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Top 25 Italian fitness influencers

Italian fitness grew up outside the gyms, inside Instagram feeds.

The list runs from IFBB and natural bodybuilders to calisthenics creators, running coaches and trainers who debunk workout myths, with Reels on technique, transformations and behind the scenes from competitions.

Almost all of them already work with brands, with nutrition and gym discount codes in their bios, and that is exactly what keeps their audiences close and reactive.

Denis GolubevDenis Golubev4 min readLast updated: 16 Jun 2026

The ranking

25 top influencers from 3,516 Italian profiles

Across the 3,516 Italian fitness creators we track, audiences engage about 6.5x more per post than a typical account of the same size, and their followers read as about 82% real on average.

25 / 3.5K
Influencers selected
83%
Avg Italian audience
4.9%
Avg engagement
81%
Avg real audience
Carlo Fiorentini
#1

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Carlo FiorentiniMacro
284.3K
Followers
5.22%
Engagement rate
472.2K
Avg views

probabilmente sto mangiando 📮 🥇 Se vuoi rimetterti in forma dai un occhio alle storie in evidenza👇🏽 in elenco AGCOM

Audience location
Italy65.0%
26.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Poor: high risk
Best for: Fitness and entertainment.

The most-followed fitness creator on the list, with a light, ironic tone and solid response for his size. A fit for nutrition and activewear brands wanting broad reach beyond the gym niche alone.

Daniel Marinelli🌱
#2

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Daniel Marinelli🌱Macro
267.7K
Followers
3.48%
Engagement rate
298.5K
Avg views

🌱 Vegano e grosso. 🧠 Smonto i falsi miti del fitness 🛒 @prozis: CODICE NACCI-10% 🔴 YouTube 120k · ⚫ TikTok 530k 👇 Video completi su YouTube

Audience location
Italy95.0%
20.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Nutrition and education.

A vegan fitness face who debunks workout myths, with a supplement discount code already in his bio. Ideal for sports nutrition and plant-based brands that want a credible, explanatory tone.

Luca Mastrapasqua
#3

lucamastra_fitLuca Mastrapasqua

Luca MastrapasquaMacro
251.4K
Followers
13.47%
Engagement rate
306.8K
Avg views

𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓. Professional Natural Athlete🏆 @tsunaminutrition —> MASTRA15 @dlgym_official —> MASTRA 📩

Audience location
Italy95.0%
16.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Natural bodybuilding.

A professional natural athlete with very high engagement for his size and an audience that reads as mostly real. Strong for nutrition and apparel brands tied to natural bodybuilding and competition prep.

Silvia Likki 🇮🇹
#4

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Silvia Likki 🇮🇹Macro
210.0K
Followers
2.93%
Engagement rate
98.6K
Avg views

🏋🏻‍♀️ Italian Athlete 💊 @prozis cod: SILVIALIKKI

Audience location
Italy73.0%
10.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Women's fitness.

An Italian athlete with one of the highest real-audience shares on the list. A good choice for supplement and activewear brands wanting to reach a female audience interested in training.

Luca Tarantino
#5

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Luca TarantinoMacro
177.9K
Followers
13.30%
Engagement rate
64.6K
Avg views

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Audience location
Italy94.0%
18.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Training and response.

A fitness profile with one of the highest engagement levels among the larger accounts on the list. Useful for campaigns chasing a very reactive community rather than audience size alone.

Luca Pistolato
#6

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Luca PistolatoMacro
158.7K
Followers
1.05%
Engagement rate
110.5K
Avg views

🚀 COACHING ONLINE @physiquelabsrl 👇🏼 🎓 Dott. In Chinesiologia 🎁 @prozis e @beinsanestone -10% Codice PISTO ⭐️ Esperto in ricomposizione corporea

Audience location
Italy86.0%
21.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Coaching and recomposition.

