YouTube workouts and online fitness channels grew massively back in lockdown, and even now—many people have continued their online fitness regime despite gyms having long since reopened.
However, there are so many YouTube fitness channels out there, it can be difficult to know which ones you should be following to achieve your goals. But don’t worry—we’ve got you covered.
Here are our picks for the 50 best fitness YouTube channels, each of which offers something unique depending on your objectives.
1. Chloe Ting
YouTube: @ChloeTing
Instagram: @Chloe_t
Facebook: @itschloeting
Twitter: @Chloe_Ting
Chloe Ting was a saviour for people across the world during lockdown and still is today. In February 2020, just before COVID became a global issue, Ting had 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube. By the end of July, she was nearing 13 million. At the time of writing, she has more than 24 million.
With her easy-to-follow exercises and short videos, it’s easy to see why her channel has grown from strength to strength. You don’t even need equipment for most of her workouts, yet they target so many core parts of the body.
She’s best known for her free workout programmes and challenges that have transformed bodies across the world.
It’s hard not to have come across any of Ting’s workout content when looking for an online plan. Her plans are specific, so if you want to train your abs, legs, bum, or shoulders, Chloe has a video or two for you.
If you accompany her workouts with good nutrition, you’ll see results in no time.
2. Athlean-X – Jeff Cavaliere
YouTube: @ATHLEAN-X
Instagram: @athleanx
Facebook: @athleanx
Twitter: @AthleanX1
Athlean-X is founded by Jeff Cavaliere and offers a wide range of training tips and workouts depending on your goals.
Cavaliere is a straight-talking YouTuber who aims to dispel myth from reality. Many of his videos address common training mistakes and lifestyle habits that are killing your gains, and they’re easy to follow. So, if you’re looking to find out where you’re going wrong or how you could work out smarter, Jeff is your man.
His content is perfect for people at different stages of exercising, whether you’re a beginner who wants to learn the ropes, an intermediate, or an advanced weightlifter looking to refine your exercise strategy.
His channel began in 2009, and Jeff has continuously refined his content through the years. But don’t just take our word for it—check out the comments from Cavaliere’s line of long-standing subscribers who swear by his methods.
3. Yoga with Adriene
YouTube: @yogawithadriene
Instagram: @adrienelouise
Facebook: @yogawithadriene
Twitter: @yogawithadriene
Yoga with Adriene is the go-to YouTube fitness channel for yoga. At the time of writing, when you type ‘yoga’ into YouTube, this channel accounts for the top two results.
Though Adriene Mishler, the channel’s founder, was already a big name before COVID, the pandemic propelled her stardom to new heights.
Mishler’s calming energy and conversational attitude create the ideal atmosphere for yoga—so much so that you feel like you’re in a real-life class. What’s more, her programmes and challenges are perfect for yoga practitioners of all ability levels and encompass a range of emotions. Whether you practise yoga for upper body strength, flexibility, or to relieve anxiety and stress, Mishler has something for everyone.
In recent years, Yoga with Adriene has become a household channel when it comes to the practice of yoga at home. In fact, many people passionate about yoga have attributed their passion to Mishler, and continue watching her videos.
4. FitnessBlender
YouTube: @fitnessblender
Instagram: @fitnessblender
Facebook: @fitnessblender
Twitter: @fitnessblender
Created by husband-and-wife duo Daniel and Kelli Segars, FitnessBlender features hundreds of free videos offering you various options for your home training programme.
Their videos are typically five to 45 minutes long, so they’re designed to give you a quick, intense workout.
The channel features an array of high-energy, high-reward workouts and challenges. These workouts encompass everything from lower body HIIT (high-intensity interval training) cardio to upper body strength exercises.
FitnessBlender is very transparent in its goals, which is quite refreshing in an industry that can often be the opposite. It believes fitness should be accessible to everyone, everywhere, regardless of income level or access to a gym.
FitnessBlender’s programmes offer something for everyone, including workouts with or without equipment. Watch the above video if you feel like trying one of their super-intense, fat-burning, no equipment workouts.
5. Pamela Reif
YouTube: @PamelaRf1
Instagram: @pamela_rf
Facebook: @PamelaRfOfficial
Twitter: @RealPamelaReif5
Unlike most fitness YouTubers on this list, German-born fitness model Pamela Reif is not a qualified personal trainer. However, Reif still has bags of experience under her belt as a fitness YouTuber, having first risen to fame aged just 16.
Her videos are great if you’re a beginner who’s unsure of posture or simple movements to target muscles. Her fat-burn, booty and HIIT workouts are guaranteed to make you sweat like never before if you’re a more advanced fitness enthusiast. You can see for yourself why she’s so revered if you follow her on Instagram—she shares her workouts to her story most days.
As one of the commenters on one of Reif’s videos said: “Imagine one day Pamela stopped posting videos. That would be one of the saddest days ever.”
6. POPSUGAR Fitness
YouTube: @popsugarfitness
Instagram: @popsugarfitness
Facebook: @popsugarfitness
Twitter: @popsugarfitness
The POPSUGAR Fitness channel is an extension of POPSUGAR magazine. However, this does not mean the channel’s workouts are frothy or half-hearted. Despite the pink and pretty backgrounds on its videos, this channel means business.
POPSUGAR Fitness’ content features various trainers who specialise in different classes and techniques. What’s more, the content is split into multiple categories when you visit the channel homepage—from dance, fitness, and kickboxing to low-impact barre and yoga workouts. So, you’re bound to find a workout you like.
