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Whitney Simmons, a popular fitness influencer, consistently shares her wellness journey with her millions of followers. Known for her dedication to mental and physical health, she regularly posts workout routines, tips for managing her autoimmune condition, and the importance of gratitude. Recently, Simmons shared a back and bicep workout on Instagram, offering tips like "elbows have to stay pinched to your side" when doing bicep curls. Beyond the gym, she’s open about her struggles with psoriasis and how she's embraced confidence over time. From mixing up her workouts to trying new fitness approaches like Pilates, Simmons is an inspiration to her followers, showing that wellness is a combination of fitness, mental health, and self-care. Here's a look into her approach.

1. She Lifts Weights

Simmons showed off a recent workout that targeted her back and biceps while wearing cute brown camo workout pants, a white tube top, and white sneakers. When doing bicep curls, she explained that “elbows have to “stay pinched to your side,” and palms should face the sky. Another tip the trainer gave was to drive your elbow towards your hip, then squeeze your lat at the bottom when doing single-arm cable pulldowns.

1️⃣ 3x10 bentover barbell row

2️⃣ 3x10 wide bicep curls

3️⃣ 3x10 single arm cable pulldown

superset with 4️⃣ 10 cable bicep curls

5️⃣ 2x10 reverse fly

2. She Doesn’t Hide Her Psoriasis

Simmons once felt uncomfortable showing her psoriasis, an autoimmune condition that causes itchy, scaly patches of skin, but now she’s in a more confident place not to feel shame or embarrassment over the condition. “The more severe it got, the more I wanted to cover it,” she told Women’s Health. She worried that showing it would make people uncomfortable. But now, she chooses to be vulnerable. “I have so many women in my DMs who say, ‘I used to cover every inch of my body at the gym, and now I just don’t care. I am going to wear the shorts.’”

3. She’s Grateful

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Faced with heavy and dark life issues, at one point, Simmons wanted to end her life by driving into a concrete wall. “But “at the very last second, I decided, ‘Not yet,’” she told Women’s Health. A few days later she started therapy and was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. She took a long break from social media, and followers began asking what had happened. She shared her story on the Fleurish podcast and then eventually her channels. Therapy and telling her story helped her grow confident, and now Simmions is in a great place. “From seeing nothing beautiful in any day, to now—I am so grateful that I made it through that,” she says. “It is a beautiful day to be alive.”

4. She Mixes Up Her Workouts

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Experts always recommend switching up your gym routine to help prevent hitting a plateau with fitness goals, reduce the risk of injury, and keep workouts fun. Simmons mixes up her workouts and shares with followers exactly what she does to achieve her goals. For leg days, she does the following:

“LEGS GET IT ❤️‍🔥 let me walk you through my glute workout”

1️⃣ 3x10 bb hip thrust

2️⃣ 3x8 bb RDL

3️⃣ 3x8 front rack step up

4️⃣ 3x10 glute med cable kickbacks

In another video, she shared other ways to target your legs and glutes.

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1️⃣ 3x8 bb RDL

2️⃣ 3x10 bb hip thrust

3️⃣ 3x8 deficit reverse lunge

4️⃣ 3x10 weighted glute dom back extension

superset

5️⃣ 10 bodyweight

5. She Isn’t Afraid to Try New Workouts

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Earlier this year, Simmons tried Pilates for the first time. In the video, simply titled “Pilates Princess,” she did a variety of moves and was taken aback by how much she worked her muscles. Are we on the easiest resistance,” she asked her instructor. “This just feels a little too advanced,” she joked. “My belly hurts so bad,” she laughed when doing the ab portion of the workout. When it came time to focus on the lower body, she asked, “Do you see my legs shaking.” She then said, “I don’t think I’ve ever worked my inner thighs like this.”

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1. She Lifts Weights

Simone works out at Acero gym. Her workout routine starts with weights and strength training exercises. Owner Jono Castano told Daily Mail that she hits the gym three to four times a week for 45 minute sessions. She often posts her workouts in her Instagram Stories. Examples of her exercises include squats and lunges holding free weights, planks, and lifting heavy weights.