A kinesiologist and online coach who specializes in body recomposition, with supplement discount codes in his bio. A fit for nutrition and coaching brands, keeping in mind engagement that is lower for his size.

Carlo Figus
#7

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Carlo FigusMacro
138.9K
Followers
4.37%
Engagement rate
83.5K
Avg views

10 YEARS EXPERIENCE @gornation ATHLETE 🟰 SCAR10 for -10% Italian Champion 2025🏆 ⬇️SCARXLUS TRANSFORMATION⬇️

Audience location
Italy39.0%
18.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Calisthenics and street workout.

A calisthenics athlete and Italian champion tied to a bodyweight training apparel brand. Ideal for street workout, activewear and calisthenics equipment brands.

Andrea Assirelli
#8

_andrew.aceAndrea Assirelli

Andrea AssirelliMacro
132.2K
Followers
6.41%
Engagement rate
166.5K
Avg views

❤️Codice prozis🤍: “ASSO” I social siano mezzo per maggiore consapevolezza 💪 🖤 collaborazioni:

Audience location
Italy96.0%
14.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Fitness and mindset.

A creator who uses social as a tool for awareness, with good response and a mostly real audience. A fit for nutrition and wellness brands wanting a positive message beyond performance.

Lorenzo Bianca
#9

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Lorenzo BiancaMacro
104.1K
Followers
16.35%
Engagement rate
97.8K
Avg views

TikTok: 600k +

Audience location
Italy94.0%
14.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Young audience and video.

A profile with very high engagement and a wide community on TikTok too. Strong for video campaigns and fitness brands targeting a young audience with highly shareable content.

Erik Il Drago Lugli
#10

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Erik Il Drago LugliMacro
101.8K
Followers
1.11%
Engagement rate
60.1K
Avg views

Netflix: physical da 100 a 1 (dall’11/9/26) Tik tok: @erikildragolugli 140k Link del canale YouTube 👇

Audience location
Italy92.0%
14.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Calisthenics and TV reach.

A calisthenics athlete whose visibility has grown beyond Instagram. A good choice for street workout and equipment brands, given engagement that is lower relative to his reach.

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Chiara Sergi
#11

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Chiara SergiMacro
101.4K
Followers
1.90%
Engagement rate
65.7K
Avg views

-Professional dancer • pizzica Salentina dancer -Flexibility • Calisthenics -Handstand • acrobatics -Ambassador @gymbeam.it SAVAGE5

Audience location
Italy95.0%
16.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Flexibility and acrobatics.

A dancer and athlete in calisthenics, handstands and flexibility, ambassador for a nutrition brand. A fit for mobility, apparel and bodyweight training accessory brands aimed at a female audience.

Dennis Callà - Natural BB Coach & Online Coach
#12

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Dennis Callà - Natural BB Coach & Online CoachMid
82.9K
Followers
1.55%
Engagement rate
30.4K
Avg views

🔱 Aiuto ragazzi a ottenere un fisico estetico @_fit_elite_ 🥇X5 Campione Nazionale NBFI 📱DM per info 🌍 Il mio mondo👇🏼

Audience location
Italy92.0%
18.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Aesthetic coaching.

A multi-time national champion natural coach, focused on people chasing an aesthetic physique. Useful for coaching and nutrition brands, bearing in mind engagement that is lower for his profile size.

Mirco fila
#13

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Mirco filaMid
81.6K
Followers
2.03%
Engagement rate
65.6K
Avg views

🏋🏻Coach of @team_presti_coaching 👕Atleta @fgm04cosmetica ➡️ “FILA” 🧬 Atleta @tsunaminutrition ➡️ “FILATP15” 👨‍🎓 SCIENZE MOTORIE 📖 IN CORSO

Audience location
Italy87.0%
27.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Poor: high risk
Best for: Bodybuilding and coaching.

An athlete and coach with sports science studies and two brand discount codes in his bio. A fit for sports nutrition and apparel brands wanting a creator already used to ongoing collaborations.

