15 Group Fitness Influencers to Follow on TikTok and Instagram

Group fitness is a great way to build physical and social strength. With a heart-pumping workout and supportive classmates, you can sweat away the pounds and find a healthy lifestyle. Look to these group fitness influencers for inspiration or to collaborate with top fitness models and creators with engaged audiences.

15 group fitness influencers for at-home workouts and motivation

Cody Rigsby

Cody is a former backup dancer who has worked with many celebrities on “Saturday Night Live” and competed on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2021. Thanks to his moves and hilarious personality, Cody has become one of Peloton’s most popular instructors. As one of the top fitness influencers on Instagram, Cody treats his followers to fun 2-for-1 rides, gets the crowd involved during a festival workout and keeps the positivity flowing during a class.

Natalia Haigler

Natalia is a health coach, trainer, former dancer, and Pilates aficionado. For her Instagram followers, Natalia shares tons of tutorials on the best Pilates exercises to try out with your crew at home or in the studio, like a 38-minute reformer workout, a quick-but-effective 12-minute inner thigh routine sans props, and an 8-minute workout to sculpt your arms with hand weights.  

Amanda Rae

Based in Iowa, Amanda Rae is serious about making fitness “fun, functional, and out of the ordinary,” which she does on a daily basis by running her own tire fitness studio, Tire Trained. On TikTok, Amanda, known to her followers as amandarae.fit, leads her class through a fierce full body workout, sets the bar high by running while covered in tires, and keeps the momentum at full-blast during a grueling glute workout.

Nikki Metzger

Nikki is a passionate fitness trainer and studio owner in Scottsdale, Arizona. On Instagram, Nikki takes her followers behind-the-scenes as she shoots a fitness video, promotes her workout wear collab for all genders and body types, and demos a great “bestie” workout guaranteed to whip you and a friend into shape in no time.

Dante the Body

Dante is a group fitness instructor with loads of energy to spare–and share. For his TikTok followers, Dante shares his infectious energy and blood-pumping workout routines to follow along with at home. Whether he’s getting laughs in his Halloween costume, feeling patriotic during a 4th of July class, or leading the pack during a “sweat party”, Dante will have you up, dancing, and burning calories before you know it. 

Jordan

As an indoor cycling instructor, Jordan aims to make fitness fun and accessible for everyone to enjoy. On TikTok, where she’s better known as healthybunhead, Jordan shares her favorite playlists and links with her followers, as well as messages of body inclusivity, a peek into the fitness instructor’s mind, and how she preps for spin class. 

Dontaye Garrett

Dontaye is a group fitness expert on a mission to make getting fit “lit” while saving millions of lives. On TikTok, where his followers know him as “getfitwithdg,” Dontatye is a premium influencer who posts live step aerobics/dance class workouts, cardio routines set to classic throwback playlists, and an intense hip hop workout that will instantly boost your mood and your energy levels.

Robin Arzón

Robin is a real-life wonder woman. As a mom, marathoner, two-time New York Times bestselling author, former attorney, and head Peloton instructor, Robin does it all. On Instagram, Robin gives her 1 million followers a glimpse into how her body rests and recovers, wise words to stay motivated and keep pressing forward, and a look at her winning smile as she amps up her class during a running workout.

Cindy Johnson-Stier

Cindy is a fabulous fitness coach at Tire Trained, a female fitness facility in Iowa. On TikTok, Cindy takes her followers along for the ride as she keeps her fellow ladies pumped up ahead of her 40th birthday, gathers all her gym-goers for a TikTok dance challenge, and raises the group workout bar with a sledgehammer swing session.

Antwon Keith

Antwon, AKA Mr. Florida Fit, is on a mission to get his fellow Floridians healthy and in shape through his high-energy dance fitness classes. On TikTok, Antwon turns down the lights and turns up the intensity during a group dance session, shares a drill sequence designed to boost agility, speed, and quickness, and a fun, fast-paced session sure to motivate the masses.

Tabitha “Tabby” George

Tabby is on a personal health and wellness journey that she shares as a “cheerleader for women.” Down 100 pounds and counting, Tabby leads the pack during a glute-tightening dance class, shares tips for fellow instructors on how to improve your fitness classes, and keeps her tribe smiling while dancing away the pounds–and self-doubt. 

Emmanuel Houston

If his jam-packed, energetic classes are any indication of his motivational abilities, Emmanuel has what it takes to transform even the most reluctant fitness newbie. On TikTok, where his followers know him better as staydownej, Emmanuel shares daily nutritional meal plans, live weekly workouts, and highlights from his most memorable classes, filled with intense cardio, irresistible soundtracks, and what makes his classes “the best in the world.”  

Theresa

Theresa is an innovative dance fit instructor who blends Afrobeats and Caribbean dance styles/rhythms to form a fresh, fun workout that she calls Afrofeteness. On TikTok, Theresa is a mid-tier influencer who demonstrates how dance makes everything better, gives a great hip trick tutorial, and shares her contagious enthusiasm with the class. 

Sophia Nichole

Sophia is a fitness enthusiast and indoor cycling instructor who promotes working out to be strong rather than skinny. For her TikTok followers, Sophia shares how she gets her cycling class moving and grooving, tests out her athletes’ plank strength, and gives tips for getting the most out of your glutes during squats.

Caleb Marshall

Caleb inspires his classes to get up and dance by creating cardio workout videos set to the hottest songs. On TikTok, his followers know him as thefitnessmarshall, where he shares livestream workouts to try at home, in the studio, or anywhere you want to channel your inner pop star. Whether he’s embarrassing his backup dancers, sharing his most memorable dance moments, or almost falling during a difficult sequence, Caleb always brings the heat–and the laughs.