This channel’s videos are less about body transformations and more about balancing exercise with a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
It features a variety of timed workouts, which are perfect if you have a short time window. Whatever your exercise goals, you’ll find something relatable over on POPSUGAR Fitness.
7. Blogilates – Cassey Ho
YouTube: @blogilates
Instagram: @blogilates
Facebook: @blogilates
Twitter: @blogilates
Cassey Ho specialises in POP Pilates, PIIT28, and Bootcamp Sculpting. If you’ve not heard of them and are cynical, don’t be—Ho is known for her friendly demeanour, and her workouts are fun and creative.
Ho is a certified Pilates instructor and has created YouTube fitness videos for more than 10 years. In that time, she’s built up an online community of millions across YouTube and other social media platforms.
Ho posts monthly workout schedules to suit different goals, and her videos target all the body’s muscle groups. They can be very specific, too—some workouts are 12 minutes, some are 21. Ho’s content varies depending on what you’re looking for.
She has also released an app with a whole host of similar workouts, where you can read her inspirational blog posts and take part in fitness programmes. The app and her channel are also full of nutritional information to use alongside the regimes.
8. MadFit – Maddie Lymburner
YouTube: @MadFit
Instagram: @madfit.ig
Facebook: @Madfit.ig
Twitter: @maddielymburner
Maddie Lymburner of MadFit is known for her energetic, muscle-toning workouts to popular chart songs. If you want to crunch your abs to Ariana Grande, this is the channel to go to.
Don’t be fooled by the flawless look and pop music on her videos—if you try one of MadFit’s workouts, they’ll get you sweating hard in no time.
Lymburner has danced since she was three and danced competitively for almost 20 years. As a result of this, she looks effortless when dancing in her videos—even though we can all appreciate how hard it must be!
In addition to her song workouts, Lymburner has dedicated genres for no-equipment, apartment-friendly, low impact, and yoga sessions. More generally speaking, her videos are perfect if you want to improve all-round fitness and core strength.
If you perhaps don’t have time to get out for a run but are looking for a cardio burn of 30 minutes or less, this is the channel for you.
9. XHIT Daily
YouTube: @XFitDaily
Instagram: @WatchXFitDaily
Facebook: @WatchXFitDaily
Twitter: @WatchXFitDaily
XHIT Daily is the ideal channel if you’re looking to get a high-intensity pump in under 15 minutes.
Oddly enough, the channel recently took a three-year hiatus. It’s unclear why, but the team behind the channel seem to have rebooted the page and are all systems go at the time of writing. XHIT Daily is back and stronger than ever.
Before the seemingly ‘new wave’ content, some of the channel’s videos had amassed over 50 million views. It seems people on the internet loved their celebrity-inspired content, such as the Jennifer Lawrence leg workout or the J. Lo booty workout, as well as their aerobics-themed classes.
With qualified personal trainers guiding you through the challenging workouts, you can’t go wrong. The videos can be paired with others on the channel to create a full-body workout routine.
Now that XHIT Daily is back, we’re intrigued to see how much this channel grows in the coming years.
10. The Fitness Marshall – Caleb Marshall
YouTube: @TheFitnessMarshall
Instagram: @thefitnessmarshall
Facebook: @BootiesAtAttention
Twitter: @TheFitMarshall
If you’re looking for something that isn’t too serious and involves constant movement and dancing, check out The Fitness Marshall.
Creator Caleb Marshall pairs his exuberant choreography with popular songs, and his high-energy channel proves cardio doesn’t have to be boring.
The Fitness Marshall features an array of carefully curated videos and has cultivated a friendly online community. It allows you to create your perfect workout, combining videos for a warm-up, main exercise, and cool down.
Marshall skyrocketed into influencer stardom when he created a dance workout to Meghan Trainor’s song ‘Me Too’ in 2016. The video was shared by the singer, and the rest is history.
His choreography work doesn’t stop at YouTube either. He’s also travelled on tour, delivering ‘Cardio Concerts’, for which fans congregate for real-life fitness sessions.
11. Leslie Sansone’s Walk at Home
YouTube: @walkathome
Instagram: @Walkathome
Twitter: @WalkAtHome
If you’re obsessed with getting your daily 10,000 steps in, Leslie Sansone’s stepping channel is the place to go.
This channel’s videos keep you moving from start to finish and incorporates interval training which you can complete without equipment. The videos are categorised by workout length, distance walked, and muscle groups targeted.
These videos also make you feel like you’re in a real-life class rather than alone in your living room, as other people on screen are participating in the classes too.
Leslie Sansone’s workouts are perfect for beginners and intermediate cardio lovers, and you’ll be pleasantly entertained by the upbeat nature of the classes and instructor.
12. The Body Coach – Joe Wicks
YouTube: @thebodycoach
Instagram: @thebodycoach
Facebook: @JoeWicksTheBodyCoach
Twitter: @thebodycoach
It’s inevitable that pretty much any list of top fitness YouTubers will include Joe Wicks, also known as The Body Coach.
Wicks was a reputable name years before the pandemic hit, but his channel has reached new heights over the past couple of years. The UK fell in love with him again during the lockdowns, as he kept the nation’s children active while schools were shut with his ‘PE With Joe’ series of workouts.
But first and foremost, Wicks is an online personal trainer who offers all kinds of workouts for different people on his YouTube channel.
