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. 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 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
I did kettlebell hip marches every day for a week — here’s what happened to my body
By Jessica Downey published
Find out everything you need to know about kettlebell hip marches and what happens when you do them every day for a week
I did kettlebell side bends every day for a week — here's what happened to my abs
By Jessica Downey published
This is how to perform kettlebell side bends and my results after doing them every day for a week
I took a greens powder every day for 2 weeks — here’s what happened to my body
By Jessica Downey published
Greens powders are all the rage on social media but are the results really as good as the internet says they are? We found out
3 standing dumbbell exercises for building strong and defined shoulders
By Jessica Downey published
A minimal equipment workout for maximum upper body gains
Forget the gym — this 4-move dumbbell routine strengthens your upper body and core at the same time
By Jessica Downey last updated
You don't need the gym (or fancy equipment) at home to blast your upper body and core muscles — here's how.
I use this Bowflex kettlebell every week for strength building at home and it’s 25% off in early Black Friday deal
By Jessica Downey published
The Bowflex SelectTech 840 Kettlebell has 25% marked off its original price during the early Black Friday deals at Amazon right now
I ran 300 miles in the On Cloudmonsters — here's how I rate them
By Jessica Downey published
I trained for and ran a half marathon in the ON Cloudmonsters and don't regret it for these reasons.
Forget weights — all you need is this 10-move bodyweight workout to strengthen your glutes
By Jessica Downey published
This zero equipment workout sculpts your glute muscles using a mix of unilateral and bilateral lower body exercises
Forget planks — this workout uses 5 exercises and a Bosu ball to sculpt your core
By Jessica Downey published
This Bosu ball workout uses 5 exercises to sculpt your upper body and core
7 plank exercises that'll blast your core
By Jessica Downey published
7 plank variations that'll torch your core - try these plank exercises to target the muscles in your core
Forget sit-ups — these bodyweight ab exercises will define your core
By Jessica Downey published
6 bodyweight ab exercises to strengthen and define your core by personal trainer Kayla Itsines
Forget sit-ups — this no-equipment ab workout blasts your deep core
By Jessica Downey published
This no-equipment ab workout sculpts your deep core muscles in just four bodyweight exercises
This six-pack workout sculpts a strong core in just 10 minutes
By Jessica Downey published
This six-pack workout sculpts a strong core in 10-minutes using these 10 ab exercises