pontiff | News Channel 3-12
- Valerio Masella, a 26-year-old personal trainer at Omega gym in Rome near the Vatican, trained Robert Francis Prevost for nearly two years before he became Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025.
- Masella and others at the gym did not know Robert was a cardinal, as he never revealed his ecclesiastical role and behaved like any regular client during workouts.
- Robert Prevost exercised multiple times weekly with a routine starting with aerobic warm-ups and continuing with muscle-strengthening and postural exercises, maintaining an excellent physical condition for his age.
- Masella shared that during their time together, no one at the gym realized that Robert, who would later become Pope Leo XIV, was actually a cardinal, including himself, and he also commended Robert for being kind and composed.
- The election of Prevost as Pope Leo XIV symbolizes humility and dedication, and his fitness routine highlights a balanced lifestyle for the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide.
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Restoring LibertyPersonal Trainer For Pope Leo Breaks Silence, Reveals Utter Shock That His Client Was Secretly A Cardinal
Pope Leo’s personal trainer, Valerio Masella, revealed he was stunned to discover his client of nearly two years was a cardinal in an interview.
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Pope Leo’s personal trainer reveals shock at learning client became next pontiff | News Channel 3-12
By Caitlin Danaher, Sharon Braithwaite and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — An Italian personal trainer has spoken of his shock after learning his client for two years had been elected to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics as Pope. “Here in the gym, no one knew that Robert, now Leo XIV, was a cardinal, least of all me who trained him,” Valerio Masella, 26, told the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. The Pope, then Cardinal Robert Prevost, trained…
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