Steph Claire Smith is a fitness influencer and trainer. She is the co-founder of the fitness app, Kic, and she hosts the KIC podcast. Smith shares a lot of her favorite workouts on Instagram. In a recent video, she shared her favorite lower and upper body exercises. Smith captioned the post, “Round 1: 10x reverse db lunge L. 10x reverse db lunge R. 15x db goblet squat. 20x wall hip raises ^ x3. Round 2: 5x chin ups. 10x db push press. 15x single arm row L. 15x single arm row R ^ x3. Round 3: 10x hanging leg raises ^ x2.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Steph Claire Smith stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.
1. She Works Her Lower Body
As you can see in her Instagram post, Smith likes to work her lower body. Piedmont reports that these workouts have a lot of benefits. “Having strong glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles gives your body a strong foundation and can: Tone your lower body muscles. Boost your metabolism as you increase muscle mass. Give you a higher calorie burn as you train larger muscle groups. Improve your balance. Strengthen your bones. Reduce joint pain.”
2. She Uses Weights
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In her Instagram video, Smith is seen using weights for strength training exercises. The Mayo Clinic states that strength training has a lot of benefits. “Strength training may enhance your quality of life and improve your ability to do everyday activities. Strength training can also protect your joints from injury. Building muscle also can contribute to better balance and may reduce your risk of falls. This can help you maintain independence as you age.”
3. She Does Chin-Ups
Claire Smith/Instagram
In her Instagram video, Smith is seen doing chin-ups. ACE Fitness states that this exercise has a lot of benefits. “Chin-ups can help improve grip strength, posture and appearance, while also helping to strengthen muscles that stabilize the spine. This, in turn, can help reduce one’s risk of back pain and injury. Even if a client is only able to do one or two chin-ups at a time, this exercise offers tremendous benefits, especially for the back, shoulders, forearms and biceps.”
4. She Doesn’t Always Push Herself
Smith makes sure to work out on a regular basis. However, she revealed in the caption of this Instagram post that she doesn’t push herself too hard when she works out. “REMINDER: a workout doesn’t have to feel like death to ‘count.’ The point is, you’re making time for you. Doesn’t matter if that’s a walk to the coffee shop and back, yoga, Pilates, running, HIIT, strength, dancing...WHATEVER. Moving your body is important and EVERYTHING ‘counts’ if it’s making you feel good. ❤️”
5. She Does HIIT
Smith revealed in the caption of this Instagram post that she likes to do HIIT training to stay fit. “HIIT training used to be absolute hell for me… and whilst it’s still challenging, and not my FAVOURITE type of workout, it was ‘hell’ because of my mindset,” she wrote. “I used to hate every second of it because I’d use those sessions as punishment - wanting to burn as much as I could purely because I wanted to change my body. I can now challenge myself in a workout and enjoy the challenge because I’m doing it for a completely different reason. And I LOVE @laura.henshaw ‘s NEW HIIT classes in the app because there is so much mindfulness pulled into the classes, she continuously reminds you that you’re in charge of your own body and to listen to it throughout the sessions and you honestly finish them feeling on top of the world. They’re all 5-15min long - so go roll out the mat, and give one a go.”
