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Our roundup of the hottest gay personal trainers for your online workouts and improve your fitness… And yes, they are HOT!
Covid lockdowns (remember those times?) hit us all ill. For those of us working in the tour industry, it was one massive gut punch, which will take years to recover from.
But on the bright side, how many of us benefited from the lockdowns to study new skills? Maybe you took up home yoga? Baked tons of banana bread? Taught yourself Spanish? Took up home workouts?
One of the lasting impacts of the lockdowns we'll forever take away with us is finding creative ways to keep fit, sane, and healthy. Thanks to a large number of excellent gay online trainers, we're just a few clicks away from the next glutes oppose, intense HIIT, or Abs Blast class.
In this article, we feature some of our favorite online gay personal trainers we've been using who propose workouts and invaluable fitness resources. And yes, these lads are hot as f***, which, let's deal with it, helps massively with keeping up your motivation, right?
1. Ant Cushion
We desire everything about Ant and his FITAF brand. This cute young British homosexual trainer is all about fitness, p
Navigating Gay Gym Culture: Body Image, Societal Masculinity, and Mental Health
Do You Even Lift, Bruh?
Body image is a multifaceted topic, particularly within homosexual culture, where societal pressures and community norms often intertwine. One of the most visible manifestations of this is gym society, which holds a distinct place in the Gay community. For many lgbtq+ men, the gym is more than a cosmos for fitness—it’s a social hub, a coping mechanism, and, at times, a source of validation.
However, this environment also carries a shadow side, fostering insecurities and exacerbating mental health struggles tied to body image ideals. By exploring this complex intersection, we can begin to unpack the ways gym customs shapes self-perception and impacts the emotional well-being of gay men.
The Evolution of Weightlifting and Gym Culture
According to BarBend, the official media partner of USA Weightlifting, weightlifting and gym culture have a abundant history rooted in ancient civilizations. From India and Persia to Greece and Rome, physical fitness was deeply intertwined with daily life and societal standards. The Greek word “gymnasium” reflects its origins, combinin
Tim Firmager
Tim divides his hour being a Digital Consultant in The City and as a food and travel writer across the globe. When he's not working as one of the Lifestyle Editors here at Vada, he's planning his next trip, or on the lookout for the latest food crazes or unusual foods in London's markets.
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Fitter Confident You is a new 12 week, holistic fitness programme aimed at supporting gay men achieve their goals. It is designed by the handsome Matt Boyles, an active member of the community, who we previously wrote about. Our Lifestyle Editor, Tim Firmager, tried out the 12 week programme, Fitter Confident You, keeping to the rigour that it asks of you. This is his honest review of the programme, read to the end to hear how fitter and confident he feels after Fitter Confident You.
Fitter Confident You &#; my tailored programme
My 12 week programme started with a primary goal of adding 1kg of muscle mass in the first 4 weeks, but I’ll come back to that.
My fitness plan was split into three 4-week mini-programmes, each incorporating three gym workouts and an interval training session. The first 4 weeks was about
Rob Kearney Reflects on Existence the First Openly Homosexual Strongman
This story is part of LGBTQ+ in Fitness, a series of articles that spotlights the trainers, athletes, and gym owners who are making the fitness industry more inclusive for their community. Peruse the rest of the stories here.
WATCH ANY FOOTAGEof a Strongman competition, and the sights are lovely standard: supersized men lifting supersized loads. Then comes along Rob Kearney. He's the same level of supersized as the others (if not more), but one thing stands out about him—his rainbow-colored beard. With a second glance, his rainbow tights also pop into focus.
Kearney, 32, proudly sports the rainbow to rep the LGBTQ+ community as a gay man, and has embraced his own moniker: he's the World's Strongest Gay, and he's damn proud. He was introduced to the sport at the ripe age of 17, and "never looked back." In , he went professional after winning the amateur national championship. In , he won the Giants Live North American Open. That similar year, he competed in his first World's Strongest Man competition. He log pressed pounds in , achieving the American register before it was overcome in by Bobby Thompson.
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