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Alive by Whitney Simmons · Fitness · Personal Development · United States
Fitness creator on YouTube and TikTok who sells workout programs through Alive by Whitney Simmons, a subscription app published by Whitney Simmons App, LLC of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Whitney Simmons is a fitness content creator who publishes strength-training workouts on YouTube and TikTok and sells structured training programs through her own subscription app, Alive by Whitney Simmons. She is also a long-running Gymshark partner: in August 2024 Retail Gazette reported that Gymshark named her the first creative director of its Adapt seamless line, noting eight years of collaboration and five previous collections with the brand.
The app is published by Whitney Simmons App, LLC, which its terms of service place in Salt Lake City, Utah, with Utah law governing the contract. Those terms carry a creation date of January 27, 2020. The development agency Canvas Creative lists the project in its portfolio as a custom build covering native iOS and Android apps, an Apple Watch app, the marketing website and a merchandise store, and cites Webby Honoree recognition in 2021 and 2022.
Her YouTube channel (@WhitneySimmons) showed 2.32 million subscribers and her TikTok account (@whitneyysimmons) 3.2 million followers when read on September 14, 2026. Retail Gazette's 2024 article described her as having over 4 million Instagram followers; that figure was not read directly for this profile.
According to the Alive website, the app offers trainer-led programs such as Legs Get It, Ignite, Elevate, Lift, Foundations and Pilates, for gym or at-home training, with workouts from 3 to 90 minutes, video exercise demonstrations, weight and rep logging, progress photos and gratitude and daily journals. The website lists additional trainers besides Simmons. The US App Store listing describes 20+ guided programs, 200+ daily workouts, 30-day challenges combining fitness and mindfulness and a form-tutorial section. Access is a Premium subscription at $14.99 per month or $119.99 per year, both with a 7-day free trial; the terms state that no refunds or credits are given for unused subscription periods. The terms also state that the app does not provide medical advice.
On reputation, the US App Store listing showed a 4.9 out of 5 rating from about 45,000 ratings on September 14, 2026; that is a store metric, not an independent review. No Federal Trade Commission action under her name was found in a search of ftc.gov on September 14, 2026. No independent press investigation into the app was located; the coverage found concerns her Gymshark collaborations. Her age and place of birth appear only on celebrity-biography aggregator sites and could not be confirmed from her own channels or the press, so they are not included.
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| Program | Type | Published price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alive Premium (Monthly) Monthly subscription to the Alive app unlocking all training programs, daily workouts and challenges; includes a 7-day free trial and auto-renews. | Course | $15 Checked Sep 14, 2026 | View |
| Alive Premium (Yearly) Annual subscription to the Alive app with the same access as the monthly plan; includes a 7-day free trial and auto-renews. | Course | $120 Checked Sep 14, 2026 | View |
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A fitness creator with 2.32 million YouTube subscribers and 3.2 million TikTok followers (September 14, 2026) who sells workout programs through her Alive app and has been Gymshark's creative director for the Adapt line since August 2024, according to Retail Gazette.
The app is free to download, but full access to programs and workouts requires Alive Premium: $14.99 per month or $119.99 per year, each with a 7-day free trial, as listed on aliveapp.co and the US App Store.
According to the App Store listing, 20+ guided strength and training programs, 200+ daily workouts, 30-day challenges that mix fitness and mindfulness, form tutorials, weight and rep tracking, progress photos and Apple Watch support, with programs led by Simmons and other trainers.
It is a registered product: the App Store lists Whitney Simmons App, LLC as developer and the terms name a Salt Lake City, Utah address. Its terms rule out refunds for unused subscription time. No FTC action under her name was found on ftc.gov (searched September 14, 2026).
As a store metric, the US App Store showed 4.9 out of 5 from about 45,000 ratings on September 14, 2026. No independent press review of the app was located.
Yes. She publishes full workout videos on her YouTube channel and short clips on TikTok, and the Alive subscription includes a 7-day free trial before billing.
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