It might not formally be plagarism, but I'd grade it pretty poorly as a prof if I were aware of the other piece. At least improve on the concepts in the original piece that inspired you.
Let's just broaden this out to the larger question of lots of people, say fitness professionals (broadly speaking) putting out similar info.
I have pretty rigorous standards; come up with your own stuff or don't write it/speak it. If you do draw upon someone else's work, quote it or credit it. At least reference what inspired you.
Granted, there is very little under the sun, so it's hard to be completely original.
So, if people can't be original, then maybe it means there are too many people trying to sell themselves doing the same stuff.
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