Don’t be fooled by his laid-back, friendly, and affable demeanour—his exercises aren’t for the faint-hearted. With different HIIT workouts of varied durations, Wicks’ videos will have your blood pumping in no time.
As a qualified personal trainer, he also offers nutritional advice. He’s also released a number of books, including the famous ‘Lean in 15’ recipe books, containing post-workout meals, nutritional information, and so on.
13. Scott Herman Fitness
YouTube: @ScottHermanFitness
Instagram: @scotthermanfitness
Facebook: @ScottHermanFitness
Twitter: @Scott_Herman
Scott was one of the first mainstream fitness influencers on YouTube, having posted his first video way back in June 2009. Since then, he’s built one of the internet’s first real instructional video libraries and posted over 1,000 videos online.
He offers a 12-week programme that you can access online and is loaded with helpful fitness facts and nutritional information that you can tailor to your goals.
Scott has been a personal trainer for more than 20 years, so he knows a thing or two about what exercise methods do and don’t work. In fact, his channel includes a playlist of videos dedicated to debunking common training myths. This content is incredibly useful if you’re a beginner looking to distinguish fact from fiction. Because let’s face it, there’s a lot of fiction out there—as Scott has highlighted.
Anybody can find something of value on this channel, and his dedicated follower count proves this. At the time of writing, he has 2.7 million subscribers on YouTube.
14. Joanna Soh Official
YouTube: @joannasohofficial
Instagram: @joannasohofficial
Facebook: @joannasohofficial
Twitter: @Joanna_Soh
Joanna Soh is a certified personal trainer, nutritionist coach, and women’s fitness specialist who has worked in the fitness industry for more than ten years.
It’s fair to say Soh has a tonne of experience, and this experience has enabled her to build quite the online platform for others.
In the space of just over five years, Soh has created more than 400 videos featuring a range of exercises geared towards many different goals. Her channel features playlists for different types of content, whether you’re interested in low-impact workouts, no equipment workouts, crazy workout challenges, or 8-week programmes. You name it, Soh has you covered.
When completing one of her workouts, you know you’re appropriately targeting muscle groups and understanding exactly what it can do for your body. Her channel also includes a section dedicated to vegan and vegetarian nutritional information.
Joanna has won awards for her international success. She was awarded the top Health and Fitness influencer in Malaysia at the Influence Asia Awards in 2017 and has also won the Woman Leadership Award by the World Women Leadership Congress.
15. MattDoesFitness – Matt Morsia
YouTube: @Mattdoesfitness
Instagram: @mattdoesfitness
Facebook: @Mattdoesfitness
Twitter: @MattDoesFitness
Matt Morsia is currently one of the UK’s biggest male fitness influencers, and his channel, MattDoesFitness, has grown massively over the past few years.
Morsia was previously a PE teacher but quit this job due to the growth of his channel. His content is family-friendly, as he often includes his adorable son Luca and wife Sarah in his videos. His videos adopt a more lifestyle-focused approach as he posts regular updates from his home gym which he built back in lockdown.
It’s safe to say that Morsia is a physical specimen, and he’s taken on some of the world’s toughest training regimes. He’s completed Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s workout schedule, attempted the Navy Seals fitness test, and collaborated with former World’s Strongest Man, Eddie Hall.
Morsia has a degree in sports therapy and nutrition, and is a former athlete in the triple jump. All in all, it’s reasonable to say he knows what he’s talking about.
His channel is about understanding how to live your life in a healthy, sustainable, and happy way. And, more importantly, how to maintain this lifestyle.
16. Lucy Wyndham-Read
YouTube: @lucywyndham-read
Instagram: @lucywyndhamread
Facebook: @LWRFitness
Twitter: @LucyWyndhamRead
Lucy Wyndham-Read isn’t your average fitness influencer. She served in the British Army for five years as an army corporal, and then began working as an online personal trainer and nutritionist after completing her service.
Her 21-day fitness and nutrition plans and online video plans have helped thousands of people lose weight and stay in shape.
Wyndham-Read’s videos are simple, jargon-free, and perfect for beginners. They’re also usually under 10 minutes long, so perfect for parents or people with limited time on their hands. They’re also valuable for people who want to lose weight.
Her most popular workout is a seven-day weight loss challenge. The workout, a cardio burn that takes seven minutes and is designed to be performed each morning of the challenge, has racked up over 75 million views.
Wyndham-Read is proof that age has no boundaries and is a shining example that, even at 50+, you can still have a killer six-pack.
17. HASFit – Coach Kozak and Claudia
YouTube: @HASFitness
Instagram: @hasfit_official
Facebook: @HASFitness
Twitter: @HeartSoulFit
The HASFit (Heart And Soul Fit) channel has been in the online fitness game since 2007.
Another husband-and-wife YouTube duo, coach Joshua Kozak and his wife Claudia offer thousands of free workout videos. These videos encompass everything from tailored meal plans to 30, 60, and 90-day workout programmes tailored to a wide range of goals.
In HASFit’s videos, Claudia often demonstrates modified variations of specific exercises to help beginners increase their strength and maintain proper form. This channel’s huge variety of content is something to admire. Even though there are over 1,000 videos, they’re perfectly placed in playlists sectioned by need. Whether you’re looking for beginner workouts, workouts by body part, or even prenatal workouts, HASFit can help you.
