Latest articles by Jessica Downey
We've tested the best swimming headphones 2024
Listen to the beat of your favorite tunes with every stroke wearing a pair of the best swimming headphones.
The best running hats 2024 for men and women
Arm your head with one of the best running hats from our tried and tested list.
Forget planks — this 5-move workout sculpts your core in only 12 minutes
This plank workout will help build, tone and strengthen your core and abs without any equipment — here's how.
How to increase the battery life on your smartwatch
Your smartwatch is of no use to you when it’s on charge so here are 7 things you can do to preserve your smartwatch’s battery life better.
No, not pull-ups — you just need 2 dumbbells and 10 minutes to strengthen your shoulders
Spare 10 minutes, grab a set of dumbbells and start strengthening your shoulders with these seven moves.
You only need 2 dumbbells and 6 moves to build full-body muscle and boost your metabolism
This short routine is designed to work muscles all over your body, engage your core, and raise your heart rate to boost your metabolism with just a pair of weights.
No, not the gym — you can build core strength and sculpt your abs with just your bodyweight and these 4 moves
Follow trainer Lisa Lanceford's four move bodyweight routine to build s stronger core and sculpt your abs.
My Garmin watch alerted me to a heart issue I didn’t know I had — here’s how
I found out I had an irregular heart beat thanks to my Garmin watch — here’s what happened.
We ran 55 miles in the Brooks Glycerin Max and it’s a shoe that delivers both comfort and energy return
The Brooks Glycerin Max features Brooks's highest stack height to date. Here’s what happened when we put the Glycerin Max to the test.
You don’t need the gym to build muscle all over and strengthen your core — try this 30-minute full-body dumbbell workout instead
Build and sculpt muscle across your entire body and tighten your core with this 30-minute trainer led dumbbell routine.
Ditch sit-ups — this 5-move abs workout builds core strength and improves your posture in just 10 minutes
This ab workout from trainer Kayla Itsines is little on time but big on building strong results.
Forget the gym — you only need these 5 moves to become faster, fitter and stronger
Improve your power and strength without any equipment — just use these five plyometric exercises.
Ditch the weights — this resistance band workout will build lower body strength and improve your mobility in just 20 minutes
This 20 minute trainer led workout walks you through a strength building routine for your lower body.
Strava just released a new feature and it’s available to all users — 5 things you can now change with Quick Edit
Quick Edits will allow all Strava users to instantly adjust activity details such as adding in images, adjusting who can view it, hiding the map and more.
I wore the Columbia Konos for a 3-day hiking trip in the Swiss Alps — and it changed my mind on mid-cut hiking boots
Columbia's Konos TRS OutDry Mid Shoe may look more casual than your average hiking boot but once on foot, they will squash any doubts.
Ditch the gym — strengthen and tone muscle all over in just 15 minutes with this Pilates routine
Grab a mat and get ready to build core muscle and improve strength all over with 15 minutes of Pilates.
What is a tempo run, what are the benefits and how do you do it — according to a run coach
A run coach explains what a tempo run is and how you can incorporate it into your training to become a better runner.
Best running apps for 2024
As runners, we all have different goals but there is a running app out there for everyone that will improve your experience pounding the pavements or trails. Here's our favorites.
No, not sit-ups — this 5 move no-equipment workout sculpts and builds muscle in the core
Trainer Kayla Itsines share the 5 ab building exercises she always returns to.
No, not push-ups — strength coach shares the benefits of overhead triceps extension and to how master the correct form
One of the best moves for building muscle in your arms is the overhead triceps extension exercise and all you need to do it is a dumbbell
Forget the gym — build strength all over with this 7-move workout and a set of resistance bands
Resistance bands make for a perfect minimal equipment workout — use this 7-move banded routine for your next full-body session.
I did a 5-mile hike in the Veja Condor 3 — and it’s my new favorite walking shoe
The Veja Condor 3 is not only a sustainable and comfortable running shoe but it's also quickly become my go-to walking shoe.
Scrap pull-ups — strengthen and sculpt your shoulder muscles with just 7 moves and a pair of dumbbells
No pull-ups are involved in this upper body routine but you will need some dumbbells and these seven exercises to strengthen and tone your shoulders.
