Maddie Lymburner Explained

MadFit
Birth Name:Maddie Lymburner
Birth Date:1995
Youtube Handle:MadFit
Youtube Years Active:2018-present
Youtube Subscribers:11.1 million
Youtube Views:1.54 billion
Stats Update:January 26 2026

Maddie Lymburner (born 1995) is a Canadian fitness blogger who posts exercise videos to her YouTube channel, MadFit. As of January 2026, the channel has over 11.1 million subscribers, making it one of the most popular channels in Canada.[1] In 2020, Google named Lymburner the top Canadian YouTube creator, as well as the top breakout Canadian YouTube creator.[2]

Lymburner grew up in Waterdown, Ontario (now Hamilton, Ontario).[3] Prior to starting the MadFit channel, Lymburner worked at a health food store and was a competitive dancer.[4] She began taking dance lessons when she was three years old and danced competitively for seventeen years in various styles, including tap, jazz, and pointe.[5] In 2015, she began posting videos about vegan recipes and cooking. She continued food vlogging during vacations abroad in 2016, at which point she reached 50,000 subscribers. She began the MadFit channel in 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic, her viewership and subscribers increased, which she attributed to the closure of gyms causing more people to seek at-home workouts.[4]

For her contributions to fitness and dance through her YouTube channel, she won a Webby Award in 2025.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: August 21, 2024 . MadFit . August 21, 2024 . YouTube.
  2. Web site: YouTube Reveals the Top Videos of 2020: Canadians watched to learn, game, and find joy. 1 December 2020. 6 May 2021. Google Official Canada Blog.
  3. News: Hamiltonian named Canada's top YouTube creator for her popular MadFit channel. The Hamilton Spectator. Jeff. Mahoney. 2 December 2020. 6 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Mitchell . Don . 10 December 2020 . 'Amazingly, this is my job' says Maddie Lymburner, Canada's top YouTube creator . 6 May 2021 . Global News.
  5. Web site: How Maddie Lymburner became YouTube's premier pandemic fitness guru. Toronto Life. 28 May 2020. 6 May 2021. Andrea. Yu.
  6. Web site: How Good Ideas Thrive with MadFit. The Webby Awards. July 2, 2025. November 26, 2025.