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Health experts often cite support as one of the most important factors in reaching your weight loss or fitness goals. In addition to creating content for their followers looking to get or stay fit, these social media influencers have also built a sense of community on Facebook. The camaraderie —coupled with tips, videos of workouts, and healthy recipes — help increase everyone’s chances of success. Following these fitness influencers on Facebook gives followers access to free workout guides, private group conversations, and regular content to help them achieve or maintain fitness-related goals.

Work out with these fitness influencers on Facebook

These influencers offer workouts, tips and a community for those on a fitness journey.

Jeff Sorensen

Marine Corps veteran Jeff Sorenson is a certified personal trainer and online coach who has helped transform countless lives. He sometimes shares before-and-after photos of clients, some of whom have gone from no athletic background to super athlete. He uses weightlifting videos of his own workouts to demonstrate proper form and sometimes this Shake influencer uses prizes to motivate participants in his 90-day transformation challenges.

Chris Garafola

He might have made Harper’s Bazaar’s list of “The 25 Hottest Guys to Follow on Instagram,” but Chris doesn’t let his good looks define him. The male model prioritizes his mental health by capping his social media usage, incorporating periods of digital detox, and spending time with his sister, who has Down syndrome. His fitness routine includes a mix of swimming, walking, and working out, and if you’re wondering what this Shake influencer eats to stay so fit, check out this video of one of his favorite healthy snacks: protein bites.

Diana Chaloux

Fitness models need to stay in shape and Diana has had such success that she decided to share her personal training tips to inspire others. Her posts show inspiring before-and-after photos of clients, full-body workout videos for people over 40, and honest and inspirational interviews, including this one about how her feature in Oxygen Magazine. The owner of Hitch Fit makes fitness over 40 look easy.

James Sutliff

As a disability specialist fitness coach and personal trainer, James says he shares videos of all his training to inspire others. He specializes in helping people with physical disabilities, such as those in wheelchairs. James has done media appearances to advocate for accessibility to fitness for people with disabilities, though he also works with clients without disabilities at James Sutliff Fitness.

Bryan Renshaw

“Build quality muscle after 30!” isn’t just a tagline for Bryan’s business, Renshaw’s Personal Training. The trainer shares targeted workouts — focusing on triceps, biceps, chest and legs — for his 827,000 followers to demonstrate the proper form. Although most of his video tutorials are filmed at the gym, he does share some home workout videos for his followers who prefer to get fit at home.

Caleb Marshall

Known by his 1 million Facebook followers as “The Fitness Marshall,” Caleb is a fitness pop star who regularly releases creative, easy-to-follow dances for every age, size, ability, and gender expression. He’s gone on tour, has collaborated with Glitter and Lazers, and landed multiple media appearances for his adoration of Britney Spears.

Jillian Michaels

Best known for her role as a personal trainer on “The Biggest Loser,” Jillian Michaels now serves as a fitness expert and life coach for her 4 million followers on Facebook. She posts videos of HIIT workouts and push-up variations, as well as collaborations with a corrective exercise specialist to fix knee pain and improve mobility. There are also tips about diet, like this one about protein.

Drew Manning

New York Times best-selling author of “Fit2Fat2Fit” Drew purposely gained 75 pounds to better understand the weight-loss struggles of his clients and the online community.  He appeared on big-name TV shows to discuss his experience, then used his knowledge of fitness to get back in shape and help others get fit. Now he shares a variety of workout videos, healthy recipes, and responses to FAQs with his 1 million Facebook followers,

Anais Zanotti

Combining her experience as a certified personal trainer and a specialist in nutrition, weight loss, and women’s fitness, Anais has pulled in more than 4.5 million followers on Facebook. She specializes in helping people lose weight on a plant-based diet and keep it off forever with regular exercise routines. Sometimes, her workout videos are targeted to specific body parts, like leg exercises or ab routines, but she also offers alternatives to cardio for a whole-body fitness routine.

Andreia Brazier

Four-time World Fitness Champion Andreia helps her 1.5 million Facebook followers take their body and health to the next level by sharing her own workouts. She recently started sharing postpartum exercises and sometimes includes her son in her workouts. Sometimes she shares healthy recipes of her favorite foods too, like these cookies that she enjoys for breakfast with her coffee.

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