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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Burn calories by just walking with this 40-minute workout
Workout This Tabata-style walking workout can help you reach your weight loss goals from your living room
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Forget 10,000 steps a day - fewer steps can be just as beneficial
Health Science reveals that walking 7,000 steps a day can lower mortality for middle aged adults
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This 30-minute low-impact workout is great for burning fat, and it's joint-friendly
Workout A no-jumping or running routine to raise your heart rate, burn fat and increase strength at home
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You don’t need equipment to strengthen your core - just this 10-minute ab routine
Workout Eight exercises in 10-minutes to help build core strength and improve definition in your abs
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Victoria Beckham, 48, swaps cardio for weights, here's why
Workout After many years of staying loyal to cardio workouts, Beckham has discovered the many benefits of weight training
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You don’t need the gym to build your back and shoulder muscle - just try this dumbbell routine
Workout If you're short on time and in need of an upper-body session, this 10-move dumbbell routine has you covered
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Build muscle in your legs and glutes in just 10-minutes with this quick squat challenge
Workout This squat challenge creates a real leg and glute burn for when you're short on time
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15-minutes, one dumbbell, and a workout to build abs and strengthen your core
Workout This short abs and weight routine is an excellent alternative to sit-ups if you want to tone and define your core
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I trained with Mo Farah to test out the Huawei GT3, and now it's 29% off
Deal Walmart has slashed the price on the Huawei GT3 watch: the fitness tracker with Sir Mo Farah’s seal of approval
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Resistance band workouts for building strength at home: Try this 20-minute tabata
If you are short on time, but still want to fit a muscle toning session in, grab a resistance band and give this routine a go
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How resistance bands can replace your gym, according to a top fitness YouTuber
Workout Despite what you have been told you can in fact build muscle across your entire body without lifting weights, here's how
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Build upper body muscle in just 10 minutes with this dumbbell workout
Workout This no push-ups workout is a great way to build arm muscle when you're short on time
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What does collagen do?
Health What does collagen do? Professor Rod Hughes, a rheumatology expert, explains how collagen affects our bones, muscles, and skin as we age
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15 minutes, no equipment, and an upper body workout to tone and define arm muscle
Workout You don't need weights to develop strength across in your upper body, you can just use these seven bodyweight moves
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Strengthen your abs in just three minutes with this no-equipment core workout
Workout This very short workout targets your abdominal muscles, helping to tighten and tone your tummy
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Why Courteney Cox' kickboxing workout is a great fat-burner for over-50s
Fitness The Friends actor has always looked incredibly fit and this video of her kickboxing at 57 is a testament to this
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You only need 10 minutes to develop ab muscle with this no-equipment workout
Workout 10 exercises you need to train your abs, obliques and core in just 10 minutes
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This standing abs workout only uses four moves to build strong core muscle
Workout Train your abdominal and core muscles with this speedy, four-move circuit
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This five move kettlebell workout will give you a full body burn
Fitness A short and simple kettlebell workout that will make you work up a sweat and help to tone your whole body
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This four-move bodyweight workout helps build a stronger core and tone your abs
Workout Try this short bodyweight routine to trains your abs and strengthen your core using only four exercises
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Watch this fitness influencer mix protein powder with popcorn for ultimate gains
Nutrition This quick and easy protein powder hack is a brilliant post workout snack and requires two ingredients
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Does protein give you energy?
Nutrition Does protein give you energy? Here’s what the experts have to say
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How to improve gut health
Health Learning how to improve your gut health doesn’t have to be complicated. Gut health expert and nutritional therapist, Eve Kalinik, breaks it down for us
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I tried running everywhere instead of walking and it made my life a LOT easier
Fitness Choosing to run everywhere instead of walking sounds like a lot of effort but it actually made my life more effortless
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