Hi Everyone! Today I have a little bit of a different type of blog post, but it is something that I am excited to share with all of you. As you can tell by the title, today's Friday Five will be dedicated to fitness and the wonderful (free) world of YouTube. We all use YouTube for entertainment purposes, but it can be used as so much more than that. There are so many amazing people that post videos that you can use everyday towards your own personal benefit. The YouTube fitness community is only going to continue to grow, so if you haven't already discovered it, allow me to introduce you!
Let me start out by giving you a little bit of my own personal fitness background. I'll be the first to admit it - I get in workout slumps pretty much every year, mainly in the fall and early winter months. As a lot of people do, I get motivated around New Years because I feel like I can use the whole "new year" thing as a reset. There is that saying that "summer bodies are made in the winter". I suppose that's partially what I'm preparing for, but I also just feel that at times I need to do it for my body and overall health. Let's face it - when you're eating better and getting regular exercise, you actually feel better. And once I start making healthier choices, the extra pounds usually come right off. I'm going to take you through some really great, FREE fitness programs and channels that exist on YouTube that I have used over the past few years to really help me get into shape. I've "been there and done that" with the whole really expensive workout programs and I'm just going to say it - you don't need to be spending that money at all. If those programs work for you - then go for it. However, I just want to throw out there that I've lost 10 pounds in the past 4 months and here's my secret - make healthier food choices and exercise regularly. That's about it. Oh, and I did it with a little help from these guys! (Read on below)
1. Tone It Up
Everyone, meet my personal trainers and BFFs, Karena and Katrina. I owe pretty much all of my weight loss and fitness goals to these two beautiful and amazing women. You may recognize them from their TV show Toned Up on Bravo; however, I discovered these girls years ago and look to them every time I need some motivation. I call them my personal trainers because they literally make up my workouts for me. I even have their app on my iPhone where they provide me with a weekly workout schedule. And you don't even need the app because everything is on their site right here! I highly recommend anything and everything that these girls put out there. This is definitely my favorite program to follow!
Check out their channel here:
2. Fitness Blender
I also want to introduce you to this incredible husband and wife team, Daniel and Kelli of Fitness Blender. This amazing couple has put in so much time and effort to create all kinds of free and full length fitness videos for their YouTube subscribers. I am actually amazed at how many videos are available for free on their channel, a lot of which don't even require equipment. I found them about a year ago when I needed to start getting back in the fitness mindset and they helped me so much. They have great beginner videos, which is what I always start out with and I love that you can do everything right in the comfort of your own living room. The format of their videos is super simple to follow too! For more details, you can check out their website here.
Check out their YouTube channel here:
3. Blogilates
Meet Cassey Ho, certified fitness instructor and YouTube fitness sensation. Her fitness blog is amazing and includes free meal plans, workout plans, recipes, and more! She has a ton of videos that are free on YouTube and just seems like a real genuine person. She tries to make her workouts fun, but still extremely challenging. I love to try out her Pilates videos and total body workouts. Check out her blog here!
Check out Cassey's YouTube channel here:
4. BeFit
This next YouTube channel I discovered a few years ago when I was trying out the free BeFit in 90 workout program. I couldn't believe that a 90 day workout program existed online that I could get my hands on for absolutely no cost at all. Not only did I find that specific program, but I discovered that so much more existed on this channel. There are all kinds of series to follow and just overall great free workouts featuring some recognizable fitness trainers. Check out their channel right here!
5. XHIT Daily
This particular YouTube channel is one of my more recent discoveries. I love that the concept of this channel is to provide daily workout videos that include not only training sessions, but really great tips and how-to videos. It gives me something to look forward to everyday and I especially like to use these videos for when I need to get in a quick, yet effective workout.
Check out this channel here:
I hope you all enjoyed this special fitness post and try out some of the workouts from the above channels. I highly recommend any of them! Please let me know your thoughts and if there are any other channels I need to know about :)
Have a great weekend!!<333
xox,
Meredith
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