You’ve probably heard by now that social media can grow your personal training business. But what about using Instagram for fitness and workout inspiration? If you ever feel like you’re stuck in a workout rut, try following some fitness trainer accounts to help spark creativity for you and your clients.
Here are 10 up-and-coming fitness accounts we’re loving right now:
1. @mariepurvis
Marie has been in the personal training business for over 16 years, helping her clients of all fitness levels reach their potential. Her Instagram is a solid blend of positive encouragement and ready-to-try workouts.
Luke puts proper alignment and body strengthening at the forefront of his practice. As a physiotherapist, he primarily works with athletes that are overcoming injury. He practices the treatment, Postural Restoration, which is a holistic approach that integrates muscle and skeletal alignment, arch support, and breathing to improve postural adaptations.
Louise is on a mission to make fitness feel inclusive to all shapes and bodies. She has become a public figure, speaking at events such as TEDx and being featured in the Dove Real Beauty Campaign.
4. @fit_pham
Denver-based Chi, keeps it real with frequent #realtalk prompts and Instagram vs reality shots, reminding her community that not everything you see on instagram is an accurate depiction of real life. She integrates healthy nutrition tips with actionable fitness prompts to her followers.
Scroll through Gideon Akande’s Instagram, and you’ll find his passion for health and fitness to be palpable. This charismatic fitness instructor provides tons of workout content for followers to try at home or at their gym.
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6. @taralondon
WARM UP Heading to the gym this morning? Try this mobility drill to warm up your back, hips and shoulders. This one is for everyone- whether your a runner, a gym lover, play sports or do home workouts. : If you are tight in certain areas, take your time and just go as far as the body allows. If you find you are more flexible you can move slightly quicker to get the heart rate going too. : Might seem boring but it’s always worth taking the time to warm up properly to help prevent any injuries from occurring and so that you can move better when you train!
This dancer turned personal trainer, Tara London trains fitness clients during the day and blogs about nutrition and wellness at night. Her feed provides followers with valuable video workouts and mouth watering food pictures.
Having torn his pectoral muscle weightlifting, Mike Marchese became attracted to Calisthenics. His Instagram is filled with unconventional ways to get a solid body-weight workout in, providing unique inspiration for your next workout.
FULL BODY CIRCUIT TRAINING ⚡️ Just your bodyweight for this quick hitting and sweaty HIIT workout! — 2 rounds of each circuit 12 reps per exercise (per side) — Circuit 1: Shuffle to hop lunge Push plank toe tap Side lunge hop Pushup to pop out — Circuit 2: Jump squats Speed skaters Knee drives — Tag a friend to try this with you! #hiit #bodyweightworkout
Elise encourages her followers and clients to embrace the journey of fitness, not the destination. Her feed is almost entirely workout videos, both done outdoors and at the gym.
9. @tamsgoinham
When Tamara Pridgett isn’t editing articles for Popsugar Fitness, she is working with her personal training clients, running marathons, or hiking around New York. In addition to her regular clients, she also works with pre-and post natal mothers.
10. @barbellblondie
Body positive fitness is Natalie Careys mission and passion. As a former ballerina, she struggled with body image anxiety and eventually turned to personal training. Now she helps her clients and followers feel good in whatever skin they’re in while reaching their fitness goals.
With over 800 million people on Instagram, it’s an ideal place to find fitness inspiration for your personal training business. Look for accounts that provide actionable fitness tips and tricks that can easily be incorporated into your clients overall fitness plan.
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