Who is on the list
English-language YouTube channels run by a person, not by a brand, a group or a fan page. Channels YouTube marks as made for kids are left out. Each one uploaded at least eight long-form videos in the 12 months to October 20, 2026, and at least one in the 60 days before that date.
The channel’s main content category, as Streamforge classifies it from the channel’s videos, has to be strength training, cardio, yoga and mind-body practice, or fitness gear.
Every channel was then checked against its 15 most recent video titles. Channels that mostly post something else now, or that read as a brand, news, fan or compilation channel, were left out.
Each creator gets one place. Where a creator runs more than one qualifying channel, the list ranks the channel with the most views and links the others under Channels.
How we ranked
By views in the 12 months from October 20, 2025 to October 20, 2026: the views on the long-form videos each channel posted in that time. Shorts and live streams are not counted.
We rank by views, not subscribers, because subscribers count everyone who ever followed a channel. Views show who is being watched now. Subscribers are still shown for every channel.
What counts as fitness
A channel counts when its main content category is strength training, cardio, yoga and mind-body practice, or fitness gear. Every long-form video it posted in the 12 months is counted.