Articles by Alice Porter, Contributor

Alice Porter is a freelance journalist based in the UK, covering health, fitness and relationships. Starting out her career in 2020, her initial focus was women’s health and she now writes about other topics including hormones and sleep, nutrition and weight-training too, with a particular interest in women’s experiences in the world of health and fitness. Putting her screen time to good use, Alice also regularly writes about TikTok and the internet, often trying out the most weird and wonderful fitness and food trends.

When she’s not writing about these topics, you can probably find her at a CrossFit box, scouting out the best long walks at the weekend and flying to warmer climates as much as possible. And although she has become a reluctant morning gym-person, she prefers a late night at the weekend and is all about balance when it comes to wellbeing.

Alice has bylines at publications including Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, VICE and Refinery29, amongst other titles, and was invited to speak on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour in 2022. She was previously a staff writer at Stylist Magazine, covering news and lifestyle. She also has a first-class-honors BA from the University of Manchester.

If you suffer with tension in your neck and shoulders you might have coat hanger pain—here’s how to combat it

Desk-based workers are particularly prone to this issue

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If you suffer with tension in your neck and shoulders you might have coat hanger pain—here’s how to combat it

A physical therapist says these are the three bodyweight moves you should do daily to improve your bone health

A physical therapist says this one move is even better than dead bugs for developing functional core strength, and it’s completely beginner-friendly

“I’m 72, and these are the three Pilates exercises that I’m using to improve my balance and keep myself injury-free”

I've been doing this stretch at my desk for the past six months and it's practically eradicated my shoulder pain

An expert trainer says this functional core workout will make everyday tasks easier and reduce your risk of injury

A physical therapist says he had persistent lower back pain for two years, until he discovered this one exercise

A physical therapist says these are the two simple stretches people who spend too much time sitting should do

This is the one move a physical therapist recommends for people who sit a lot and suffer from shoulder pain

I tried the latest routine from the internet’s favourite yoga instructor and I think it’s one of the best yoga practices I've ever done

I did calf raises every day for 30 days and it massively reduced my knee pain and made running easier

I’m a fitness writer who has tried plenty of fancy equipment but I swear by this one thing and it’s currently less than $10 in the Prime Day sales

This trainer combines Pilates and weight training to build full-body muscle—these are her top three dumbbell exercises

I don’t enjoy HIIT so I swapped it for a less intense form of cardio—this is the one thing I noticed about my fitness levels

A 72-year-old shares how Pilates helped him run a half-marathon injury-free, and the one move that helped him the most

This space-saving home Pilates reformer costs less than $200—these are my honest thoughts on whether it’s worth it

A Pilates instructor recommends making this one simple change to your workouts if you're trying to build muscle

A physical therapist says people with hip and knee injuries often neglect their stabilizer muscles—this one move will help you strengthen them

A Pilates instructor says these three moves will help you build strength and improve your fitness without equipment

I tried the new “mental health break” routine from the internet’s favorite yoga instructor and it helped me feel less stressed in just 10 minutes

A pelvic floor expert says 70% of her patients do squeezes incorrectly—these are her tips on getting the most out of kegels

Want to reduce your stress levels? Try this Japanese mindfulness practice that helped me relax in just 10 minutes

A physical therapist says bad posture is mostly caused by these four common lifestyle factors—here’s how to overcome them

I swapped lifting heavy weights for this Pilates dumbbell routine and the results surprised me

I tried this simple bodyweight exercise designed to improve posture, and now I’m adding it to all my workouts