18. C.T. Fletcher Motivation
YouTube: @CTFletcherMotivation
Instagram: @c.t.ali.fletcher
Facebook: @CT.ISYMFS
Twitter: @CTFletcherISYMF
C.T. Fletcher is a bodybuilding legend who believes in intuitive training. This type of training, in his mind, involves completing as much as you can, for as long as you can, and pushing your body to its limits.
Fletcher’s channel isn’t for those with young people in earshot, as some of his content can be explicit. But whether he’s swearing or not, the former powerlifting champion’s inspirational words have often gone viral and stuck in the minds of fitness enthusiasts worldwide.
His videos include nutritional advice, which is incredibly insightful given his age. He’s 63 and yet has the physique of someone half his age— he’s as shredded as they come. It’s easy to see why his millions of subscribers keep coming back for more.
If you’re feeling low and unmotivated, we can guarantee you won’t be after watching a few of C.T. Fletcher’s videos.
19. Mike Rashid
YouTube: @mikerashid
Instagram: @mikerashid
Facebook: @mikerashidking
Twitter: @mikerashid7
Mike Rashid is an all-around athlete. From bodybuilding to boxing, Rashid provides challenges and workout programmes for all and offers something different to your typical online trainer.
His strength and conditioning-focused training videos are insightful and to-the-point, and he’s praised by many for his no-nonsense approach to training. He doesn’t believe in reinventing the wheel, instead preferring to use tried and tested training methods to keep you fit and growing.
Rashid’s workouts are proven to get you sweaty and burning calories fast, helping you reach your fitness goals quickly and effectively.
Like C.T. Fletcher, he tends to say it how it is, so (hint, hint) you might not want to have your kids in the room when you watch his videos!
(As a side note, if you’re interested in fitness supplements, check out Ambrosia Collective, a nutraceuticals company co-founded by Rashid.)
20. Natacha Océane
YouTube: @natachaoceane
Instagram: @natacha.oceane
When it comes to credentials, Natacha Oceane is the best in class. She holds a postgraduate degree in Biophysics from University College London, one of the UK’s top universities, and her knowledge shines through in her videos. Oceane makes a concerted effort to explain the science behind her workout programmes and has a genuine grasp of fitness and nutrition.
Her workouts are intense and require a certain level of stamina. Despite this, some of Oceane’s videos are lower-intensity and low-impact. But whichever of her workouts you decide to do, Oceane will be leaving you breathless in no time.
Like other online fitness guru’s, she also posts sporadic videos about her own lifestyle and discusses her own troubles. This type of content helps create a transparent relationship between creator and subscriber.
At the time of writing, her channel has 1.54 million subscribers and counting.
21. Heather Robertson
YouTube: @heatherrobertsoncom
Instagram: @heatherrobertsoncom
Facebook: @heatherrobertsoncom
Heather Robertson’s YouTube channel has experienced a meteoric rise over the last few years.
If you’re looking to squeeze in a workout at lunchtime while working from home, Heather Robertson’s videos are perfect. Her short, sharp workouts will push you to your limits, and there’s something for everyone on her channel, with a few glimpses of her cat thrown in for good measure.
In 2020, Heather produced a free 12-week programme advertised to use minimal equipment, minimal time (meaning short 20 to 30-minute videos), and minimal space – all of which is ideal for indoor training.
Robertson’s content primarily focuses on cardio and strength. It typically takes the form of ‘How-to’ videos, where she provides tutorials and discusses common fitness mistakes.
When you watch her videos, you’ll quickly understand how valuable her content is to people, and why her channel has come such a long way in a short space of time.
22. Stephanie Buttermore
YouTube: @stephaniebuttermore
Instagram: @stephaniebuttermore
Facebook: @stephaniebuttermore
If you’re looking for a qualified, intelligent, body-positive online trainer, then Stephanie Buttermore’s channel is for you.
Before becoming a fitness and nutrition YouTuber, Buttermore worked on her doctoral research, primarily in ovarian cancer. She later went on to complete her PhD in biomedical sciences.
The online fitness enthusiast now uses her platform to educate her subscribers on nutrition, exercise, and how to lead a healthy and balanced life. She has been able to turn her passion for fitness and wellness into something material to benefit those who are unsure where to start on their fitness journey.
Her channel offers free programmes to follow, as well as lifestyle content and general gym workouts.
23. LEX Fitness – Lex Griffin
YouTube: @LexFitness
LEX Fitness by Lex Griffin is another channel that’ll push you to your limits—if you’re willing to take it.
Griffin’s videos encompass various workout techniques, general advice on keeping active, and, most importantly, remaining consistent.
LEX Fitness’ content mainly focuses on gym routines, circuits, and weightlifting programmes.
However, Griffin also posts videos of self-defence moves that incorporate elements of Muay Thai, kickboxing, and ‘street fighting’. These videos include advice from specialist instructors. You’re not expected to be as quick and aggressive as Griffin and his partners, but when conducted safely, his self-defence videos are sure to keep you moving.
When you look deeper into Griffin’s content, you realise that he’s so much more than just a personal trainer. He has his own podcast, CREWCast, which addresses some important issues such as self-care, depression, and how to deal with unsupportive friends.
24. Nick’s Strength and Power – Nick Miller
YouTube: @NicksStrengthandPower
Instagram: @nicksstrengthpower
Facebook: @NicksStrengthandPower
Nick’s Strength and Power, run by Nick Miller, is another bodybuilding channel for those whose primary goal is to gain muscle. It also offers some interesting nutritional information.