Sick
#14

giulio.sicariSick

SickMid
64.1K
Followers
2.70%
Engagement rate
40.6K
Avg views

Founder @sick.runners @virtuscoachingonline codice sconto “SICK” | @1supps @kingsgym.it @kaizen_athletica

Audience location
Italy59.0%
27.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Poor: high risk
Best for: Running and hybrid training.

Founder of a runners group and an online coach, he blends running and the gym. Ideal for fitness apps, running shoes and performance brands speaking to people who train endurance and strength.

Pietro monti
#15

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Pietro montiMid
60.6K
Followers
5.77%
Engagement rate
60.2K
Avg views

Se non mi trovi sono in montagna o perso nel mondo 📥: Represented by @hoopytalent Como | Milano | Dentist In elenco AGCOM

Audience location
Italy90.0%
15.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Fitness and outdoor lifestyle.

A fitness creator with a profile tied to the mountains and outdoors, represented by a talent agency. A good choice for activewear, outdoor and lifestyle brands wanting a face beyond the gym alone.

Chiara Monteforte | Bikini Athlete
#16

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Chiara Monteforte | Bikini AthleteMid
55.3K
Followers
1.23%
Engagement rate
24.0K
Avg views

🌺Trasformazione fisica & Body Confidence | Donne 🏆Coach & Posing Coach @fgm04cosmetica | CHIARAM @esncom.it | KIA 📩 DM “START”

Audience location
Italy92.0%
14.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Bikini athlete and body confidence.

A bikini athlete and posing coach focused on transformation and body confidence for women, with brand discount codes in her bio. A fit for supplement and activewear brands aimed at a female audience.

💘 CHIARA BASILE 💁🏼‍♀️
#17

claires.cj💘 CHIARA BASILE 💁🏼‍♀️

💘 CHIARA BASILE 💁🏼‍♀️Mid
51.9K
Followers
2.93%
Engagement rate
15.9K
Avg views

HEI BABY, TI PORTO CON ME💘 NELLA MIA QUOTIDIANITÀ CHE POTRÀ ESSERTI UTILE😛 📍MILAN Collab:✉️

Audience location
Italy43.0%
22.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Everyday life and lifestyle.

A profile that shares her fit everyday life with a direct, personal tone. Versatile for lifestyle and consumer collaborations aimed at a young audience interested in wellbeing and training.

SIMONE | ONLINE COACH
#18

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SIMONE | ONLINE COACHMid
50.9K
Followers
3.26%
Engagement rate
82.3K
Avg views

👨🏼‍🎓 @accademiaitalianafitness DIPLOMA ASI/CONI 🧬 @prozis -10/15% + 🎁 CODICE “𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐈𝟏𝟎” 🍑 @fgm04cosmetica -10% CODICE “𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐈𝟏𝟎” 👇 COACHING ONLINE

Audience location
Italy94.0%
26.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Poor: high risk
Best for: Online coaching.

A certified online coach with two brand discount codes in his bio. A fit for sports nutrition and apparel brands wanting a coach with a well-defined audience and collaborations already active.

Marty Di cRust Asti
#19

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Marty Di cRust AstiMicro
48.6K
Followers
3.00%
Engagement rate
54.0K
Avg views

💼 @crust_asti 📍Asti 🧸 🏋️‍♀️ Bodybuilding 📸 Per collaborazioni👇🏻

Audience location
Italy94.0%
10.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Women's bodybuilding.

A bodybuilding athlete with the highest real-audience share on the list. A good choice for supplement and activewear brands wanting an authentic, loyal female audience.

Samuel Luca Fortuna
#20

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Samuel Luca FortunaMicro
41.6K
Followers
8.97%
Engagement rate
37.5K
Avg views

Classic Physique Mr. Natural Olympia x1 🌎 YouTube | Samuel & Gaia @tsunaminutrition Codice “SAM15” @beinsanestone Codice “SAM10” ⬇️COACHING⬇️

Audience location
Italy82.0%
29.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Poor: high risk
Best for: Classic Physique and coaching.

