Matt Evans
With a Master’s Degree in journalism from Cardiff University, Matt started his digital journalism career at Men’s Health and stayed on for over two years, where he earned his stripes in health and fitness reporting. Since then, his byline has appeared in a wide variety of publications and sites including Runner’s World, Women’s Health, Men’s Fitness, and LiveScience on everything from exercise, to nutrition, to mental health, alongside covering extreme sports for Red Bull.
Matt's was on Fit&Well since the site's launch until his move to TechRadar, writing on running, nutrition, mental health, and every other topic the website touches. However, his experience makes him uniquely suited to all things muscle development, whether that’s interviewing the experts on the best way to do a barbell squat, or expounding the virtues of stretching and yoga on giving your body a longer shelf-life.
Stretching is Matt’s top fitness tip. He originally discovered exercise through martial arts, holding a black belt in Karate, and trained for many years in kickboxing. In recent years, he also fell in love with yoga, as it combined martial-arts style stretching with a bit of personal space.
When he’s not training or writing about health and fitness, he can be found reading doorstop-thick fantasy books with lots of fictional maps in them.
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Walking or running: Which one is more effective for weight loss?
Running Walking or running—We crunch the numbers and look at which exercise is best for losing weight (and right for you)
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8 minutes, 16 moves, no repeats – can you finish this tough workout?
Workout This 8 minute fat burning, muscle building Tabata workout comes courtesy of calisthenics superstar Frank Medrano
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How to do lunges: A guide to lunges, bodyweight exercises, and more
Fitness Take a step towards your fitness goals with this guide on how to do lunges
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Which is better: morning or evening workouts? I tried 1 month of both to find out
Fitness Our writer tried a month of both morning and evening workouts to find out which is better
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30 minutes of exercise reduces junk food cravings, according to research
Fitness Working out can make you more resistant to craving junk food like candy and chips, according to science—30 minutes is all you need
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Want to build muscle and get lean fast? Try this quick-fire lifting hack
Fitness High-intensity resistance training, or HIRT, can help you build muscle and get lean fast
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This 30-minute HIIT workout burns fat and builds muscle, according to science
Wellness Older women can benefit from 30-minute home HIIT workouts and save time when compared to running and strength training
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Try Chris Hemsworth's Thor 4 workout to build bigger arms in five moves
Workout Thor: Love and Thunder just dropped its first trailer, and star Chris Hemsworth shared his tough workout to build bigger arms
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I tried the "Bring Sally Up" push-up challenge, and it's still insanely difficult
Fitness Our writer attempts the classic Bring Sally Up push-up challenge and discovers it's still incredibly tough
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Ryan Reynolds' trainer just gave us this beginner's 5-move dumbbell workout
Workout Celebrity trainer Don Saladino shares a short dumbbell-only upper-body workout perfect for beginners
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Our 7-move, 12-minute Pilates workout to get a stronger core, glutes and thighs
Workout This 7-move core workout can be done with a Pilates ring or "magic circle", but you can replace it with a ball or cushion
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30 minutes, 300 calories burned, and 20% reduced risk of cancer—all through cycling
Wellness 30 minutes of cycling helped older men burn 300 calories and prevent prostate cancer, according to research
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Burn fat in 12 minutes with this high-energy Tabata workout
Workout This 12-minute no-equipment Tabata workout will burn fat and boost your fitness, according to research
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Three game-changing muscle-building techniques from Arnold Schwarzenegger, 74
Fitness Three essential muscle-building tips from Arnold Schwarzenegger's long career
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Can't do pull-ups? Try doorway curls and inverted rows to build muscle first
Fitness If you're struggling to do one pull-up, try these easy moves to build muscle and work your way up to it
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Don't like cardio? You can burn fat just through strength training, says science
Weight loss Loathe the treadmill? Strength training can burn 1lb of fat without diet or exercise, according to research
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Struggling to build muscle? Train less intensely but more often, according to science
Fitness Training more often at a lower intensity will allow you to build muscle faster, as there's less fatigue and soreness
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I tried the new Peloton Guide: Here's what I loved—and what I didn't
Fitness We try the new Peloton Guide home workout kit to see if it lives up to the hype
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This high-intensity, low-impact workout is a great 30-minute body blitz
Workout This low-impact home workout can be done with or without weights to burn fat and build muscle
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It's not just lack of motivation—even science says it's hard to start exercising
Weight loss Research says exercise gets physically harder if you don't do it often, which is why it's so important to stay active
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Virtual workouts made me fit, and these Hydrow US & UK deals will do the same for you
Deal These flash Hydrow rowing machine deals for US and UK fitness fans shave $$$ off the premium rower's high price
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These four step-by-step yoga moves will improve flexibility in your back
Yoga Back pain? This four-move yoga routine from boutique London studio Indaba is designed to improve flexibility in your back
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Just 10 minutes of jump rope each day can burn fat fast and improve your fitness
Fitness Jump rope is a great method to burn fat – it's cheap, it's easy, and just 10 minutes a day can improve your VO2 max
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"I lost 100lbs of weight, and I'm healthier than ever, but was shamed for it"
Weight loss Catriona was deeply unhappy as the scale tipped over 235lbs, but she transformed her mental and physical health
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