When brands and businesses want to promote health and fitness-related products, they turn to health influencers. Influencers are using the platform to promote nutrition and fitness. From workout routines, diet plans and general healthcare, these health influencers share it all. Our list of health influencers on Instagram includes physicians, nutrition gurus, and health enthusiasts.
Health influencers sharing their knowledge
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay is a neurosurgeon at Emory Clinic, chief medical correspondent for CNN, and host of the Chasing Life Podcast. He shares his knowledge of medicine and health with more than 249K Instagram followers. He posts about current events in the medical industry and provides explanations of medical emergencies worldwide.
Michelle Lewin
Michelle, an international fitness model, shares her favorite workout routines with more than 16.2 million followers. The new mom also shares workouts to try while pregnant and has a line of fitness products.
Deepak Chopra
Deepak is the founder of the wellness app Chopra. He posts about yoga, meditation and habits for living a better lifestyle. He advocates for alternative medicine and promotes a spiritual focus that connects body and mind. The successful author shares meditations and encouraging words to inspire others.
Jennifer Ashton, M.D., M.S.
Jennifer is the chief medical correspondent for ABC, co-host of a health and lifestyle program, an OB-GYN, nutritionist, best-selling author, and mom who helps others with their emotional and physical health. She also shares her lifestyle outside of work. With more than 287K followers, Dr. Ashton is one of Instagram’s most popular health influencers.
Rebecca Louise
As a popular fitness trainer and coach, Rebecca shares workouts and health tips. Rebecca has become one of the most reliable health influencers on Instagram, offering her nutrition plans and supplements, and catching the attention of more than 726K YouTube subscribers. From a personal perspective, she also shares her own health journey.
Kayla Itsines
Kayla helps others with their fitness journeys as the main trainer of the Sweat workout app. More than 16 million followers look to Kayla for at-home, pregnancy and postpartum workouts and high-intensity routines. Kayla also uploads photos of her family and shares her life.
Adriene Mishler
Adriene is one of the most popular health and fitness influencers on social media, with more than 1.3 million Instagram followers and 12.4 million YouTube subscribers. Adriene shares yoga routines and meditations as well as her fitness journey. She is the co-owner of a yoga studio in Austin.
Graeme Tomlinson — thefitnesschef_
As a best-selling author and evidence-based coach, Graeme is one of the top nutritionists on social media. With 1.3 million Instagram followers, Graeme shares examples of good and bad meals. Graeme gives followers valuable lessons on nutrition, explaining the bad parts of fast food and providing examples of practical meals. His Instagram posts are informative, entertaining, and inspiring.
Dr. Rachel Paul, Ph.D., RD
Rachel, a professional nutritionist, helps others feel in control of food. Her Instagram content aims to help busy women with permanent weight loss. With more than 800K followers, she shares recipe examples that women on the go can easily recreate at home. Rachel’s meal ideas include unique lunches and dinners or the best snacks and desserts.
Joe Wicks
Joe is on a mission to make the whole world more fit. He has gained popularity on Instagram by sharing educational health information with more than 4.7 million followers. He covers a variety of fitness, health, and nutrition content.
Leanne Ward — the_fitness_dietitian
Known on Instagram as the Fitness Dietitian, Leanne uses her platform to help others with emotional eating and gut health for sustainable fat loss. With more than 289K followers, Leanne shares grocery store hauls, recommended snacks and nutrition hacks. Her Instagram is packed with advice for becoming the best version of themselves.
Randa Carrabba
Randa shares her love for fitness and passion for helping others build the strongest and wealthiest versions of themselves. More than 109K followers tune in for her lessons on health and wealth, plus evidence of her own inspiring health journey.
Dr. Julie Smith
Julie is a clinical psychologist and No. 1 best-selling author who educates others with life-changing insights based on therapy. More than 1.7 million followers hear her words of encouragement and advice on living healthier lifestyles.
Kait — Healthcoachkait
Kait is a go-to source for health information, delicious, healthy recipes, and information on how food affects the body. More than 150K followers get her input on weight loss, PCOS, and type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Mike Varshavski
Mike, one of the most popular family physicians on social media, has collected more than 4.4 million followers with his words of wisdom. His content includes his recent talk show appearances, which highlight his knowledge in health and wellness.
Lauren Fisher
Lauren empowers women to be stronger in every aspect of life. More than 1.1 million followers see her favorite workout routines, products and supplements, and fitness program, “Grown Strong.”
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