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By STEPHEN BISSET, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 19:20 EST, 26 November 2025 | Updated: 19:20 EST, 26 November 2025 <\/p>\n

Kayla Itsines has dropped a surprising confession about her hugely successful fitness app.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old entrepreneur founded Sweat in 2015 with her ex-fianc\u00e9, now business partner, Tobi Pearce.<\/a><\/p>\n

And it seems some of the exercises she designed for the popular app may even be too tough for her.<\/p>\n

The revelation came when Kayla was answering a live fan Q&A on the Star Sessions <\/a>podcast.<\/p>\n

‘Do you still do the guides yourself?’ one fan asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kayla smiled and replied: ‘Yes.’<\/p>\n

\"Kayla <\/p>\n

Kayla Itsines has made a surprising confession about her hugely successful fitness app Sweat<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

However, she admitted she may have underestimated the difficulty of some of the more strenuous exercises.<\/p>\n

‘Did you see me the other day? I did the leg challenge. I was like: “It’s easy,” because I put the challenge together,’ she said.<\/p>\n

‘I was like: “Who is Kayla? I hate her”,’ she jokingly added.<\/p>\n

However, Kayla added that she has always trained with intense dedication.<\/p>\n

‘I’ve trained like that since I was at school,’ she said.<\/p>\n

‘When Tobi and I sat down to make the guides, both of us were like: “Put everything into the guides”, because that’s how we train our clients and that’s how I train myself.’<\/p>\n

It comes after Kayla’s staggering net worth was revealed in the Australian Financial Review Young Rich list.<\/a><\/p>\n

She landed at number 40 on the Aussie line-up, with her fitness empire worth an astonishing $176million.<\/p>\n

\"And <\/p>\n

And it seems some of the exercises she herself created for the popular app may even be too tough for Kayla herself as she revealed during a live Q and A on the Star sessions podcast<\/p>\n

She kicked off the new financial year with a $5million boost to her net worth, cementing her status as one of the wealthiest young fitness influencers in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Sweat app co-founder came in leagues ahead of Tammy Hembrow, who remains stiff competition thanks to her massive following and headline-grabbing personal life.<\/p>\n

However, the Tammy Fit app founder came in at number 90 with a $58million net worth, less than half of what Kayla is estimated to be worth.<\/p>\n

Behind both industry juggernauts is fitness influencer and podcaster Steph Claire Smith, who pulled in last place at 100 with a net worth of $42million.<\/p>\n

Kayla first shot to fame more than a decade ago with her Bikini Body Guide e-book.<\/p>\n

The personal trainer landed on the Australian Financial Review Young Rich List in 2024 at number 34, just a few spots behind Hollywood superstar Margot Robbie.<\/p>\n

She made headlines in 2023 when she bought back her Sweat empire from US fitness giant iFIT.<\/p>\n

Kayla, who kicked off her career in her parents’ backyard in Adelaide, also earns her money through a dog training app called Dogit, as well as commercial real estate.<\/p>\n

\"'Did <\/p>\n

‘Did you see me the other day? I did the leg challenge. I was like: “It’s easy,” because I put the challenge together,’ she said. ‘I was like: “Who is Kayla? I hate her.” she jokingly added<\/p>\n

After launching Sweat in 2015, Kayla and Tobi went on to sell the platform to US company iFIT for $400million in 2021, following a boom in home exercise when gyms and sports centres closed during the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n

However, iFIT struggled to maintain the Sweat brand’s success after taking the reins, and posted an $80million write-down after its first year of ownership.<\/p>\n

As $20-per-month subscriptions declined after gyms reopened, the company continued to lose millions until Kayla and Tobi regained control in November 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kayla resumed her role as head trainer, while Tobi shifted his focus to ensuring the company\u2019s long-term growth and sustainability.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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