These three trainers provide a great headstart into the world of home fitness training.
Not ready to join a gym? YouTube is a great way to get started with fitness. Kick-start your fitness goals today! Here are some of the best YouTube fitness channels out there to help you release your inner athlete:
Callisthenics
For callisthenics, LA-based trainer Chris Heria is your guy. Calisthenics may sound like a mouthful to those unfamiliar with the fitness world, but the concept itself is fairly simple. It refers to exercises that utilise your body weight to boost your strength, endurance and flexibility. Callisthenics practitioners rarely, if ever, use weights when training, which makes it ideal for home workouts.
In the video below, Chris speaks about how he got into callisthenics:
Weight training
Next up, we have the aptly-named BarbarianBody. This channel focuses on more conventional weight training.
This channel is ideal for beginners. It offers video playlists for teenagers starting in the gym. Additionally, it provides simple guides on how to quickly build muscle mass and strength. It also provides followers with nutritional information to support healthy development.
Check out one of their upper body home workouts below:
Workout form
Finally, we have Jeff Cavalier, who runs a YouTube channel called Athlean-X. Like BarbarianBody, Athlean-X puts a strong emphasis on weight training. But he also puts a strong focus on anatomical development, such as fat loss, form and posture. His content often utilises muscle markers to highlight the specific areas of the body that are being developed.
As with the other two, Jeff shares a lot of home workout videos for those at any stage of their development. His form guides are a must-watch to ensure that you don’t get injured whilst practising.
If you want to try home workouts, below are some great playlists. They're made by each of the trainers mentioned and are suitable for any skill level.
Chris Heria’s home workout series
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