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
Forget sit-ups — build core strength and improve your posture with this 10-minute abs workout
By James Frew published
This short bodyweight session strengthens your core, boosts your balance, and raises your heart rate for a metabolism-boosting, muscle-building workout you can do from anywhere.
Forget fitness trackers — Sennheiser's new sport earbuds track your heart rate through your ears
By James Frew published
The Sennheiser MOMENTUM Sport earbuds combine the company's famous audio quality with fitness tracking smarts to help you stay motivated and boost your workout performance.
Forget weights — work your core and build stronger arms and shoulders with this 8-move TRX workout
By James Frew published
This short workout is designed to strengthen your core and build upper body muscle without weights using just your body weight and a pair of TRX straps.
Build full-body muscle and core strength in just 8 moves with this dumbbell and kettlebell workout
By James Frew published
Two dumbbells, two kettlebells, and 8 moves to build muscle all over
16 moves, 8 minutes, and no equipment: strengthen your whole body and boost metabolism with this workout
By James Frew published
Work muscles all over, no weights required
I tried Peloton's first 30-minute Defected Records dance workout — here's what happened
By James Frew last updated
I'd never used a Peloton Bike before, but ventured over to Peloton's London Studio to try the first class with music label Defected. Here's how it went.
You only need 6 moves and a set of dumbbells to build full-body muscle — here’s how
By James Frew published
This personal trainer's short routine is designed to target muscles across your body, strengthen your core, and boost your metabolism in less than 30 minutes with just two weights.
Forget sit-ups — you only need 1 kettlebell and 3 moves to build a stronger core
By James Frew published
This personal trainer's short kettlebell routine works your core, boosts your balance, and improves your posture with one weight and three moves.
You don’t need weights to build full-body muscle, just this 25-minute bodyweight workout
By James Frew published
This short session is designed to strengthen your muscles and boost your metabolism without weights in just 25 minutes.
You don't need weights to build mental strength — just 5 minutes and this short practice
By James Frew last updated
This short guided meditation is designed to help focus attention on your breath, allow thoughts to come and go, and reduce stress.
Peloton's live DJ workouts are coming to the app soon — here’s what we know so far
By James Frew last updated
To celebrate Defected Records' 25th anniversary, Peloton is launching six new DJ-backed classes and three live DJ rides later this year.
Forget the gym — build full-body muscle at home with 2 dumbbells in just 25 minutes
By James Frew published
This short, intense session is designed to work muscles across your body, raise your heart rate, and boost your metabolism in less than half an hour.
Forget sit-ups — this abs workout builds core strength without weights in just 10 minutes
By James Frew published
This short session is designed to work your mid-section, boost your balance, and strengthen your abs without equipment in just 10 minutes.
Forget the gym — you only need these 5 moves and a kettlebell to build upper-body muscle
By James Frew published
This short routine works your chest, shoulders, arms, and core for an effective, muscle-building workout you can do with minimal time and equipment.
I ditched the gym for home workouts — here’s 3 reasons I’m not going back
By James Frew published
Training at home helped me vary my workouts, have more fun while exercising, and get back into a regular rhythm without breaking the bank.
Canyon's latest Grizl:ON e-bikes are designed for commutes and trail runs
By James Frew published
The new Canyon Grizl:ON CF7 and CF9 are made from carbon fiber, add support up to 28mph, and a durable design for all rides.
You only need 25 minutes and a set of dumbbells to build full-body muscle and boost your metabolism
By James Frew published
This short, intense routine is designed to work muscles all over your body, raise your heart rate, boost your metabolism, and burn fat.
This no-equipment abs workout builds core strength in just 10 minutes — here’s how
By James Frew published
This short session works your mid-section to help boost your balance, improve your posture, and increase your performance.
5 workouts to build muscle and strengthen your core this weekend
By James Frew last updated
Want to work out this weekend? We've got you covered with 5 routines to develop strength, work your core, boost your metabolism, and calm your mind.
You only need one kettlebell and this 20-minute workout to build muscle and burn fat
By James Frew published
Work muscles all over your body, strengthen your core, raise your heart rate, and boost your metabolism in just 20 minutes.
Build stronger arms in just 30 minutes with a set of dumbbells — here’s how
By James Frew published
This short, intense dumbbell workout strengthens your upper body, works your core, and boosts your metabolism in just 30 minutes.
I tried Richard Simmons’ 20-minute throwback workout — and it was surprisingly effective
By James Frew last updated
This short session is a perfect introduction to bodyweight workouts, is a lot of fun, and made me feel more confident in just 20 minutes.
Forget crunches — build a stronger core with this 10-minute standing abs workout
By James Frew published
This short session works your abs and strengthens your core without a sit-up in sight.
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