Kayla Itsines has been named the most influential personal trainer in the world by Forbes. She and her partner Tobi Pearce have built a veritable fitness empire, with over 10 million Instagram followers and one of the top-selling apps in the iTunes store.  In this week’s interview, I sat down with the fitness queen to talk about motivation, fitness, wellness, social media, and her rise to the top of the fitness world.

Kayla Itsines Interview Highlights

• 4:00 – how Kayla went from being a personal trainer in a small city in Australia to the most influential trainer in the world
• 6:45 – the principles she lives by that she believes has helped her become so successful
• 8:15 – have a dream, but worried there are “too many people doing what you want to do”? Kayla’s advice
• 9:24 – why passion should drive your career – not money
• 10:00 – how to bring the spark of motivation back when you’re feeling super unmotivated to go to the gym or follow healthy habits.
• 10:55 – how long do you really need to work out a day? (it’s way less than you think)
• 12:00 – how many days should you work out a week?
• 13:00 – how do we stop negative self talk and become more confident in our body – no matter what it currently looks like?
• 14:45 – how do you not let social media consume you?
• 16:00 – what other perks or benefits do you see from working out?
• 19:00 – her non-negotiables when it comes to her health
• 22:50 – the biggest misconceptions when it comes to weight-loss that she wishes would go away.
• 25:00 – why feeling guilty around food can sabotage your health goals
• 26:00 – how to deal with the social pressure to drink if you don’t want to drink?

• Below is the video I mentioned in the interview, When You Teach Your Boyfriend How to Kayla on the @healthygirlproblemz instagram

????????‍♂️“Bikini Body Boot Camp sounds so easy” ????????‍♀️famous last words ???????? who else does @kaylaitsines #BBG ? #healthygirlproblemz

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Famous last words: it’s only 7 minutes, how bad could it be? #healthygirlproblemZ Who else is a #bbg girl?

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