Anna Victoria
It’s rare that I make the time to work out on my lunch break?I’m more of a late-night exerciser?but last week when I was invited for a private group session with fitspiration star and personal trainer Anna Victoria (or @annavictoria, to her 930,000 Instagram followers), I obviously dropped everything, laced up my sneakers, and hit the gym.
You see, I’ve been following Anna Victoria for months?she is one of the most recognizable faces in the realm of Instagram fitspiration after all?and her body-shaping 12-week training guide has been on my to-do list since last summer. I mean, with results like this, it’s hard not to want to give it a try.

Right now, it may seem like just about every pseudo health and fitness expert on Instagram has a guide they want you to buy, download, and follow, but Anna Victoria’s are so effective and easy to follow, that they cut through the hype. Her program includes a 12-week meal plan for vegetarians or meat-eaters ($49.95), and the fitness plan ($49.95) that she’s become most recognized for, which you can download together for a reduced price. While she took me through a tough 30-minute weight session that left my abs and thighs burning, the Instagram sensation and personal trainer recommends a combination of three weight sessions each week in addition to three cardio days to provide what she explained as a “balanced full-body routine that will work each muscle group as well as he...