These Health and Fitness Influencers Can Give You Some Expert Tips

Getting people in touch with their inner ~health guru~ isn’t always easy. In fact, for most of us, it’s the last thing we’re looking to change in our daily routine. Besides, who doesn’t love chips, cake and pizza? But the truth is, having an overall healthy lifestyle (with balance, of course) is the key to keeping fit in both the body and the mind. These incredible health and fitness influencers are all the inspiration you need to find that sweet spot in a stable and fit life. Between workout routines, healthy recipes and motivating pep talks, these folks are here for you — and they want you to succeed. Scroll through the gallery to see who the top health and fitness influencers to follow are!

Jen Selter

In 2012, Jen Selter was just a teen working the front desk at a gym on Long Island. Now, she’s an internet sensation with more than 12 million followers drawn to her derriere. Jen, now a 26-year-old multimillionaire, started posting pics of her workouts — and especially her behind, dubbed “Best Butt on the Internet” — and watched as followers flocked in to check out her “belfies” (a.k.a. “butt selfies”). She skipped college to focus on her personal brand and quickly capitalized on her fame: signing a deal with exercise app Fitplan, acting as creative director of fitness jewelry line ION Collection and as global spokesperson for the video platform Peeks. Simultaneously, she’s developing her own athleisure company and managing multiple social media accounts for which she can earn $15,000 per post. “I see myself motivating and inspiring everyone around the world,” Jen has said. “With hard work and dedication, anyone can get to where I am.”

Kelsey Wells

After giving birth to her first baby, Kelsey Wells started doing Bikini Body Guide workouts from fitness star Kayla Itsines’ Sweat app to lose the baby weight and get back in shape. She started posting her progress on Instagram, and before long, her posts went viral and she was a Sweat trainer herself. The 29-year-old Utah-based mama now has one of the most sought-after physiques and millions of followers who look to her for #fitspo. “My biggest achievement to date has been my internal transformation of learning to see, love and truly be myself,” Kelsey has said. “I am so grateful for my career and all the opportunities that I get.”

Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen is more than just a yoga teacher with an impressive online following; she’s a true inspiration and a living example of health and mindfulness. A 30-year-old Swedish national now living in Aruba with her husband and daughter Lea Luna, Rachel, a.k.a. Yoga Girl, not only shows off her bendy body but also motivates her millions of fans with her authentic, down-to-earth vibe. A New York Times best-selling author, Brathen is the founder of oneOeight, an online portal for yoga classes, meditation and nutrition plans. She also leads the YogaGirl podcast, sells YogaGirl apparel and merch on her website and teaches yoga classes all around the world while taking advantage of the power of social media. “I realized I could sell out classes anywhere I was in the world just through Instagram,” Rachel, who can get $25K for a social media post, has said.

Tammy Hembrow

Motivated to get fit after the birth of her first child in 2015, Australian model Tammy Hembrow is now a powerhouse in the fitness influencer world. Now raising son Wolf and daughter Saskia, the 25-year-old superstar has nearly 10 million fans on Instagram alone, a workout app called TammyFit, a clothing line called Sakshi, and earns over $19,000 for a sponsored brand post. She’s a former friend of the Kar-Jenner clan (they dropped her after being overserved at one of Kylie Jenner’s birthday parties, having to be carried out on a stretcher) and has been romantically linked to rapper Tyga — a.k.a., Kylie’s ex. “I want to teach women how to train for their goals and use food as fuel so they can work towards being stronger, healthier and happier,” Tammy, who has a reported net worth over $2 million, has said.

Joe Wicks

“I’m a man on a mission to rescue people from the awful dieting industry.” This is how British nutrition and fitness sensation Joe Wicks, known to his millions of fans as the Body Coach, describes himself on his website. The 32-year-old launched his social media accounts in 2014 as a way to connect with personal training clients — but admits being totally clueless at the time. “I didn’t really know how to build a company and had no idea to monetize a following,” he has said. “I was just having a laugh and using it to promote clients.” Taking a chance paid off: Joe has authored a handful of health-focused books including The Fat Loss Plan and Lean in 15 (the best-selling book of 2015), launched the “90 Day Plan” workout and meal planning program and starred in his own TV show, amassing a fortune of nearly $20 million.

Christian Guzman

Ever since she was a kid, Christian Guzman has had a passion for bodybuilding. “It was back in high school I fell in love with exercise,” the 24-year-old Houston native has said. “I was trying to eat every hour and a half, saying no to parties because I thought if I drank, I’d ruin my progress. I quickly became a local fitness guru.” After a year and a half in college, he left to focus on his coaching business, launching a YouTube channel in 2012, and now has over 2 million followers across his multiple platforms. “Not one week goes by when I haven’t posted a video,” Christian has said. “It took me one year to get to 5,000 subscribers and two years to get 20,000. For the first few years, things were very slow, but I stuck to it.” With a net worth said to be $2 million, the fitness entrepreneur is also the founder of apparel brand Alphalete Athletics and owner and operator of Alphalete Gym in Texas.

Michelle Lewin

With more than 14 million followers across her social media platforms, Michelle Lewin is a powerhouse of an influencer. Born in Venezuela, the 33-year-old is known and loved for her posts that show off her muscular physique and including tips for guiding fans on their own weight-lifting and nutrition journeys. “I’m just trying to inspire people and give a needed kick in the behind to those who want to make a change but just can’t get to the gym by themselves,” she has said of the workouts and meal plans she posts on her various accounts (which can command up to $10,000 for sponsored content). Now based in South Florida and married to Swedish trainer Jimmy Lewin, her portfolio also includes a fitness app, and a line of supplements and home workout equipment, all of which have helped her reach a reported net worth of $3 million.

Simeon Panda

When Simeon Panda launched his blog in 2013, he was thinking of taking his life in a new direction. “I was working a 9-to-5 job in finance but had three years of experience as a personal trainer,” the London-born influencer has said. “My knowledge wasn’t being shared, and I needed a platform. I designed a website and a Facebook page, and designed some e-books.” A video of the 33-year-old Brit doing a single arm row with 231-pound weight went viral and his influencer career was born, with Panda now sharing his training techniques with more than 8 million followers across all his social platforms. He operates his lucrative Just Lift brand, co-founded online fitness boutique SP Aesthetics with his eldest brother and is often seen posting alongside fiancée Chanel Brown, a fellow fitness personality. Panda’s net worth is reported to be $1 million, for which he credits his online presence. “Social media is what made my brand,” he has said. “Without it, I wouldn’t have gotten my message out.”