Jessica Downey
Jessica is an experienced fitness writer with a passion for running. Her love for keeping fit and fueling her body with healthy and enjoyable food quite naturally led her to write about all things fitness and health-related. Jessica joined the Fit&Well team right after training to become a journalist. If she isn’t out testing the latest fitness products such as the latest running shoe or yoga mat for reviewing then she can be found on the Fit&Well news desk writing news and features on the best ways to build strength, active aging, female health, and anything in between. Before then she had a small stint writing in local news, has also written for Runners World UK (print and digital), and gained experience with global content marketing agency, Cedar Communications.
Born and raised in Scotland, Jessica is a massive fan of exercising and keeping active outdoors. When at home she can be found running by the sea, swimming in it, or up a mountain. This continued as she studied and trained to become a PPA accredited magazine journalist in Wales. And since working and living in London, she splits her time between weight training in the gym, trying new fitness classes, and finding scenic running routes. Jessica enjoys documenting this on her fitness-inspired Instagram page @jessrunshere where she loves engaging with like-minded fitness junkies.
She is a big fan of healthy cooking and loves learning more about this area with expert nutritionists she has met over the years. Jessica is a big advocate for building healthy relationships with food rather than building restrictive attitudes towards it. When she isn’t eating or running she also enjoys practicing yoga in her free time as it helps her to unwind and benefits her performance in other sports.
Latest articles by Jessica Downey
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This 15-minute lower body workout tones and strengthens your glute muscles
Workout These unilateral exercises will help isolate your glute muscles, aiding both growth and definition
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It only takes four dumbbell moves to start building upper body muscle—here’s how
Workout Here's a quick way to challenge your upper body and stimulate muscle growth without lots of equipment
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Build upper body muscle and increase your metabolism with only six exercises
Workout This weighted workout will help you to grow upper body muscle, boost your metabolism, and burn fat
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Build leg and glute muscle without triggering knee pain with this 20-minute workout
Workout This knee-friendly workout builds lower body strength without using any lunging or squatting exercises
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Build upper body muscle in just 30-minutes with a set of dumbbells
Using just a pair of dumbbells, this workout will build and define upper body muscles across your chest, triceps, and shoulders
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Improve strength and define your glutes with this 10-move resistance band workout
Workout Don’t worry about using weights to train your lower body, see how much of a glute burn this resistance band session forms
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Tone your core and burn fat in just 30 minutes with this equipment-free workout
Workout This no-equipment routine fits Pilates-based exercises into short intervals to build core strength and aid weight loss
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We asked a nutritionist if the nine-ingredient Cowboy Caviar trend really can help you lose weight
Nutrition Cowboy Caviar is the new viral TikTok hit, so we approached a qualified nutritionist to find out if it's any good for aiding weight loss
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This 30-minute kettlebell workout will build muscle all over and burn fat
Workout Develop strength and build muscle with this versatile kettlebell workout that is designed to work multiple muscles and burn fat
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Burn 450 calories in just 45 minutes with this joint-friendly walking workout
Workout This workout is perfect for getting your daily steps and burning calories without leaving the house
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Toning your core muscle doesn’t have to take long, try this 10-minute no repeats ab workout
Workout This workout uses just your body weight to strengthen and define your core muscle area
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Eight moves, a set of dumbbells, and an upper-body workout to build muscle in your chest and back
Workout Improve your upper-body strength and develop muscle across your chest, back and shoulders using only a set of dumbbells
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Burn calories and boost your metabolism in just 30 minutes with this dumbbell workout
Workout This dumbbell session combines strength training with cardio to burn lots of calories and improve your fitness
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This five-minute workout helps build your chest muscle and improves upper body strength
Workout This short upper body routine demonstrates how the chest can be trained without any weights
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This 10-minute core workout helps build ab muscle using just your bodyweight
Workout Complete 10 ab exercises in 10 minutes to tone and define your core muscle
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Seven moves, a pair of dumbbells, and this strength workout to build muscle all over
Workout This strength-building routine uses just seven moves to work your upper and lower body in a short period of time
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This low-impact, no-equipment workout helps reduce back pain and it’s just five moves
Active Aging Movement and fitness coach, Jacqueline Gikow, shares with Fit&Well her top exercises for alleviating lower back pain
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Kim Kardashian’s personal trainer uses just five moves to warm up and build more muscle in her workouts—here’s how
Workout Celebrity personal trainer Melissa Alcantara doesn't take shortcuts when it comes to getting stronger but she is efficient
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Burn fat and build muscle in your lower body with this six-move dumbbell workout
Workout This lower body workout includes six moves to build strength and muscle mass when you're short on time
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This dumbbell workout only uses five exercises to build and strengthen the shoulders
Workout With a pair of dumbbells and these five moves you can improve upper body strength and grow muscle
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Burn calories fast with this 5,000-step walking workout
Workout This no-equipment routine is fast-paced without being high impact, making it great for targeting weight loss while looking out for your joints
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Seven moves, no equipment, and a workout to strengthen your arm and ab muscles
Workout This bodyweight routine includes eight exercises that will target your arm and ab muscles and you can do it anywhere
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Build strength and definition in your core with this four-move ab workout
Workout This short ab circuit will tone your abdominal muscles as well as strengthen core muscle
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Grow your glutes in just 10 minutes using this resistance band workout
Workout Weights aren't essential when it comes to building and toning your glutes, here's how to do it with resistance bands
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