Survivor Star Erika Casupanan in Workout Gear Does "Three Chin Ups"

Erika Casupanan is best known for being the winner of the forty-first season of Survivor. She would be the first Canadian to win the series. She would then appear on the first season of The Traitors Canada and start her own podcast, Happy To See Me. On March 28, Casupanan shared a video on Instagram of herself doing chin ups. She captioned the post, “November: one chin up. February: two chin ups. March: three chin ups!!! Remember, I had years of training with 0 chin ups. Truly surprised at how quickly you can progress when you’re consistent.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Erika Casupanan stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Swims

As you can see from this Instagram post, Casupanan loves to swim to stay in shape. Better Health states that swimming has a lot of benefits. “Swimming is a good all-round activity because it: keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body, builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness, helps you maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs.”

2. She Wants To Inspire Others

Casupanan wants to inspire others. She shared this post on Instagram of herself doing a speaking event about her time on Survivor. Casupanan captioned the post, “Sometimes the scary moments are the ones you learn from, right? Got to spend the weekend speaking to brave young girls about my Exile Island experience. I remember being a kid and the feeling of being left out. It was rewarding to share what that experience taught me about moving through nerves and thinking positively when you feel isolated. Who knew that my #Survivor ~nightmare~ ended up being a source of connection that allows me to help others to build their confidence?”

3. She Sets Goals

Casupanan revealed on Instagram that she set goals to do as many pull-ups as she can. She opened up about setting this goal in the caption of this Instagram post. “I spent months strengthening all of the muscles I needed to make it happen. I got close … and then the pandemmy happened and threw off my plans. Then I starved on an island on TV, lost all of my muscle and had to rebuild basically from scratch. But this fall, I finally reached my goal and pulled myself up on my own!”

4. She Strength Trains

In the caption of the previous Instagram post, Casupanan revealed that she strength trains. “When I started strength training, I wanted to work towards feeling strong. So, I set a goal to do a chin up.” According to The Mayo Clinic, 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.”

5. She Does Chin-Ups

As you can see from her recent post, Casupanan has started learning how to do chin-ups. Ace Fitness states that the exercise has a lot of benefits, and recommends personal trainers to incorporate them in sessions. “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.”

Tanya Poppett is a very successful fitness trainer. She has a large following on social media. Poppet recently shared some of her favorite upper body workouts on Instagram. She captioned a video, “What my UPPER sessions in the gym look like 👇I’ve been doing an Upper/ Lower split for the past few months now. This is a typical upper body session for me - mixing in some ‘power’ based moves with my strength sets and finishing with accessories.”

1. She Does Chin Ups

In her Instagram post, Poppett is seen doing chin-ups. These are very effective. ACE Fitness reports, “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.”

2. She Strength Trains

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Poppett likes to do strength training workouts to stay fit. She is seen using landmines and weighted balls in her Instagram video. The Mayo Clinic says that strength training exercises are very beneficial. “By stressing your bones, strength training can increase bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Strength training can help you manage or lose weight, and it can increase your metabolism to help you burn more calories.”

3. She Does Pulldowns

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Poppett is seen doing pulldowns in her Instagram video. Piedmont reports that these exercises can be very beneficial. “The lat pulldown is a fantastic exercise for strengthening the latissimus dorsi muscle, the broadest muscle in your back. This muscle promotes good posture and spinal stability. Form is crucial when performing a lat pulldown to prevent injury and reap the best results.”

4. She Does Bodyweight Workouts

Poppett likes to do bodyweight workouts when she can’t get to the gym. She shared this video on Instagram of herself doing them, captioning it, “BODYWEIGHT AND HARD 🥵I’m back in a home workout phase at the moment. I can usually only get to the gym on the days Maple is at preschool… so twice a week. Otherwise it’s home workouts while she naps 💪I’m using it as an opportunity to work on things like my bodyweight strength, plyometrics and running. Then when I get to the gym I go HARD and HEAVY!”

5. She Does Core Workouts

Poppett has an amazing core. She revealed some of her favorite ab workouts in this Instagram video, captioning it, “COMPLETE CORE SET 💪With just an exercise ball 👌 Thank you to child birth for reminding me how handy these things can be 😄Added in this core set after my steady state cardio on the weekend. It focuses on rotation, anti extension, anti-flexion, lateral stability and anti-rotation for an all round core challenge.”

Jessica Brunick-Fitzgibbons is a successful fitness influencer and a prominent figure in the CrossFit world. Known for her dedication and expertise, she even teaches classes to help others on their fitness journeys. In August, she shared a video on Instagram of herself teaching at a gym, captioning it, “Just another day teaching at @crossfit.csa 🤗🤗🤗 #CrossFitCSA.” Here’s a closer look at how she stays in peak physical condition.

1. She Does CrossFit

CrossFit is naturally one of the ways Fitzgibbons stays in shape. Dignity Health states that the exercise has a lot of benefits. “With its emphasis on swift, high-intensity movements and a constant motivation to increase performance, speeds, and weight used on the exercise, CrossFit isn't without risks. The volume, intensity, difficulty, and required power output of many WODs might not be safe and maintainable for all, especially those with preexisting cardiac or orthopedic issues.”

2. She Does Squats

Fitzgibbons shared some of her favorite workouts in this Instagram video. In it, she is seen doing squats. Fitzgibbons captioned the post, “When traveling I still gotta get it in… Super Sets of Strict Pull Ups, Push Ups and Squats were on the addenda this day … #AlwaysWorking #JackedJessica.” Piedmont states that squats are very beneficial. “Squats are a compound, multi-joint movement, which means they exercise several muscle groups. When you perform a squat, you work your calves, quads, hamstrings, glutes, core and part of your back.”