The channel has a solid reputation within the bodybuilding world due to the originality of its content. Rather than posting routines and gym sessions, Miller interviews famous bodybuilders and discusses their daily workouts and nutritional regime.
The videos make for an insightful watch, often opening interesting discussions about men’s health and wellness. Miller has managed to condense a large amount of content regarding his bodybuilding experiences into digestible chunks—his videos are usually around 10 minutes in length.
At the time of writing, Nick has roughly 1.2 million subscribers.
25. BullyJuice – Darryl Williams Junior
YouTube: @bullyjuice
Instagram: @bullyjuice
BullyJuice, aka Darryl Williams Junior, is one of the best in the business when it comes to circuit and HIIT workouts.
His videos will make you sweat and work your core muscles, and the best part is—you can feel Williams’ energy through the screen as he completes exercises along with you.
His videos vary in length, with most of them around the 30 to 40-minute mark. The exercises are the opposite of laborious, though, and are filled with different movements to keep you focused and on track.
Williams creates comprehensive 30-day workout schedules for free, and most of them don’t require equipment—which means no excuses. Williams’ expert knowledge is perfect for beginners and advanced fitness enthusiasts looking to take training a little further.
Since starting the channel around four years ago, Williams has consistently gained popularity, particularly since COVID. At the time of writing, the channel boasts around 1.8 million subscribers.
26. Tiffany Rothe Fitness
YouTube: @tiffanyrotheworkouts
Instagram: @tiffanyrotheworkouts
Facebook: @TiffanyRotheWorkouts
Twitter: @tiffanyrothe
Tiffany Rothe is another YouTube fitness influencer with boundless energy, and her videos set the perfect tone if you’re looking for a mood and adrenaline boost.
Rothe is incredibly creative on both her YouTube channel and Instagram page, creating workouts using equipment that can be found lying around the home. She usually live streams her videos on YouTube every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
However, due to time differences around the world, you can also watch them at other times. Whether you want Rothe’s videos live or afterwards, you’ll feel like you’re in a real-life class with a top-class instructor.
You can guarantee a solid workout in an hour or less with minimal equipment. This, again, is ideal for time-poor people who work out at home.
27. Omar Isuf
YouTube: @OmarIsuf
Instagram: @omarisuf
Facebook: @chefbuff
Omar Isuf’s fitness content comes from a passion for bodybuilding. That said, most of his content can be enjoyed by the average fitness enthusiast with a general curiosity for the sport.
He discusses numerous techniques and ways to improve, build muscle, and ultimately become stronger.
His positivity, coupled with his upbeat, clear, and concise communication, is a breath of fresh air. He occasionally interviews people who have participated in competitions such as The World’s Strongest Man to discuss their nutrition and fitness routines.
Regardless of your experience level, Omar’s videos can help tighten your form, clean up your diet, and acquaint you with a training style you’d never previously thought of.
If you want to get involved in Isuf’s workouts, though, it’s wise to prepare beforehand, as most of his content involves equipment.
28. Tone It Up – Karena Dawn & Katrina Scott
YouTube: @ToneItUpcom
Instagram: @ToneItUp
Facebook: @ToneItUp
Twitter: @toneitup
Tone It Up, created by life-long friends Karena Dawn and Katrina Scott, is the ideal fitness community for women with realistic goals and those looking for well-thought-out programmes to follow.
This channel’s videos include nutritional guidance, yoga, total body workouts, and healthy treat recipes. The difficulty levels of these videos range from easy to advanced—perfect for those wanting to work on their endurance and strength.
Most of the team’s newer content now sits in their app, which needs to be purchased. However, if you’re not looking to take the plunge just yet, the free YouTube videos are great for dipping your toe in the water before buying.
To take it a step further, connect with the TIU community on Instagram for daily check-ins and challenges. The channel has over 72 million views across its videos and continues to gain a steady following on YouTube.
29. Official Barstarzz
YouTube: @OfficialBarstarzz
Instagram: @barstarzz
Facebook: @Barstarzz
Twitter: @barstarzz
Barstarzz is another channel featuring various trainers offering something different to keep you motivated. The channel provides athletes’ insight into training with varied views and advice.
The channel aims to teach people how to train through callisthenics training. If you’re a personal trainer, you’ll be familiar with this type of training, but if not—it’s essentially creative bodyweight movements using objects around you. This type of training proves that you don’t necessarily need to use weights to build muscle.
If one of your goals is completing a solid set of pull-ups, you might want to subscribe to Official Barstarzz as soon as possible.
This channel is unique in that it encourages subscribers to watch the content and then test it outside of their home. It isn’t really something you can complete while watching.
30. Dana Linn Bailey
YouTube: @DanaLinnBailey
Instagram: @DanaLinnBailey
Facebook: @DanaLinnBailey
Twitter: @DayDayKnucks
Dana Linn Bailey is an athlete like no other. Before her career on YouTube and developing a fitness programme, Bailey competed in bodybuilding competitions.
Her debut competition was back in 2011 at the Junior USA Bodybuilding Championships where she placed first overall. Her most notable win was in 2013, when she placed first at the Olympia Championships.
Now, she has her own online fitness programme that provides daily workouts for users to their wants and needs.
On YouTube, Bailey posts a vast number of workouts, leaving no stone unturned. Her videos inspire any beginner or enthusiast to start lifting heavier weights. Along with workouts, she also posts fun food content. Examples of this are ‘Does it air-fry?’ and ‘3 easy vegan protein dessert smoothies’.
