So the clocks have gone forward and we all know what that means… SUMMER! Well, I’ll not get too carried away we do live in Scotland after all. Even so, with the longer days approaching so too comes the pressure of achieving that ‘bikini body’ for summer. The magazines start to publish the ‘lose 10 pounds in 3 days’ nonsense and send girls turning to a frenzy of crazy and unhealthy weight loss approaches, this is unnecessary. It’s only April so there is plenty of time to get fit for summer in a healthy way and the world of social media gives you access to more advice than you could shake a celery stick at.
There are more fitness and health Instagrammers, Youtubers and Tweeters than ever before and here are a few that will get you on the track to your Beyoncé body in a healthy way!
Fitness Motivation @BeFitMotivation
If you are a twitter addict who is looking to get fit give this account a follow, posting daily motivational quotes, exercise tips along with general fun health and fitness facts and pictures! With 1.4 million followers it must be doing something right.
Fitness & Nutrition @FITNESS
The account bio says it all ‘daily tips on health, nutrition, fitness, dieting and more’! A quick scroll down through their tweets such as ‘just remember, the fat will last longer than the flavour’ and you’ll want to put down that packet of crisps…
Healthy Food @BeFitFoods
A sister account of @BeFitMotivation it posts pictures of healthy foods that will have you dreaming of smoothies and salads. Some people fail to realise that it’s 80% what you eat and 20% you do that will get you in shape, so follow accounts that promote the right things to eat to help you keep on track. It’s all well and good going to the gym for 2 hours but then to come home and eat a pizza is not going to help! They also have an Instagram account!
KAYLA_ITSINES
Kayla’s is a bikini body personal trainer and she practices what she preaches. She posts a variety of mini exercise video’s, her workouts and meals as well as photos of her clients progress with before/after pictures with in depth descriptions of how they got to where they are. She updates very often and answers lots of fitness and nutrition questions. Well worth a follow to stay motivated!
GYMADVICES
Another good one to follow for exercise ideas, posting in depth photos to show you which exercises to use to work different parts of the body with the occasional motivational quote to encourage you to get those trainers on and get moving.
CECILIEBIDSTRUP
A girl who has over 81k followers and been documenting her weight loss journey and path to a fit, healthy and happy life since last year. Her transformation is a motivator and she posts regular accounts of how she maintains herself in the gym and also gives yummy meal ideas that are filling, delicious and good for you!
Youtube
Blogilates
With over a million followers on youtube and recent winner of FITNESS Mag’s Best Healthy Living Blogger Cassey Ho clearly knows her stuff. The bubbly American has hundreds of ‘POP Pilates’ workouts to choose from and if you have ever tried them you’ll realise her motto ‘train like a beast, look like a beauty’ definitely applies to her workout videos. Cassey proves you don’t need to have a gym membership to get fit, all her exercise regimes can be carried out without evening leaving the comfort of your own home. She also has a blog and an instagram where she posts recipe ideas, my favourite is her 2 eggs, 1 banana pancakes… honestly that’s it and they taste great!
TheLeanMachines
Fairly new on the youtube scene best friends and personal trainers Leon and John decided to start up a fitness youtube channel which is totally worth subscribing to! If you want to get fit give some of their videos a go, I will tell you from experience you WILL feel the burn, like really feel it… for about 3 days after as well. The fun lads answer questions and set themselves challenges which all in all puts the fun into fitness.