150+ Top Fitness Hashtags for Instagram (Gym, Running, Yoga, and More!)

If your wellness blog includes any kind of exercise content – or if you’re just a personal social media lover and want to get your content seen – you’ll want to be sure to optimize it on Instagram with some top fitness hashtags.  Hashtags allow users to find and interact with your content, leading to potential new followers and more engagement.

Below you’ll find a list with some of the best fitness hashtags out there, grouped by category – like gym hashtags, running hashtags, etc.

But first, here are a few helpful tips when it comes to using hashtags on your Instagram content:

1. Choose a variety of hashtags with different popularity.

Choose a few popular ones, some with moderate volume, and some smaller niche options.  I’ve included the current 2018 volume for each of the hashtags below – if you’re reading this later than that, it’s probably increased but you can get a general sense of which hashtags are most popular and which are smaller, niche options.

Why bother with this?  It has to do with possibility of landing in the top posts section.

When you click on a hashtag, you’ve probably noticed that Instagram includes both “top posts” and “recent posts” (if you scroll further down).  While there’s no official word on what lands you into top posts, it’s likely due to a combination of photo engagement and account popularity.  The odds of landing in the top posts for a popular hashtag (like #fitness) are quite slim.  But the odds for a smaller niche hashtag (#gainsongains) are much higher.  Landing in the top posts section helps display your content to even more users, because it’s the first thing they see when they click on a particular hashtag.

To maximize your exposure, select hashtags across each of these volume ranges.  Lean towards more fitness hashtags in the smaller ranges, especially if your account does not have a ton of followers (yet!).  (Note M = million, K = thousand)

• 1M +
• 500K – 1M
• 100K – 500K
• 50K – 100K
• 10K – 50K
• 1K – 10K

2. Change up your hashtags with each post.

While the old school of thought was to make a standard list of hashtags that you could recycle for every post, I think most marketers frown on this now.  Instagram likely sees this as spam now.  Instead, keep a list like the one below as inspiration, and pull the most relevant ones for each post.  Mix them up each time!

3. Use hashtags in your stories too! 

While hashtags have traditionally been used in feed posts, Instagram also allows users to see stories for a certain hashtag.  If you click on a hashtag, you’ll see the story circle next to it which will highlight top stories for that particular hashtag.

PS – If you’re looking for more general Instagram tips, this 2018 Instagram Guide from Hootsuite has some good advice.

150+ Top Fitness Hashtags for Instagam

Alright, here’s your comprehensive list with some of the best fitness hashtags out there, grouped by category.  Within each category the hashtags are in ABC order in case you’re trying to find a certain one.  Enjoy!

General Fitness Hashtags:

#fitfam – 82M

#fitfamily – 3M

#fitfamilylife – 34K

#fitfamlife – 98K

#fitfluential – 2M

#fitlife – 25M

#fitlifestyle – 2M

#fitness -276M

#fitnessaddict – 30M

#fitnessfreaks – 1M

#fitnessfun – 600K

#fitnessgoals – 5M

#fitnessjourney – 15M

#fitnesslife – 7M

#fitnesslove – 771K

#fitnessmotivation – 43M

#fitnesstips – 793K

#fitspiration – 15M

#fitspo – 57M

#fitstagram – 3M

#happyandhealthy – 468K

#healthybody – 2M

#healthyhabits – 1M

#healthylifestyle – 32M

#igfitness – 7M

#instafit – 38M

#loveyourbody – 3M

#motivation – 149M

#noexcuses – 16M

#progressnotperfection – 3M

#thesweatlife – 800K

#trainhard – 14M

 

Specific to women:

#empowerwomen – 328K

#fitmama – 1M

#fitmom – 19M

#fitnessmom – 911K

#sweatpink – 600K

#womensfitness – 776K

 

Running Hashtags:

