Fitness 7th March 2015 by Rosemary Mac Cabe
Our Top 10 Fitness Bloggers
Blogging ain't all hauls 'n' handbags, y'know - we've been known to read quite a few blogs focused on healthy living. Here are our faves!
Tiffany Brien aka The Peanut Butter Girl
She’s the former Miss Northern Ireland with a penchant for peanut butter and some deadly recipes so you can #eatclean to your heart’s content. Plus, catch her in April’s #mybloglife feature in STELLAR! thepeanutbuttergirl.com
Michelle Hunt aka Peachy Palate
Irish marketeer Michelle is also a qualified nutritional therapist and her site is full of gut-friendly recipes and links to full workouts, for those very motivated days. Her food photography (above) is on point.
Nia Shanks aka Life Like a Girl
Coach and health and fitness writer started Lift Like a Girl to, well, challenge all those stereotypes about what lifting like a girl might look like. Her blog is full of weightlifting advice and gymspo – and she’s just launched a weekly podcast, too. We urge you to listen in! niashanks.com
The Chic Physique
Any fitness blogger who posts workout plans alongside “clean” New York cheesecake recipes is A-okay with us – this London-based Irish gal is deadly for #fitspo and gym ideas, plus quotable captions. “No one ever wrote a song about a small bum.” Preach. thechicphysique.wordpress.com
Kayla Itsines
If you don’t already follow this Australian superstar on Instagram, you’re trippin’ (run, don’t walk) but it’s also worth casting an eye over her blog where she features client transformations, gorge recipes and motivational posts. kaylaitsines.com/blogs
Hazel Wallace aka The Food Medic
You may have guessed from the name, but Hazel’s focus is more food than fitness – but that’s not to say that her Insta isn’t seriously full of inspiring pics #demabs. We <3 her smoked paprika and chorizo burgers too. Nom. hazelwallace.co.uk
Fit Bottomed Girls
We’ll take any excuse to shoehorn in a Queen lyric, and this blog’s got it all: workouts, recipes, tips on juicing (WHY?!) and a whole host of fun stuff – like workout music polls (Beyoncé or Whitney?) and workout DVD reviews. fitbottomedgirls.com
Girls Gone Strong
This site calls itself “the women’s fitness authority”, and though we usually baulk at lofty claims, with a mix of trainer spotlights, motivational workout ideas, how-tos and things like tips for raising confident girls, this is just the right side of feminist for us. girlsgonestrong.com
Rozanna Purcell aka Natural Born Feeder
You may know her best as former Miss Universe Ireland, but model Roz Purcell has more than one string to her bow – her healthy eating site, Natural Born Feeder, is our #1 go-to on a Monday morning when we want to get some PMA going for a healthy week ahead! naturalbornfeeder.com
Rachel Brathen aka Yoga Girl
Yoga aficionado and Instagram star @yoga_girl seems to lead the most charmed of charmed lives. She and her husband live on a tropical island with their dogs and she practises yoga #everydamnday. <3 Think travel guides, recipe ideas and snippets from her day-to-day. rachelbrathen.com/blog