Model (profession) - Fitness Models

Fitness Models

Fitness modelling focuses on displaying an athletic physique. Fitness models usually have the defined muscles of bodybuilders, but with less emphasis on muscle size in favor of lean muscle tone. Their body weight is usually similar to (or heavier than) fashion models, but they have a lower body fat percentage owing to increased muscle mass and reduced fat mass. Fitnes models tend to be commercial fashion models or more successful commercial print models (lifestyle models). However, there are a lot of athletes who fitness model. There are several agencies in large modelling markets such as New York, London, Germany that have fitness modelling agencies. while there is a large market for these models, most of these agencies are a secondary agency to these models who typical earn their money as commercial models.