Of course, not everyone sets out to be an influencer when they start posting. Morgan McKain, who has cystic fibrosis, started posting on TikTok with no real intention of many people seeing it: “The video I posted went viral overnight and the next day I told myself, well, I guess I gotta keep posting on here now and keep telling my story.”

While McKain thinks that fitness is important for everyone, especially those with disabilities, she wonders if the lack of representation in the industry may in part be due to fear of being bullied or overlooked. She believes that the disabled fitness space is slowly growing, in part due to TikTok, and hopes it’ll contribute to a healthier public perception of disabilities.

TikTok fitness: meet the disabled TikTokers showing that fitness can – and should – be inclusive