James Frew
James is Tom’s Guide’s Fitness Editor, covering strength training workouts, cardio exercise, and accessible ways to improve your health and wellbeing. His interest in fitness started over 10 years ago after being diagnosed with a chronic illness.To help manage the symptoms, he began focusing on strengthening his core, taking regular walks around the city, and practicing meditation. He also invested in fitness trackers, home workout equipment, and yoga mats to find accessible ways to train without the gym.Before joining the team at Tom’s Guide, James was the Fitness Editor at Fit&Well, where he covered beginner-friendly exercise routines, affordable ways to boost your wellbeing, and reviewed weights, rowing machines, and workout headphones.He believes that exercise should be something you enjoy doing, so appreciates the challenge of finding ways to incorporate it into everyday life through short muscle-building sessions, regular meditation, and early morning walks.James’ work has appeared in Live Science, Happiness, and consumer technology sites like MakeUseOf, Lifewire, and Blocks Decoded. He has reviewed headphones, fitness trackers, and smartwatches, covered events like the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), IFA, and Black Hat Europe, and was named Muck Rack’s Featured Journalist in February 2021.He was a regular contributor to the Really Useful Podcast and a co-host for the Blocks Decoded podcast, and spent five years as a Listening Volunteer for the UK-based mental health charity Samaritans. Outside of work, you’ll find him out on long dog walks, listening to podcasts, and excitedly checking out each week's New Music Friday releases.
Latest articles by James Frew
You don’t need the gym to build full-body muscle, just this 30-minute dumbbell workout
By James Frew published
This short session works muscles all over your body, raises your heart rate, and boosts your metabolism with just a set of dumbbells.
Zumba finally launches an app, so you can dance your way fit at home
By James Frew published
The Zumba app brings dance-inspired fitness classes to your home — here's what you need to know.
Forget the gym — build a stronger chest and arms with this 5-move dumbbell workout
By James Frew published
We asked a personal trainer to design a short, dumbbell-only routine to work your whole upper body and strengthen your core.
These muscle-building dumbbells are less than $100 right now at Dick's Sporting Goods
By James Frew last updated
Dick's dumbbells sale brings single bells, two-weight sets, and hexagonal non-roll dumbbells down to $100 or less right now.
Forget weights — this 20-minute bodyweight workout strengthens your muscles and boosts your metabolism
By James Frew published
Work muscles all over your body, raise your heart rate, and burn fat in just 20 minutes with this short bodyweight workout.
Forget the gym — build full-body muscle with a set of dumbbells in just 25 minutes
By James Frew published
This short, no-repeat routine works muscles all over your body, raises your heart rate, and boosts your metabolism in just 25 minutes.
You can work out for free using your Samsung TV right now — here’s how
By James Frew published
You can train at home without breaking the bank thanks to Samsung's new partnership with workout app WithU, bringing 26 classes to your TV free of charge.
I tried this 8-move full-body dumbbell workout, and I felt stronger in just 25 minutes
By James Frew published
Chris Heria's workout only takes 25 minutes, but worked my muscles hard and raised my heart rate with just a handful of dumbbell exercises.
Forget planks — this dumbbell abs workout builds core strength in just 8 moves
By James Frew published
This short workout targets your core, strengthens your abs, and boosts your balance with just a set of dumbbells.
Forget weights — this 4-move workout builds upper-body muscle with just a set of resistance bands
By James Frew published
This short resistance band workout builds muscle in your arms, chest, shoulders, and back with just four strength training exercises.
Build full-body muscle in just 30 minutes with this 8-move dumbbell workout
By James Frew published
This short routine raises your heart rate, engages muscles all over your body, and strengthens your core in just 30 minutes with a set of dumbbells.
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