Let’s be real — saving random workouts on Instagram feels productive. Scrolling TikTok for “toned arms in 5 minutes” hacks gives you a dopamine hit. You collect these flashy little routines like Pokémon cards, hoping one of them will finally be the one. But here’s the problem: most of these workouts weren’t built for you — and they’re doing absolutely nothing.

You don’t need another circuit thrown together by someone who doesn’t know your name, your body, or your goals. You need a plan. A real one. Not content disguised as training.

Because what works for that 24-year-old fitness creator with abs and a six-figure sponsorship deal? Probably isn’t what your 35-year-old body juggling a job, two kids, and back-to-back stress needs. And yet, you keep copying their workouts. Why? Because it looks cool. It looks fun. Because they told you it’ll “sculpt your core” or “burn fat fast.” Spoiler alert: that creator didn’t get their physique from the random video they posted. You’re watching the results of a smart, structured, progressive plan — not the plan itself.

Your body needs more than movement. It needs strategy.

That means:

• Training that matches your actual fitness level

• Workouts that take your recovery, hormones, and energy into account

• A progression that moves you forward instead of leaving you sore and confused

It doesn’t matter how hard you go if you’re pointed in the wrong direction.
It doesn’t matter how sweaty you get if you’re not building anything.

Copying someone else’s routine is like wearing their jeans and wondering why they don’t fit right. It’s not that your body is wrong. The plan just isn’t made for you.

So how do you know if a workout isn’t built for you?

• If it has you jumping nonstop on hardwood floors with no context, red flag.

• If every session is random with zero mention of progression, red flag.

• If you feel more wrecked than strong every time you finish, red flag.

• If it leaves you wondering what the hell it was even for — yeah, that’s not it.

You don’t need to be destroyed after every workout. You need to be challenged appropriately. You need movements that feel like they’re building something instead of just beating you down.

And no — this doesn’t mean you need a fancy coach or a full gym in your garage.
You just need to stop chasing randomness and start chasing results.

Pick 5–6 movements. Progress them weekly. Track your reps. Focus on form. Make your workouts so boringly smart they become unstoppable.

Because copying workouts that aren’t built for you leads to one thing: burnout without results.

So stop saving every cute circuit you see online.
Stop following what’s trending and start following what works — for your body, your goals, your life.

You don’t need what she’s doing.
You need what actually fits you.