Caroline Girvan

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Caroline Girvan
Personal information
Born (1984-06-22) June 22, 1984 (age 40)
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • certified personal trainer
  • accountant
Website carolinegirvan.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
GenreFitness
Subscribers3.2 million [1]
(547 million)
Total views547 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers

Last updated: July 18, 2024

Caroline Girvan (born June 22, 1984) [2] [3] is a personal trainer and fitness YouTuber based in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Girvan's videos are geared to women with an aim to build muscle strength and endurance. Relative to other workouts directed at a general female audience, they are considered difficult. [4] [5]

Girvan started posting workouts on YouTube in April 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, in response to a request from one of her personal training clients. [2] [6] Girvan began a business as a personal trainer around 2014, seeing clients in her home gym. She had previously worked in accounting. [7]

Girvan has said that she keeps the bulk of her material free, and that her biggest following "seems to be in the USA, the UK, Germany, India and Canada." [2] [8]

Girvan has two children. [2]

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