Jane McGuire

Jane McGuire

Fitness editor

Jane McGuire is Tom's Guide's Fitness editor, which means she looks after everything fitness related — from running gear and fitness trackers to yoga mats and sports bras. An avid runner, Jane has tested and reviewed fitness products for the past five years, so knows what to look for when finding a good running watch, or a pair of shorts with pockets big enough for your smartphone, running gels, and house keys. 


Jane has run four marathons — the London Marathon three times, and the Berlin Marathon once, and is still on a quest to tick off all of the marathon majors. In the meantime, she’ll be telling anyone who cares about how her love for the Nike ZoomX Invincibles — her all-time favourite running shoe, or her ‘joy plan’, where she runs for happiness, not for PR’s. 


Previous to Tom’s Guide, Jane worked for Runner’s World, where she co-hosted the Runner’s World podcast. She also presents on a YouTube channel called the Run Testers, alongside other running-mad journalists, where they review the latest shoes, kit, and tech. Her work has also appeared in Coach, Get Sweat Go, and Women’s Health. 


When she's not pounding the pavements, you'll find Jane striding round the Surrey Hills, taking far too many photos of her puppy, Toby. 

Articles by: Jane McGuire

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I did a Swiss ball plank for a week — here’s what happened to my abs

By Jane McGuire published

What is a Swiss ball plank, how do you do a Swiss ball plank, and what are the benefits for your core?

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I did 50 half wipers every day for a week — here’s what happened to my abs

By Jane McGuire published

What is the half wipers ab exercise, how do you do it, and what happened to out fitness editor when she did them for a week

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5 exercises to avoid in your ab workouts, and what to do instead

By Jane McGuire published

The ab exercises to avoid in your ab workouts, and the ones you should do instead

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Forget sit-ups — Sculpt strong abs with this simple core crusher workout

By Jane McGuire published

Build strong ab muscles with this simple ab workout that sculpts your core in just four moves.

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I did 50 plank crunches a day for a week — here’s what happened

By Jane McGuire published

What is a plank crunch, how do you do it, and what happens if you do 50 reps a day for a week? Our fitness editor found out more.

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I did 50 chair crunches for a week — here’s what happened to my core

By Jane McGuire published

What are chair crunches, how do you do them, and what are the benefits for your core? We did them for a week to find out

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Forget burpees — this low-impact chair workout for weight loss takes just 10 minutes

By Jane McGuire last updated

Discover a low-impact chair workout for weight loss that only takes 10-minutes to get your heart rate up

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I did 50 dumbbell shrugs a day for a week — here’s what happened to my shoulders

By Jane McGuire published

How to do a dumbbell shrug, the benefit of a dumbbell shrug, and what happened when our fitness editor did them every day for a week

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Chair sit-ups: How to do the seated ab exercise and the benefits for your midsection

By Jane McGuire published

How to do chair-sit ups, the benefits of chair sit-ups and the different variations to try

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I did 50 plank reaches every day for a week — here’s what happened

By Jane McGuire published

What is a plank reach, how do you do it, and what happened when our fitness editor did them every day for a month

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Double kettlebell front squat: How to do it and the benefits for building strength

By Jane McGuire published

How to do a double kettlebell front squat, the benefits, the form mistakes to look out for, and the variations to try

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Nike Vaporfly Next% 3 review: the shoe I want on my feet on race day

By Jane McGuire published

We review the Nike Vaporfly Next% 3, one of the best carbon fiber running shoes on the market for most runners

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Forget planks — this seated ab workout sculpts your core in just 10 minutes

By Jane McGuire published

This seated ab workout sculpts your core in just 10 minutes. Here's how to give it a go

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I did 50 wall glute bridges every day for a week — here’s what happened

By Jane McGuire published

What are wall glute bridges, how do you do them, and what happened when our fitness editor did them every day for a week.

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I tried these 16 isometric ab exercises — here’s what happened to my core

By Jane McGuire published

What are the best isometric ab exercises for working your core? We tried these 16 isometric exercises to find out more.

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I attempted the dragon flag exercise every day for a week — here’s what happened to my abs

By Jane McGuire published

What is the dragon flag exercise, how do you do it, and what happened when our fitness editor attempted it for a week

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Nike Vaporfly Next% 3 vs Nike Vaporfly Next% 2 — Which should you buy?

By Jane McGuire published

Should you buy the Nike Vaporfly Next% 2 or the new Nike Vaporfly Next% 3? We put the two shoes head to head to find out.

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Forget sit-ups — this ab workout uses 1 dumbbell and 9 exercises to sculpt your core

By Jane McGuire published

These 9 weighted ab exercises sculpt your core using a dumbbell or weight plate

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I did the Leaning Camel exercise every day for a week — here’s what happened to my body

By Jane McGuire published

What is the leaning camel exercise, how do you do it, and what happens if you do it every day for a week?

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I did the suitcase carry exercise every day for a week — here’s what happened to my body

By Jane McGuire published

What is the suitcase carry exercise, how do you do it, and what happened when our fitness editor did it every day for a week

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Windshield wipers: How to do them and the benefits for blasting your core

By Jane McGuire published

How to do the windshield wiper exercise, the benefits of the windshield wiper exercise, and the variations to try

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Nike Infinity Run 4 review

By Jane McGuire published

A review of the Nike Infinity Run 4 - Nike's latest everyday, easy running shoe

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I did this 90-squat challenge in 5 minutes — here’s what happened

By Jane McGuire last updated

A 90-rep squat challenge by Kayla Itsines taught me this important lesson — here's how to try it

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Forget sit-ups — this express ab workout targets your core in 15 minutes

By Jane McGuire published

Forget sit-ups — this express ab workout targets your core in 15 minutes, using just 4 exercises

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I did 70 weighted glute bridges a day for a week — here’s what happened

By Jane McGuire published

How to do a weighted glute bridge, the benefits of a weighted glute bridge, and what happened when we did 70 a day for a week

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