Articles by Maddy Biddulph

Maddy Biddulph is a journalist specializing in fitness, health and wellbeing content. With 26 years in consumer media, she has worked as a writer and editor for some of the bestselling newspapers, magazines and websites in the US and UK, including Live Science, TechRadar, Marie Claire, The Sunday Times and Women’s Health UK.

She earned a CIMPSA-certified Level 3 Diploma in Fitness Instructing and Personal Training (the training needed to call yourself a PT in England) in 2023 and launched Maddy Biddulph Personal Training in her hometown of Oxford, England. As well as one-to-one and small group training, she runs weekly Circuits Club classes which mixes cardio and strength training.

She also holds chair-based exercise classes for seniors, helping older people regain their independence by improving their mobility, confidence and physical and mental health through gentle, low-impact movement.

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If you want to improve your digestive health add these five science-backed herbs and spices to your diet, says this pharmacist

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If you want to improve your digestive health add these five science-backed herbs and spices to your diet, says this pharmacist

Why menopause causes hip pain and five exercises to treat it

Find the plank too hard? This certified personal trainer has three variations to help you build up to the real deal

This is what a menopause nutritionist recommends midlife women eat to ease symptoms—try these three recipes today

I tried doing this plank variation for 30 days and it relieved hip tension and improved my mobility in ways I hadn’t expected

Five wrist-strengthening exercises I make all my personal training clients do

I tried this calming seven-minute beginner’s Tai Chi flow and I’m going to do it whenever I feel stressed

Want to get rid of muscle soreness? A daily ginger shot could help according to this expert

These six exercises can relieve tight hips, according to an exercise physiologist

If I were holiday shopping for a friend who loved Pilates, I’d buy them these trendy Bala Bangles—with 25% off in the Amazon sale

I tried doing ball slams for 30 days and it was the stress buster I never knew I needed

If you’ve only got 30 minutes to work out before the family wakes up these are the six exercises you should do to build muscle

These yoga block mobility drills are a game-changer for stiff shoulders

I tried this 20-minute Japanese walking workout and I felt less stressed afterwards

All you need to start improving your running form is a resistance band and these beginner-friendly moves

I’m a personal trainer who works with seniors and these are the seven low-impact exercises I recommend to improve balance and mobility

I tried drinking half a gallon of water every day for two weeks—here’s why I’m going to keep doing it

If I wanted to improve my peri- and menopause symptoms I’d follow this expert’s dietary advice

I tried doing hip openers every day and was surprised by the results

I tried making these breakfast biscuits that have 15g of protein and 11g of fiber, and I’m going to be making them on repeat

Can’t do burpees? Try these three hip-friendly full-body exercises instead

These are the four stretches you need to do regularly for happy hips, according to this yoga teacher and former professional ballet dancer

This five-move wall workout is a joint-friendly way to strengthen the knees and core

A nutrition expert says lasting weight loss requires sustainable, realistic changes—here are five she recommends

Why bodyweight squats are the “wrong exercise” for runners to build stronger quads, and what a run coach says to do instead