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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Grow and sculpt your leg and glute muscles with this 20-minute dumbbell workout
Workout Use this time-saving lower-body session to develop muscle in your legs and glutes
By Jessica Downey • Published
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Develop full-body strength with this 25-minute fat-burning dumbbell workout
Workout HIIT is great for boosting your metabolism and building up strength in a short period of time
By Jessica Downey • Published
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Best kettlebells for building muscle and core strength
Buying Guide Keeping one of the best kettlebells at home can help you develop strength, work your core, and boost your metabolism
By Jessica Downey • Published
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Burn fat and build full body strength using this 40-minute standing dumbbell routine
Pick up some dumbbells and get ready to challenge your strength and elevate your heart rate for some fat-burning results
By Jessica Downey • Published
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You don’t need weights to strengthen your upper body — just use these seven bodyweight moves
Tone and strengthen your arms, shoulders, chest, and back without using any equipment
By Jessica Downey • Published
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Grow and define your shoulders using only these five dumbbell moves
Workouts You can build shoulder muscle and strengthen your upper body with this short dumbbell routine
By Jessica Downey • Published
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Five moves, a resistance band, and a workout to tone and define your lower body
Workout You only need a resistance band to activate your glutes, quads, and hip flexors — just try these five exercises
By Jessica Downey • Published
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I tried adding five minutes of ab exercises to my strength workouts - here's what happened
Workout I'm lazy with ab workouts but wanted this to change so I tried adding a few core building moves to my staple weight training workouts
By Jessica Downey • Last updated
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Burn calories and work multiple muscles with this 15-minute no-equipment routine
Workout This high-intensity routine is quick to complete and only requires your bodyweight for each exercise
By Jessica Downey • Published