2. She Does Pilates

The second component of Simone’s workout? Reformer Pilates, Castano told Daily Mail. She has shared clips of herself on the reformer on her Instagram Stories. Why is pilates a good workout? According to the Mayo Clinic there are lots of benefits to the workout, as it “strengthens the body's inner core while increasing its flexibility resulting in improved overall health. It can also promote longer, leaner muscles, injury prevention, relief from stress and back pain, enhanced athletic performance, and heightened mind-body awareness.

3. She Eats Four Meals a Day

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According to Castano, Simone eats four meals per day and her diet is “very well balanced incorporating all her macro nutrients in every meal.” She has revealed on social media that she eats a lot of pasta.

4. She Cheats

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Per Castano, Simone is all about cheat meals. One of her favorite indulgences? McDonald's.

5. She Loves Her Body, No Matter the Size

Simone has faced a lot of negativity after losing weight. “People have commented saying it's ‘triggering’, and ‘before and after’ don't belong in 2022…” she told The Daily Telegraph. “I thought what we weren't doing in 2022 was commenting on other peoples bodies. I thought I looked great on the left [before photo]. I think I look great on the right [after photo]. 'One thing I'll take away from that post is you can't please everyone. I have been bigger and I've been smaller but I was happy in both stages of my life.”

Fitness model Whitney Simmons has built an impressive following of 4 million on Instagram by inspiring others to embrace a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Known for her relatable and motivational content, Whitney shares her fitness journey and promotes the importance of both physical and mental well-being. On a recent post showcasing stylish athletic wear sets, she captioned it, “she’s on her way 🏃‍♀️💨,” reflecting her dynamic energy and commitment to staying active. Whitney’s dedication to health, her openness about personal challenges, and her innovative workout tips have made her a role model for many on their fitness journeys.

1. Gaining weight isn’t always bad

It’s important to be healthy and strong, mentally and physically. “GAINING WEIGHT IS NOT ALWAYS A BAD THING 👏🏼 I finally, after years of hard work to overcome my mental illnesses, feel my strongest again both mentally and physically. I’ve worked hard to continue to push weight out of the desire to simply feel strong again, not to chase a certain body type. With this has brought a lot of negative criticism about my body and assumptions being made. Thank you for sticking beside me through this journey. To have your support through it all has left me with so much gratitude for you, I’ll never be able to properly express it,” she said on Instagram.

2. She works her lower body

She prioritizes working on her lower body strength. “Utilizing progressive overload training adaptations with an emphasis on lower body, Legs Get It was developed to push you to the next level of glute growth. This 6 week program integrates strength and hypertrophy tactics through a 3 block training system. Maximize your lower body strength with glute dominant training,” she said on Instagram.

3. She does pilates

She does pilates and switches up her workouts occasionally. “Pilates princesses!! 🧘🏼‍♀️💅🏼🎀🩰,” she said on an Instagram video of her doing various pilates workouts. According to Better Health, “pilates promotes mobility and strength of all the major muscle groups in the body in a balanced fashion, whilst also having a key focus on the deep core muscles. It improves posture, flexibility, strength, balance and body awareness.”

4. She works her upper body

She works out, focusing on strengthening her upper body. “WE DON’T SKIP upper body days around here partner 🎀🩰🍰🍒 let me walk you through this HOT FIRE shoulders, chest and triceps workout coming at you straight from the Begin Again Challenge on @thealiveapp ✨☁️,” she said on a slideshow of Instagram videos of her working out.

5. She works her glutes

She works and sculpts her glutes. On a video on Instagram, she said “your GLUTES will be screaming after this one 🥵💦 glutes and hamstrings today LEGS GO. 4 x 8 high foot placement leg press, 3 x 12 dumbbell RDL, 3 x 10 lying leg curl, 3 x 12 glute med cable kickback, 3 x 10 glute dom back extension.”