An international-level Classic Physique athlete with nutrition discount codes in his bio. Strong for supplement and apparel brands tied to aesthetic bodybuilding and competition prep.

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Alex Rizzi
#21

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Alex RizziMicro
40.9K
Followers
4.72%
Engagement rate
104.6K
Avg views

YouTube | Alex Rizzi 2x🥇World Title Mp IFBB @myproteinit athlete | code “ALEX” @beinsanestone | code “ALEX” @onepercentlifting for Coaching Coaching🔻

Audience location
Italy90.0%
19.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Bodybuilding and nutrition.

An IFBB athlete with international titles and ambassador for a protein brand. A fit for sports nutrition and coaching brands wanting competition credentials and an audience that loves bodybuilding.

Daniela Castells
#22

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Daniela CastellsMicro
40.4K
Followers
9.10%
Engagement rate
135.7K
Avg views

la tua gym crush 🩷@bombafit.it: CASTE10 🧬@tsunaminutrition: CASTE15 🖤@daemon_gymwear: CASTE10

Audience location
Italy94.0%
17.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Women's fitness and lifestyle.

A fitness creator with high engagement and several brand discount codes in her bio. A fit for supplement, apparel and accessory brands wanting a reactive female face already used to collaborations.

RICCARDO BENEDETTI
#23

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RICCARDO BENEDETTIMicro
33.1K
Followers
2.16%
Engagement rate
20.3K
Avg views

🎓Laurea Scienze Motorie • Online coach @rbcoachonline • Pt @fitactivesegrate • @myproteinit RICMP PRENOTA UNA CONSULENZA GRATUITA⬇️

Audience location
Italy95.0%
14.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Personal training.

A personal trainer with a sports science degree, a free consultation in his bio and a mostly real audience. A fit for nutrition and coaching brands that lean on expertise and personalized programs.

Jacopo Tassinari
#24

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Jacopo TassinariMicro
32.5K
Followers
2.84%
Engagement rate
7.5K
Avg views

🇮🇹🇨🇴 💻 Coaching Online: scrivimi in direct 💊 @yamamotonutrition Codice: JACO5 🏛️ @stanzadellospirito_edeltempo_ 🦁 @billino_il_volpino 🏡 Faenza

Audience location
Italy90.0%
17.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Online coaching.

An online coach with a nutrition brand discount code and a solid, real audience. A good choice for supplement brands and coaching services aimed at people wanting a personalized following.

Christian Zagarella
#25

zagarella_ifbb_proChristian Zagarella

Christian ZagarellaMicro
31.9K
Followers
2.15%
Engagement rate
21.2K
Avg views

🏋🏻IFBB Pro | Top 6 ⭕️lympia 👨🏻‍💻Online Coach 💊 My sponsor @yamamotonutrition 🔳 Codice Sconto ZAGARELLA15

Audience location
Italy60.0%
21.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: IFBB Pro and nutrition.

An IFBB Pro athlete with a top placing at international competitions and a nutrition sponsor in his bio. A fit for supplement and coaching brands wanting credentials at the top level of bodybuilding.

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Brand fit

Best brand fits for Italian influencers

How to read these matches: they are inferred from bios and content themes, useful to guide a first shortlist, not to certify past collaborations.

Supplements and sports nutrition
Best fit

Almost every creator already shows a supplement discount code in their bio: natural ground for sports nutrition, protein and pre-workout brands.

Gym apparel and accessories
Best fit

Profiles who train on camera every day suit activewear, training shoe and gym accessory brands.

Gyms, coaching and equipment
Strong

Many run online coaching or are tied to gyms and teams: useful for gym chains, equipment makers and training platforms.

Fitness, health and recovery apps
Good

The running and hybrid training faces already talk about performance and routine: a fit for fitness apps, wearables and recovery brands.

