They are famous, without the paparazzi, and they could be living right next door.
These Valley women have thousands of followers on their social media accounts. They are mothers -- some of them stay at home and some work full-time jobs -- but they are making money on their posts and sharing their secrets to success this week in our ABC15 series.
The first woman we chatted with also has the largest following at nearly 220,000 for her family fitness account called baby_fitgym on Instagram.
Kristy Ardo posts videos of workouts and her children are always seen by her side or being used as weights.
She lives with her husband and three children in Tempe. Quinn is her youngest child and Tate is the middle child, but Tucker is the one who started it all.
"He came along and I no longer was able to go to the gym," Ardo said. "So, I started incorporating him into my workouts."
Ardo is a personal trainer and she started setting up her camera to capture those distractions. But, she also was capturing the moments Tucker and her shared during those sweat sessions.
"It became a really fun bonding experience for me," Ardo explained. "So, I was like, 'I have to post these! These are so fun!'"
Now, her massive Instagram following looks to her family to see how she fits fitness into motherhood.
"I really want to remind moms - like, you still have to take care of yourself," Ardo said. "If you're the best you can be, you're going to be better for your kid."
Ardo posts a couple times a week with workouts and moves you can do amid the diaper changes and meltdowns. She also offers online personal training with no gym required.
"I've learned to let the kids come in and do it with me," Ardo said. "I like being able to show them that fitness is a priority."
Ardo encourages followers to take the interruptions with the territory, which makes finding time for Ardo to post on Instagram a little harder, too.
But, she said she is blessed to make money off of her hobby. Ardo believes her success comes from being as real as possible.
"People are like, 'Oh, I want that. They're getting free stuff and they're getting paid to take a selfie,'" Ardo described. "But, I think if you don't start it being genuine and authentic and in a positive way and you're just doing it for the likes and the attention, then it's going to be a lot harder road going down that way."
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