3. She Does Pullups

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Fitzgibbons is seen doing pullups in the previous Instagram post. Asphalt Green states that the exercise is very beneficial. “Pull-ups are a fantastic way to improve upper-body strength. This exercise primarily targets your back and biceps, but involves many stabilizing muscles in your core, arms, and shoulders. Depending on the way you grip the bar, you can even work your chest. Plus, you don’t need any fancy equipment to do a pull-up. Tree branches, scaffolding, and even door frames are all places people can do pull-ups.”

4. She Does Pushups

Fitzgibbons is also seen doing pushups in the previous Instagram post. Allina Health states that the exercise has a lot of benefits. “The push-up: Strengthens your entire body. Burns calories. Because the push-up involves large muscle groups (arms, legs, back, abdomen) your heart has to pump harder, enhancing circulation and burning oxygen. Protects from lower back and shoulder injuries.”

5. She Uses Weights

In this Instagram video, Fitzgibbons is seen doing exercises with weights. ACE Fitness states that using weights has a lot of benefits. “Training with heavy weights helps you to improve your self-confidence. Knowing that you can lift heavy stuff gives you the confidence that you can handle common challenges, such as a putting a bag in the overhead bin on an airplane or carrying a heavy piece of furniture while reorganizing a room or helping a friend move.”

Roxanne Perez is a wrestler for the WWE. She makes sure to stay fit for her fights in the ring. Perez shared a video on Instagram of herself doing pull-ups in the gym. She wore a two-piece set of black workout gear in it. Perez captioned the post, “Just a couples workout before #NXTOrlando.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Roxanne Perez stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She’s An Advocate

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Perez is known for opening up about her mental health. She tells Metro that she wants to help others who are struggling with the same thing. “It’s so cool. I’ve always wanted to bring mental health into wrestling somehow and never thought it was possible. It’s really cool to be able to change people’s lives. I feel like that’s the most important thing that I’ve always wanted to do. If I can be that voice that helps someone else know that they’re not alone, then that means the world to me.”

2. She Trained With Her Boyfriend

In an interview with Fightful, Perez revealed how she trained for the WWE. "I definitely did my homework, especially training at Booker T’s school. He prepared me. My boyfriend, Gino Medina, he’s awesome and he prepared me for that tryout. I was ready. He had me doing some crazy cardio. He’s done a tryout before, so he’s like, ‘Yeah, this is what they do,’ and it was way less than what he had me do. But I was over prepared. So that was good."

3. She Worked Hard

Perez tells Fightful that she worked hard to get to where she is. “As a kid, my dream was going to WWE and I was like, ‘I don’t know how I’m gonna get there, but I’m gonna do it.’ Then I find out about the indies and I found out how you can just work your way up throughout the indies and one day maybe they’ll call me. That’s what I wanted to do. I wanted to make a big enough name for myself to where I don’t have to beg. They will contact me and be like, ‘Hey, we want you because your work spoke for yourself.’ When I got there, it was crazy to do my tryout and people were like, ‘Yeah, we know you.’ I would never have expected to come into a WWE tryout and people be like, ‘Yeah, you’re good.’"

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5. She Does Pull-Ups

As you can see, Perez does pull-ups to stay in shape. NASM states that this exercise has a lot of benefits. “Pull ups and chin ups are a multi-joint movement, meaning that they engage multiple muscle groups (lats, biceps, shoulders, and upper back). They promote overall upper body muscle development and can lead to some serious strength gains.”

Meagan Good is breaking a sweat in her workout clothes. In a new social media post, the Harlem star shows off her incredible body in leggings and a sports bra as she executes a variety of strength and weight training exercises at the gym. “Oh hello 2024 …” she captioned the Instagram video. “Well let me get in the gym because sista body is tight and right!” commented one of her followers. “Superherooooooo,” added singer JoJo. How does Meagan achieve her amazing figure? “I work with my trainer Augustina about four to five times a week for 45 minutes a day. We start out on the treadmill and then we do a lot of exercises using my own body weight. My favorite workouts are anything having to do with making my waistline trimmer and toned. My least favorite is any type of pushup! Everybody wants lightning in a bottle, and while healthy things in a bottle do help, you have to do the work to get the results you really want,” Meagan previously told Black Doctor about her approach to exercise. Celebwell has all the details about her “very heavy core” workout.

1. Reverse Cable Wood Chops

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According to Kendra Gamble, HIT Fitness Training, Huntingdon Valley, PA, NPTI Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritional Consultant, the first exercise in Meagan’s routine is reverse cable wood chops. This is “excellent core exercise and works the obliques in rotation as well as the hips if done right, which she is,” she explains.

2. Chest Press with Legs Elevated

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Next up, Meagan does a chest press with legs elevated/floating, a “super challenging core exercise but again very excellent for the core,” says Gamble. She does note that amateurs should probably skip this one, as it is better for “a little bit more advanced gym goers but also excellent for the chest as well.”

3. Romanian Deadlift with Kettlebell

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The third exercise? An RDL, or Romanian deadlift with a kettlebell, “one of the most top exercises for working the hamstrings (back of legs) and glutes (butt),” says Gamble. “It looks like she is more hamstring biased because her knees are a little straighter.”

4. Starfish Crunches

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Meagan also does starfish crunches, “another good core exercise,” she says. This is a great ab workout that you can do at home without weights, she adds.

5. Cable Crunches

Meagan also does a cable crunch variation. “Cable crunches work the actual abs muscles that are usually the ones visible to the eye with low body fat percentage,” she explains.