Ever wonder how some people can find the motivation to get up at 5 a.m. and hit the gym, while you can’t even keep both eyes open until after two cups of coffee? Especially as we age, how can we set realistic expectations for a fruitful mindset and healthy living? Perhaps the secret lies with the following motivators, fitness trainers, and gurus that are over the age of 40 and beyond. Double-tapping counts as cardio, right?
Top Fitness Experts on Instagram Over 40
Chris Freytag
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Chris Freytag taps into the most important body part of all: the mind. With mental motivation and her Get Healthy U, getting schooled in the art of fitness is a cinch. Also, don’t overlook Freytag’s simple and healthful recipes that don’t taste like cardboard. You get a little bit of food, fashion, inspiration and fitness all in one place.
Wendy Ida
We hear it all the time: “It’s never too late.” But only after scrolling through Wendy Ida’s feed do we actually believe it. A superstar bodybuilder at 65, she didn’t even get started on her rock-solid regimen until 43.
Rhonda Layton
Do you have the equipment but not the motivation? Enter Rhonda Layton, a proud mama and empowerment coach whose feed is your guide to meal prep, fitness, and a positive lifestyle. “Help me Rhonda,” indeed.
Jill Brown
HIIT, TRX, 2XU: not just a string of meaningless all-caps to you? Then you want Jill Brown. She’s a whiz when it comes to curing sore muscles, stocking supplements, and making creatine go down like Kool-Aid. She even offers advice on staying happy and healthy through menopause.
Tracy Anderson
Behind many a chiseled celebrity is a fitness methodology developed by none other than Tracy Anderson. On her Instagram you get the intel into what makes this fitness pioneer tick (hint: It’s pizza). You can even steal a few of her moves.
Tracy Acock
Aging is inevitable. Though it’s by no means a flaw, it is a very personal journey to self-acceptance. Tracy Acock went from a cancer-specialist nurse to a women’s health and life coach. She knows the journey, celebrates it, and floods her feed with the effects of it. Best version of you, here you come!
Ramona Braganza
Ramona Braganza is a celebrity trainer. But Ramona’s purpose goes beyond workouts vids (although there are those, too) and training Hollywood’s most familiar faces. She started 321Empower, a program that teaches fitness to women rescued from human trafficking in India.
Tania Dalton
Fitness inspiration doesn’t have to be all gym selfies and WODs. It can be snaps of sunset cycling, amateur surfing, and lakeside Ironman training. This Aussie takes her training outdoors, and you’ll love every captured moment. Tanya Dalton advises women on how to thrive after 50 and fall in love with yourself again.
Lorraine Cladish
Life’s curveballs are really just reasons to do yoga, meditate, and watch funny movies. At least that’s the case for Lorraine Cladish, a mom, writer, yogi — and now just the inspiration you need to perfect the mermaid pose.
Mandy Ingber
Mandy’s account is like the intersection of entertainment and yoga. A former Cheers actress, she’s traded the small screen for a yogalosophy that taps into inner and outer strength.
Kacy Duke
Get off the scale. And into the mindset that you can’t put a number on how you feel. That’s the gist of celebrity trainer Kacy Duke’s mantra. She’s also a life coach whose recent focus is on unlocking desire, living unapologetically, and getting that midsection swimsuit ready.
Julie Diamond
If there’s anyone who can cure your fear of those dreaded kettlebells, it’s Julie Diamond. A trainer and life coach, she’s pro-weights and just the motivation to get you off that elliptical and swinging that bell.
Jill Miller
This account has balls: Courageous balls, therapy balls, punny balls. Better yet: Jill Miller, the founder of Tune Up Fitness, shows you how to use them to relieve pain, enhance gut health, and improve posture and mobility.
Davina McCall
Sometimes you just need someone to tell you to “put away that magazine and work harder.” You get that from Davina McCall, a fitness guru with a six-pack for days. Want new kitchen favorites? She’s got those, too.
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