#13point1 – 102K

#26point2 – 107K

#5Kaday – 23K

#5keveryday – 9K

#5km – 950K

#5krace – 22K

#5krun – 265K

#5ktraining – 100K

#10kfinisher – 12K

#10kilometer – 4K

#10km – 1M

#10krun – 62K

#10krunner – 13K

#10ktraining – 97K

#fromwhereirun – 124K

#igrunners – 777K

#instarunners – 5M

#instarunning – 700K

#halfmarathon – 3M

#halfmarathontraining – 1M

#marathon – 6M

#marathoner – 514K

#marathonprep – 30K

#marathonrunner – 272K

#marathonrunning – 47K

#marathontraining – 3M

#mondaymiles – 82K

#runner – 13M

#runnerforlife – 84K

#runnerlife – 221K

#runnerscommunity – 2M

#runnershigh – 625K

#runnersofig – 293K

#runnerproblems – 122K

#runningtips – 48K

#seenonmyrun – 955K

#thirteenpointone – 38K

#trailrun – 2M

#trailrunninglife – 44K

#trainrunningviews – 1M

#twentysixpointtwo – 37K

 

Specific to women:

#momswhorun – 241K

#motherrunner – 727K

#runlikeamother – 44K

#runnermom – 240K

#womensrunning – 252K

#womenwhorun – 100K

 

Cycling Hashtags:

#baaw (bike against a wall) – 305K

#bici – 2M

#bicicleta – 2M

#cyclelife – 265K

#cyclestyle – 63K

#cycletouring – 175K

#cycling – 17M

#cyclinglife – 3M

#cyclingphotos – 2M

#cyclist – 2M

#foreverbuttphotos – 75K

#fromwhereiride – 1M

#igerscycling – 425K

#instacycling – 852K

#outsideisfree – 3M

#rideyourbike – 524K

#roadbike – 3M

#roadcycling – 1M

#roadslikethese – 492K

#stravacycling – 1M

#wintermiles – 22K

#WYMTM (what you missed this morning) – 646K

 

Specific to women:

#babesridebikes – 37K

#cyclelikeagirl – 146K

#iamagirlrider – 5K

#womenscycling – 260K

 

Triathlon Hashtags:

#3athlon – 28K

#3athlonlife – 171K

#swimbikerun – 3M

#thetrihood – 125K

#tri365 – 312K

#triathlete – 2M

#triathlicious – 9K

#triathlon – 6M

#triathlonlife – 226K

#triathlontraining – 1M

#trilife – 1M

#trilifestyle – 38K

#trilove – 43K

#tritraining – 407K

#usat – 26K

#whywetri – 66K

 

Specific to women:

#trigirls – 69K

#trilikeagirl – 18K

#trimom – 44K

#womenfortri – 60K

 

Lifting and Gym Hashtags:

#bodybuilding – 76M

#dedication – 23M

#flex – 12M

#flexfriday – 3M

#gains – 26M

#gainsallday – 34K

#gainsongains – 46K

#gainsquad – 9K

#getstrong – 3M

#getstronger – 240K

#gymlife – 38M

#gymlove – 1M

#gymlover – 819K

#gymtime – 13M

#leangains – 742K

#nopainnogain – 17M

#physique – 15M

#riseandgrind – 3M

#shredded – 18M

#strength – 27M

#strengthtraining – 3M

#weightlifter – 441K

#weightlifting – 12M

#weighttraining – 3M

#wod – 6M

 

Specific to women:

#girlgains – 945K

#girlswholift – 22M

#gymlady – 8K

 

Yoga Hashtags:

#beachyoga – 619K

#beachyogi – 10K

#beginneryoga – 174K

#feeltheyogahigh – 808K

#feeltheyogalove – 1K

#flexible – 4M

#flexibility – 5M

#handstandpractice – 100K

#handstands – 819K

#iloveyoga – 2M

#meditate – 4M

#morningpractice – 82K

#myyogabody – 23K

#myyogafam – 115K

#myyogajourney – 306K

#myyogalife – 1M

#namaste – 14M

#sunsalutation – 124K

#vinyasa – 1M

#vinyasaflow – 277K

#vinyasayoga – 160K

#yoga – 52M

#yogaaddict – 2M

#yogaclass – 511K

#yogaclasstoday – 1K

#yogadaily – 2M

#yogaeveryday – 4M

#yogaeverywhere – 5M

#yogaeverydamnday – 14M

#yogafam – 750K

#yogaflow – 1M

#yogaforlife – 879K

#yogainspiration – 6M

#yogalove – 7M

#yogalover – 1M

#yogaplay – 199K

#yogapose – 3M

#yogi – 10M

Share with me:  How is your Instagram journey going?  Are there any of the best fitness hashtags that I missed?  If so, share ‘em in the comments and I’ll add them to this post!

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