Jane McGuire
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.
Latest articles by Jane McGuire

Forget planks — this 15-minute crunches workout sculpts your abs
By Jane McGuire published
This 15-minute crunches workout targets your upper abs - here's how to do it, and the benefits of adding it to your workout

I did 100 seated calf raises every day for a week — here’s what happened
By Jane McGuire published
What are seated calf raises, how do you do them, and what happens when you do 100 a day for a week?

Forget planks — this standing ab workout blasts your core in just 10 minutes
By Jane McGuire published
This standing ab workout sculpts a strong core in 10 minutes using just one dumbbell - here's how to do it.

I did seated oblique crunches for a week — here’s what happened to my abs
By Jane McGuire last updated
What are seated oblique crunches, how do you do them, and what happened when our fitness editor did them every day for a week?

How to change your Garmin watch face
By Jane McGuire published
We can show you how to change your Garmin watch face and even create your own custom Garmin Watch face

I walked 6,000 steps with the Apple Watch 8 and Fitbit Inspire 3 — here’s which was more accurate
By Jane McGuire last updated
Which is more accurate when it comes to tracking your steps - the Apple Watch Series 8 or the Fitbit Inspire 3? We found out

It only takes 20 minutes to sculpt strong muscles with this calisthenics leg workout
By Jane McGuire published
This calisthenics leg workout sculpts strong lower body muscles in just 20 minutes - here's how to do it

I'm a runner — Apple Watch Ultra 2 needs these 3 things to beat Garmin
By Jane McGuire published
According to our fitness editor, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 needs these three thing to compete with Garmin

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?

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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