These 14 Fit Women Kept Us Inspired All Year Long

Demi was a knockout in 2016, showcasing incredible strength and commitment to her healthy lifestyle. And it's not just physical health she advocates for; this year she was more vocal than ever about mental health, helping to change the stigma and open up the conversation globally.

Teyana exploded on the scene this year with her unforgettable performance in Kanye West's "Fade" video, and the only thing that potentially eclipsed her incredible dance was her incredible abs. The singer, dancer, and 25-year-old mom admitted in a Vogue interview that she balances her dance workouts with fried chicken and pizza, and released her own fitness program this year, Fade 2 Fit.

This powerful model is powerfully strong; the 28-year-old stunner has a crazy gym routine including boxing, Bosu balancing, and HIIT. The only thing more impressive than Ashley's strength is her confidence and the way she speaks up for women everywhere.

Bella Thorne is SO addicted to fitness, and it's insanely inspiring! When she's not working out on set, she's at the gym doing box jumps, doing Megaformer at the Studio MDR in LA, at SoulCycle, or sweating it out in hot yoga at Y7.

The FLOTUS has been encouraging health and fitness for the past eight years. This year, she made the White House Kitchen Garden permanent, "with hope of growing a healthier nation for our children." She also hosted dance classes for young female students in Washington DC, and supported our Olympic athletes. Take Michelle's fitspiration with you beyond 2016 with her arm workout that you can do at home.

Earlier this year, Lea Michele said her favorite workout is hot yoga, but we think she might be lying, because 97-percent of her Instagram feed is pictures of her at SoulCycle. We're fawning over her healthy lifestyle, and her empowering quotes that she lives by, like this one: "At the end of the day, we have to remember that what we put out there, it manifests and it creates energy and you should want to be the person that chooses to take that second to do something positive."

Gigi continued to inspire us in 2016 with her burger eating and boxing antics. Her latest #PerfectNever campaign with Reebok promoted female empowerment and the embracing of imperfections. Oh, and her athleisure game was fire this year, as per usual.

Our love for Britney is unfailing, and her love for an active life seems to be unfailing as well. From her splits in March to her handstand, treadmill workout, and crazy yoga poses in July, to her split leap in September, she gave us plenty of fitspiration throughout 2016! We also really loved dancing to her new songs this year.

This year was huge for Misty — she was cast in Disney's The Nutcracker, and Mattel made a Misty Barbie doll. She continued to inspire us in 2016, well beyond her workouts, displaying incredible strength and grace, and showing off her skills in Under Armour ads.

Superflexible Hailey Baldwin is always doing one of two things: juicing or working out. When she doesn't have a smoothie in her hand, she's got a Bosu ball under her feet or is showing off her strength and flexibility in the studio.

The Jane the Virgin star showed off her bad ass boxing skills this year, in between lots of dancing and posing for cover shoots. Gina has been an advocate for women, has spoken out about beauty standards, and shares #MovementMondays on her Instagram, where she recently announced that she'll be running with the Nike Running team to launch the new Nike+ Apple Watch with Carmelita Jeter.

Something we really admire about Jessica: she's not afraid to post a supersweaty selfie. Sweat is sexy, guys — never be ashamed of that sweaty face and bod! Jessica's Instagram is a source of fitness and healthy living inspiration, and it just might prompt you to get your butt to a cycling or Pilates class.

Not only does Kate Hudson love Pilates and have her own activewear line, but this year she introduced us to the Booty Belt, and for that we are eternally grateful. Kate exercised her way through 2016, and shared it all with us on Instagram.

Aly Raisman became a celebrity in her own right this year, after leading Team USA's Women's Gymnastics Team to victory. She showed us that hard work and perseverance pay off, and to never give up on our dreams or ourselves. Like Gigi, Aly was also recently featured in Reebok's #PerfectNever campaign, where she opened up about bullying and body shaming she's endured growing up. Strong body, strong mind!