Personal care and grooming
Good

The calisthenics and women's fitness profiles carry visual campaigns for body care, beauty supplements and skin products.

Fit food and nutrition
Niche

Several coaches talk about diet and body recomposition: room for high-protein foods, meal prep and ingredients made for people who train.

Almost all of these profiles already show a supplement or apparel brand discount code in their bio, from Prozis to Tsunami Nutrition to FGM04: these are creators used to ongoing collaborations, not one-off campaigns. Many add a sports science degree or competition titles from IFBB and natural federations, a signal of expertise that weighs on the choice of a partner.

The group covers distinct corners of Italian fitness: bodybuilding and Classic Physique, calisthenics and street workout, hybrid running and women's training, all the way to educators who explain nutrition and technique.

It is a distinction that matters when choosing a partner, because on Instagram 61% of creators have at least 60% real followers according to the Creator Economy Report 2026, and across this list the real-audience share stays around 80% on average.

Our verdict

This ranking works well as a quick map of the most-followed Italian fitness on Instagram, from bodybuilding to calisthenics to running. For reach alone, the biggest competition athletes are the starting point; for campaigns with highly reactive communities, look to the micro creators, where engagement stays high and the audience is more defined.

The 25 shown are only a public selection. To filter by sub-niche, audience size, follower quality and verified contact, you can explore the 3,516 Italian fitness creators we track inside Click Analytic.

Methodology

How we selected these influencers

How we picked this list. We start from fitness creators with an active Italian audience on Instagram, then sort by a combination of followers, engagement rate and audience quality.

We include only real fitness people, from bodybuilders to coaches: brand accounts, supplement companies and gym chains stay out, even when a profile is run as a business account.

Profiles must be recently active, with metrics that belong to the same Instagram account shown. The 25 ranked are the public selection; the full slice of Italian fitness creators we track is much wider and accessible inside the platform.

The figures above are a snapshot pulled on June 16, 2026, not a live feed.

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The same live data we used to rank Italian creators, followers, engagement, audience quality and more across 400M+ creators, is available programmatically through the Click Analytic Influencer Marketing API.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything brands ask before shortlisting Italian fitness creators.

How is this ranking of Italian fitness influencers ordered?

The 25 profiles are ordered by combining followers, engagement rate and audience quality on Instagram. It is not a simple list by follower count: how much the community reacts to content and how real the audience looks both count too.

Why are there only people on the list and not supplement brands or gyms?

The list is built for real fitness creators: athletes, coaches and educators. We keep out company accounts, supplement brands and gym chains, even when a creator runs their profile as a business account, so the ranking stays useful for anyone looking for faces to collaborate with.

How do you assess audience quality and fake followers?

For every profile we calculate a real-audience share, the part of the following that looks authentic and not inflated by suspicious accounts. Across the 25 shown this share averages around 80 percent. On the full database you can see the same score creator by creator.

Does the list only cover Instagram?

Yes. All the metrics shown, followers, engagement and audience quality, refer to Instagram profiles. Many of these creators are also active on YouTube or TikTok, and some have even larger communities there, but the ranking numbers describe Instagram only.

How do I find all the other Italian fitness creators beyond these 25?

The 25 ranked are only a selection. Inside Click Analytic you can search the 3,516 Italian fitness creators we track, filtering by sub-niche like bodybuilding or calisthenics, city, audience size and follower quality.

Can I contact these fitness creators for a collaboration?

Many already list an email or a management contact for collaborations in their bio, and most show supplement brand discount codes, a sign they work with sponsors regularly. On the database you also get verified contacts, so you can reach the right creators without manual research.

Photos and figures reflect the data snapshot date and may differ from the current profiles.

Denis Golubev

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Denis Golubev

Marketer at Click Analytic, turning live data on 400M+ creators into rankings brands can actually act on.

Last updated 16 Jun 20264 min read

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