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The 5 best YouTube channels to stay fit from home

 

The legendary American actress Jane Fonda already saw it clearly in the 1980s: playing sports at home causes a sensation. With her videos, she and the Spanish version of her, Eva Nasarre, sneaked into the homes of thousands of followers who were looking to get in shape with exercises and aerobic routines. Today, VHS videos and leg warmers are far from us, but YouTube has opened up a universe of possibilities for us to keep fit without having to go to the gym, with countless free videos with fitness routines that can be make at home. In this article we show you our TOP5 YouTube channels so you can choose the one that best suits your level and preferences, as well as some tips on how to do fitness at home. Shall we give a little cane to the body ?

Top 5 channels to practice fitness at home

virtual gym

Patry Jordan leads Virtual Gym , a complete channel where you will find a wide variety of exercise routines of different durations (10, 15, 30 minutes...), levels, part of the body you want to tone, goal to achieve (lose weight, burn calories, strengthen muscles, etc.) and type of exercise to do at home (strength, balance, cardio, among others).

This very popular channel (9.2 million subscribers) is ideal if you lack motivation to exercise at home, as Patry Jordan's freshness and vitality will lift anyone's spirits, and there are routines for beginners and fitness addicts alike.

A secret: if we love this girl, it's not only because of her channel with fitness exercises. She also has another channel with lots of beauty tips and tricks: hairstyles, hair care, makeup, beauty routines, etc.

Popsugar Fitness

Popsugar Fitness is another very complete YouTube channel for your training plan at home. Spearheaded by Anna Renderer and with 4.7 million subscribers, there are videos for all levels and goals. It has more than 500 free and varied workouts, from physical conditioning exercises, cardio, Zumba, pilates, or yoga sessions, among many others.

But the grace of this account is that the instructors are the same ones who train Hollywood celebs . Can you imagine being in the dining room of your house following the personal trainer who gets your favorite movie star in shape? WOW!

XHIT Daily

More than 3.3 million followers have XHIT Daily , a YouTube channel where they post daily workouts that you can practice without problems from home. With it you will have access to videos with exercises to tone specific parts of your body or do global routines to stay in shape.

If you want to know what workout you have to follow to show off Jennifer Lawrence's legs or Beyoncé's butt, or what fitness routines Natalie Portman puts into practice, this is definitely your channel!

Dance Fitness with Jessica

If weights, tapes or squats are not your thing and you prefer to dance while doing sports, we recommend Dance Fitness with Jessica . This channel has about 900,000 subscribers.

Her videos are starred by Jessica Bass James, who spreads energy and desire to dance, and by a group of women who accompany her in her fitness classes to the rhythm of music. You will get in shape without realizing it!

What do we love about this channel? In addition to the variety of music and styles with which to play sports at home, the women who appear in their videos are women of all shapes and sizes.

Tone It Up

If women's fitness exercises at home are your thing, Tone It Up makes it very easy for you with videos to tone the whole body and also specific parts. In this channel, which already has almost 800,000 subscribers, you will see easy-to-follow workouts : weights, squats, push-ups... and countless series.

Katrina Scott and Karena Down, the two founders of this channel, transmit joy and optimism and their colorful outfits (with perfectly combined leggings and tops) have us in love.

Two more things that we like about Tone It Up: the playlists are very well organized by theme, type of exercise (cardio, ABS, aerobics, yoga...), the area to work (legs, arms, the whole body, etc. .)… And in addition to their fitness routines, they also have a lifestyle section with healthy recipes and other super useful tricks.

Tips for practicing fitness at home

If you want to turn your living room into an optimal space for sports, take note of our tips!

Adapt the space

Nowadays it is no longer necessary to be in front of the television, but you can put the screen where it suits you best (and that the Wi-Fi connection arrives well). So find the best corner of your house to play sports and set up your gym there. If necessary, remove furniture that may bother you. Although they are sports that can be practiced at home, in one of the jumps you could break something or, worse, hurt yourself.

 

Sports outfit, of course !

Yes, we know that it is about following fitness routines at home and that it is very likely that no one will see you. But dress in sportswear: you will be much more comfortable and seeing yourself dressed as if you were at the gym will be an extra plus of motivation.

Have everything you need at hand

Before starting your workout , make sure you have everything ready: water to drink (hydrate before, during and after!), sweat towel, mat on the floor, the material you need for the exercise... So you can do your session in one go, without interruptions that may increase your desire to distract yourself with any excuse and leave the class. That never!

Is there no stuff? imagination strip

Not everyone has at home the material that we usually use in the gym for our training plan. That doesn't have to be a problem! Surely at home you have things that can serve you just as well: a chair to get on and off, a broom, a kilo of rice to make weights... imagination to power!

 

warm up and stretch

As we discussed in another post with tips for not having soreness after any fitness routine, it is essential that you do a good warm-up before doing sports at home. The muscles and joints that you are going to work need to wake up progressively to be in top shape during the session.

Fitness at home? Let it know!

Now that you have overcome laziness and have put yourself in front of the screen to exercise at home, throw a little posture and upload a story on Instagram so that your friends can see you and be inspired. Here we leave you some tricks so that your stories are the most successful .

Use Batiste after your workout

If after your exercise routine at home you have plans and you're late to wash your hair, don't panic ! Batiste dry shampoo is ideal for these occasions, as it allows you to have fresh hair, with a clean feeling and a delicious smell in just a few minutes. If you want to know more, don't miss our definitive guide on the use of dry shampoo .

 

With these YouTube accounts to do exercise routines and our tips, there are no more excuses for not moving your bodysuit: get up from the couch, put on your best sports outfit and press play. You will feel much better!