31. BodyFit By Amy – Amy Kiser-Schemper
YouTube: @BodyFitByAmy
Instagram: @BodyfitbyAmy
Facebook: @bodyfitbyamy
Twitter: @bodyfitbyamy
Amy Kiser-Schemper is a Los Angeles–based online trainer. Her channel is further proof that super-effective workouts don’t need to suck up hours of your day.
Kiser-Schemper’s videos encompass all core movements of exercise, and there are options to involve equipment such as dumbbells, kettlebells, and resistance bands. Most of her videos are geared towards toning the body and grasping the basics of strength and conditioning, while she also mixes in a small amount of cardio.
BodyFit By Amy is ideal for any fitness goal as its content can be tailored to whatever is needed. The channel’s most popular workout videos include a 10-minute kettlebell workout, 30-minute full-body dumbbell workout, and 30-minute TRX workout.
Another element of Kiser-Schemper’s channel is focused workouts, such as a 5-minute arm workout and an 8-minute ab workout. This is another channel that provides quality, sustainable workouts to everyone, regardless of how much free time they have.
32. Les Mills
YouTube: @lesmills
Instagram: @lesmills
Facebook: @LesMillsUK
Twitter: @LesMills
Les Mills is one of the world’s leading YouTube channels for group fitness exercise. The company is responsible for the replica body pump, grit and body combat classes you find at your local gym.
Due to the popularity of its high-intensity workouts, the channel has developed into a paid app offering programmes that can be tailored to your goals. However, if you’re unsure whether to buy the app, Les Mills still provides plenty of valuable free content.
This channel posts various videos featuring certified trainers to help you along your fitness journey and understand how to properly complete movements at home. Les Mills often hosts collaborated workouts with brands such as Reebok or Nike—and with huge sporting brands involved, you know you’re getting a first-class workout.
33. Love, Sweat, Fitness – Katie Dunlop
YouTube: @LoveSweatFitness
Instagram: @LoveSweatFitness
Facebook: @LoveSweatFitness
Katie Dunlop’s Love, Sweat, Fitness channel is ideal if your goal is to lose weight and maintain it.
This channel’s content centres around creating small habits to enable weight loss without going overboard.
Exercise is a component of this channel, but its main focus is nutrition and lifestyle. Dunlop’s content includes vlog Thursdays where she uploads lifestyle content, ‘grocery hauls’, and quick five-to-10-minute workout videos.
Dunlop’s videos are based on her own weight loss journey. Two years after losing weight, Dunlop became a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor and started sharing her story. The rest, as they say, was history.
Over the course of one year, Love, Sweat, Fitness has gained well over 100,000 subscribers, showing that Dunlop’s system works.
34. JessicaSmithTV
YouTube: @jessicasmithtv
Instagram: @jessicasmithtv
Facebook: @jessicasmithtv
Jessica Smith is a certified wellness coach and personal trainer with over 20 years’ experience in the fitness industry. Smith constantly emphasises the importance of working out at your own pace and ability level to avoid injury.
As such, her channel could be more suited to older fitness enthusiasts or beginners with little to no exercise experience. Smith’s low-impact workouts and core exercises help strengthen joints and improve endurance—that’s her content’s unique selling point.
Smith’s view of fitness is that we should all enjoy working out and never make it an uphill task that you begin to hate. Her workouts accompany that ethos. She’s also gimmick-free and steers clear of confusing lingo or fitness jargon.
If you like this straight-talking, no-frolics approach and want to see more of Smith, she’s also produced professional videos named Walking with Jessica Smith.
35. Rob Lipsett
YouTube: @RobLipsett
Instagram: @roblipsett
Facebook: @rob.lipsett
Twitter: @RobLipsett
Irish vlogger Rob Lipsett is one of the biggest fitness and lifestyle vloggers in the game. If you’re looking for a discussion-based channel with plenty of workout vlogs, Lipsett’s channel is well worth checking out.
Most of his videos address his physique and the steps he’s taken to get it, i.e., his training routine and nutritional choices. In the past, Lipsett has shown his body in training before a competition through to the end to show the value of thinking smart when it comes to working out and eating.
Indeed, this channel is the one to watch if you’re looking to add supplements to your diet and gain nutritional insights when bulking or trying to shred. Lipsett released a book in 2019, entitled The Rob Lipsett Game Plan: Transform Your Body with My 3 Point Mindset, Nutrition and Training Plan.
That said, Lipsett sometimes lets his hair down and takes on numerous calorie challenges—including a 20,000 calorie challenge—which you probably shouldn’t try at home!
36. The Lean Machines – John Chapman and Leon Bustin
YouTube: @TheLeanMachines
Instagram: @TheLeanMachinesOfficial
Facebook: @TheLeanMachines
Twitter: @TheLeanMachines
John Chapman and Leon Bustin are lifelong friends and have almost 20 years’ experience in the fitness industry between them.
Their content isn’t something you can passively engage with, though. Rather, it gives you the insights you need to help you be more proactive and make your own choices to lead a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
Whether you’re a personal trainer with years of experience or a complete beginner, The Lean Machines can teach you something new thanks to Chapman and Bustin’s vast knowledge of the human body and how it’s shaped by your training and nutrition choices.
