10 fitness and weight loss peeps on Twitter you should follow!
Posted: 16/10/2009 at 05:15pm by Rich Leigh, founder of Fat Free Fitness
One of the best things about the internet is how open life has suddenly become. You are able to direct questions at people you are likely to never meet, yet still receive answers to these questions you wouldn’t have otherwise asked.
Twitter is a great example of being able to retain the sort of transparent anonymity that wouldn’t have been possible before the likes of it, Yahoo Answers and other similar tools. Facebook simply doesn’t offer you this freedom of not being judged, as you’re still very much consigned to your real life friendship/acquaintance groups, some of whom you may not wish to talk openly in front of for whatever reason, online or offline.
Having used Twitter for Fat Free Fitness to talk about weight loss, fitness and well, everything else, I’ve seen many, many people direct quite personally motivated questions at some of the leading diet and weight loss minds. There are experts from the world over just 140 characters away, who are often happy to help with queries and worries you may have otherwise kept to yourself. A wise man (English philosopher Francis Baron – thanks Wikipedia!) once said ‘knowledge is power’ and there’s no quicker nor more informative way of getting knowledge which can help you in your weight loss bid than with the internet.
With this in mind, I’ve created a list of ten fitness/weight loss experts on Twitter. The only requisites for inclusion were that they engaged and didn’t just fire out tweets plugging products/blog posts (there are a lot of these fitness ‘experts’ on Twitter), that they were English speaking and could be seen as a fitness/weight loss authority (just going to the gym doesn’t count :)). These guys are born motivators and really know their stuff.
It’s not a ‘top' 10, it’s simply '10 Tweeps who can help you lose weight’. There’s no way to validate who’s the best and thus, the list is open-ended and intended to be a starting point rather than a definitive list.
Without further ado; the list in no particular order!
1. @vitalflow – Josie McKenlay – Kent, England
Online health & fitness soon to feature Pilates & yoga videos to improve your life
2. @formerfatguy - Rob Cooper – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Once weighed 475 pounds... Now doesn't. Teaches natural health and weight loss principles
3. @rocofit – Rosa Coelho – London, England
Personal trainer, massage therapist, Juice plus distributor, Kettlebell addict. Passion: Making people strong, flexible and healthy
4. @livinthefitlife – Kimberly Linton – Washington DC, USA
Your Twitter Fitness Expert, mother, wife, veteran, ex-bodybuilder, boot camp coach, lifestyle coach, Corporate America escapee, fitness is my life!
5. @KTFit – Katie Morse – Chicago, Illinois, USA
Certified Personal Enhancement Specialist, Runner, Athlete, Owner of KTFitness, Core Cross Training Classes, Bootcamps, Wellness Seminars, Fit For Life.
6. @MsFitBC – Angelique Pires – Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
BCRPA certified personal trainer, spin instructor, bootcamp instructor, fitness model, figure competitor and fitness/health columnist for Rage Fashion Magazine
7. @michael_bach – Mike Bach – Manchester, England
Personal Coach, fat loss expert, sports, quick workouts, fitness buff ,film and 24 lover
8. @FitnessToGo – Tera Busker – Roberts, Wisconsin, USA
Owner of Fitness To Go. ACE Certified Personal Trainer with a passion for fitness, the outdoors, hunting and life! G-Free for 5 yrs
9. @infinitefit – Jessica Zapata – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Empowering and inspiring you to live life to the fullest by adopting a healthy and fit lifestyle
10. @fitnag – Julie Mitchell-Mehta – Aboyne, Scotland
Weekly motivational emails to encourage you to meet your fitness goals. Plus online fitness and health advice.
Have I missed somebody? Please add your own tweeps in the comments section below, and feel free to follow me, Rich Leigh at @fatfreefitness!
I’ve written pieces for many of the UK glossy and fitness mags (next in Men’s Fitness in Xmas issue, out mid-November – keep an eye out!) and have been featured in regional and national press talking about weight loss. I’m most likely to be seen with either my 3 year old daughter or a tin of tuna. Or both.
Have a great weekend!
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