But the duo’s channel doesn’t just include training videos and dietary advice. They also cover important subjects like how to stay motivated during lockdown, how to do a healthy food shop on a budget, and what they wish they knew 10 years ago.
The Lean Machines has featured in various newspapers and magazines and newspapers in the UK, including The Observer, The Evening Standard, Now Magazine, and Men’s Fitness.
37. Carly Rowena
YouTube: @carlyrowena
Instagram: @carlyrowena
Twitter: @CarlyRowena
Carly Rowena posted her first video to YouTube way back in 2013, and around that time, most of her content focused on workout tips and challenges. For example, a thighs and butt workout, her gym routine for specific body parts, and a 30-day healthy food challenge.
In the years since, she’s continued to post informative, easy-to-follow workout content—but her channel has evolved. Rowena now posts more lifestyle and self-care content, especially since she gave birth, and shows more of the person behind the personal trainer. Most of her real-time workouts don’t require equipment and her ‘one song workouts’ are particularly popular. These workouts can be effective for those with limited time on their hands or those who are just starting to exercise.
Rowena is an excellent motivator and encourages those taking part in her workouts to share pictures of themselves or their meals across social media to inspire others.
Rowena’s inspiration comes from enjoying CrossFit workouts and circuits, which you’ll see in abundance on her channel.
38. SWEAT – Kayla Itsines
YouTube: @kaylaitsines
Instagram: @kayla_itsines
Facebook: @k.itsines
Twitter: @kayla_itsines
Kayla Itsines is an award-winning certified trainer and entrepreneur whose bikini body guide (BBG) workout programme and SWEAT app have reached more than 20 million people worldwide.
The BBG was one of her first guides to hit the press and get the UK talking. The original guide uses minimal equipment, but Itsines promises it’ll still make you feel the burn.
She doesn’t post full workout videos for viewers to follow, but she does post short 30-second workout explainers that you can complete in your own time, whether you’re in the gym or at home.
In addition to this, she also posts lots of videos on the perfect form for specific exercises, so you’ll never injure yourself even without a trainer watching over you.
Her guide is high-intensity, high reward, though, so be prepared to test yourself to your full capabilities.
39. Tess Begg
YouTube: @tessbegg
Instagram: @tessbegg
Tess Begg is an Australian vegan YouTuber who shares her plant-based recipe tutorials and workout videos on her channel.
It’s hard to believe that Begg is only 24, such is the maturity and depth of insight displayed by her content. It’s perfect for those looking to take a vegan approach to fitness, which has seen an incredible increase in recent years. So, if you follow—or are trying to follow—a plant-based diet to supplement your workout routine, you need to watch some of Begg’s videos.
Begg shows subscribers how to create healthy vegan meals or vegan treats such as cinnamon rolls and muffins. Her ‘what I eat in a day’ content is not only fascinating, but it also proves you can be vegan and lift heavy weights successfully. If you visit her channel homepage and click on ‘Most Popular’, you’ll also come across a load of tailored workouts that you can complete in a matter of minutes.
40. Growingannanas –Anna Engelschall
YouTube: @growingannanas
Instagram: @growingannanas
Growingannas is the brainchild of Austrian certified trainer Anna Engelschall, and is the ultimate YouTube channel for HIIT workouts. Unlike other channels, Engelschall uses current songs on her videos to keep you motivated, rather than royalty-free music that can often leave you unmotivated and muting the sound.
She offers free workout plans with different videos each day to keep you on track. But be warned, the workouts are often very challenging. Her channel is best suited for people who are either already experienced in HIIT workouts or those who want to up their game.
Her content is full of workouts to fill your boots for months, and most of it is between 25 and 45-minutes long, with a few notable nods to 10-minute stretching.
Engelschall has playlists for her challenges, so viewers aren’t too overwhelmed by the sheer volume of videos.
Engelschall has come a long way and has an inspiring backstory regarding weight issues that many people can take inspiration from.
41. Molly Bailey
YouTube: @MollyBailey
Instagram: @mollybails
When you watch Molly Bailey’s videos, you feel like you’re getting a sneak peek into the day-to-day life of a personal trainer.
Bailey’s videos are perfect if you’re looking to see how somebody else stays fit to apply to your own routine. For example, she often publishes videos showing what she eats in a day to lose weight and gives viewers an insight into her meal prep routine.
Some of Bailey’s other useful content include her ‘grocery hauls’ and 30-day challenges. Bailey’s content is less about workouts or workout plans and more about the importance of taking a nutritional approach. As such, her videos are valuable to people at all stages of their fitness journey.
42. NateBowerFitness
YouTube: @NateBowerFitness
Instagram: @natebowerfitness
NateBowerFitness is an ideal channel to look towards if you’re aiming to switch up your routine.
Nate Bower is a certified personal trainer, boxing coach, and competitive athlete from Canada who shares various boxing workouts, HIIT workouts, and short 20-minute circuits on his channel.
Each of his videos is an example of what an online personal trainer should represent in terms of passion, performance, and efficiency.
Most of Bower’s videos involve some equipment, so if you don’t have easy access to alternative equipment, we recommended digging a little deeper on the channel for non-equipment-focused content.
43. Alo Moves
YouTube: @AloMoves
Instagram: @alomoves
Facebook: @alomoves
Alo Moves allows you to find what motivates you with yoga, fitness, and meditation classes designed to meet you ‘wherever you are on the mat’.
Whether you’re a beginner or somebody looking for a new challenge, this channel will keep you engaged and coming back for more. It features a wide range of videos hosted by different influencers, offering lifestyle-focused content like the video above to keep you on track with your fitness journey and cement healthy habits for the future.
The channel is easy to navigate, and pretty much any fitness enthusiast is guaranteed to find something suited to them. Whether it’s yoga, power sculpt, barre, or bootcamp sessions, Alo Moves has it all. If you want to further your training with Alo Moves, its website explores nutrition and has programmes you can follow with a paid subscription.
44. Move With Nicole – Nicole McPherson
YouTube: @MoveWithNicole
Instagram: @movewithnicole
Nicole McPherson is a Sydney-based barre, Pilates, and yoga instructor. McPherson’s channel has been posting content since 2019 and has gained a lot of traction since.
There’s a video on her channel for everyone, from complete beginners and advanced yogis alike.
McPherson’s classes will have you sweating in no time and push your body to its limits in ways you never imagined. The channel’s videos are incredibly versatile, meaning you can use her videos as stand-alone workouts or intertwine a few to get a full-body burn.
45. Christine Salus
YouTube: @christinesalus
Instagram: @christinesalus
Christine Salus’ videos are well-thought-out, with various lengths to choose from depending on the participant’s intensity and time.
Most of the videos are under 30 minutes and are designed to be completed around the home. Some involve basic equipment such as dumbbells or kettlebells, but most are equipment-free. Salus posts videos of HIIT workouts, weightlifting, and healthy recipes.
The YouTuber occasionally involves some lifestyle content for people who’re interested, such as daily vlogs, hair care, and chemical-free skincare reviews.
46. Yoga With Tim – Tim Senesi
YouTube: @yogawithtim
Instagram: @timsenesiyoga
Facebook: @timsenesiyoga
Tim Senesi is living proof of the transformative impact yoga has on a person’s life. Senesi, a yoga instructor from Southern California, was overweight and lacked self-confidence growing up.
Yoga changed all of that for him, giving him the pathway to a healthier, more wholesome lifestyle. Now, he wants to instil the same sense of mindfulness and self-healing into the minds of his viewers.
Senesi has all the characteristics you want from a yoga instructor—a calming voice, a good sense of humour, and an optimistic teaching style. He guides his viewers through each position with gentle narration and thoroughly explains what you should be feeling to hold the position correctly.
His videos don’t feature music, as he invites you to play your own to suit your mood. Tim often films his videos in a beautiful location, so if you feel like you need an escape from your own home, Tim’s channel gives you that.
Tim offers challenges to keep you on track and improve your yoga. His programmes consist of total-body workouts and isolated muscle or joint groups.
47. Jessica Valant Pilates
YouTube: @JessicaValantPilates
Instagram: @jessicavalantpilates
Jessica Valant is a qualified physical therapist and creates the kind of content you rarely find in YouTube videos. She discusses how to recover from specific injuries, stay on track with your recovery, and take care of your body before and after exercise. To indicate the type of videos you can find, one of her most-watched videos is ‘how to recover from a hysterectomy.’
If you’re ready to work your core, Valant’s channel provides excellent Pilates workouts to strengthen muscles you never knew you had. One thing’s for sure—whenever you perform the exercises on one of Valant’s videos, your strength and endurance will be tested to their limits—even the short 10-minute videos will have your muscles tingling. On this channel, you’ll come across a wide range of videos to suit different ability levels, from beginner to intermediate. Usually, the level is indicated in the title.
48. The Studio with Jamie Kinkeade
YouTube: @THESTUDIOBYJAMIEKINKEADE
Instagram: @thestudiobyjk
Facebook: @thestudiobyjamiekinkeade
Jamie Kinkeade’s channel is another one perfect for recreating a workout in your own home.
Its upbeat nature, funky tunes, and enthusiastic teacher (including other background participants) will keep you going back for more. This channel encompasses Zumba, dance, weight training, and HIIT classes.
The classes typically last for around 20 to 30 minutes and will have you drenched in sweat (in a good way). They’ll also provide you with the perfect mood-booster after a long, gloomy day.
49. YogaGirl – Rachel Brathen
YouTube: @yogagirl
Instagram: @yoga_girl
Facebook: @rachelsyoga
YogaGirl is run by Swedish native, New York Times best-selling author, and international yoga teacher Rachel Brathen. It’s the perfect YouTube channel for yoga beginners who want to know everything about yoga from start to finish.
The content is easy to follow—Brathen covers what to wear and how to maintain proper stances without using yoga-related jargon.
You’re able to enjoy the stretches and core workouts without feeling like you’re out of your depth, as Brathen always offers a moderated version for those who aren’t totally well-oiled yoga machines (yet, anyway).
Brathen is also vegan, and posts vegan-friendly meals on both her Instagram and YouTube channel.
She boasts 2 million followers on Instagram and 77,400 subscribers on YouTube, at the time of writing.
50. Dare To Be Active with Dr. LA Thoma Gustin
YouTube: @DareToBeActivewithDr.LAThomaGustin
Instagram: @lathoma3
Dare To Be Active’s layout and format is incredibly satisfying, making it super easy to find a targeted workout that works for you.
This channel is perfect for all abilities and consistently reminds you just how important it is to keep moving, keep active, and work your muscles and joints.
Of course, being a certified Doctor of Physical Therapy, Dr. LA Thoma Gustin throws in some exercise science knowledge to help you break down the why and the how in the fitness workouts.
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