Alice Porter

Alice Porter

Contributor

Alice Porter is a journalist who covers health, fitness and wellbeing, among other topics. Alice has bylines at publications including Fit & Well, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, VICE and Refinery29, among other titles, and was invited to speak on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour in 2022. She was previously a staff writer at Stylist Magazine, covering news and lifestyle.


Alice has a first-class honours degree from the University of Manchester began her career in 2020, initially focusing on women’s health, but now writes about other topics including hormones and sleep, nutrition and weight training, with a particular interest in women’s experiences of health and fitness. Putting her screen time to good use, Alice also regularly writes about TikTok and the internet, often trying out the most weird and wonderful fitness and food trends.


When she’s not writing about these topics, you can probably find her at her local CrossFit box or scouting out the best long walks. Although she has somehow trained herself into becoming a morning gym person, her weekends are usually focused on catching up on sleep with a good lie-in, draining the battery of her massage gun in front of the TV and maybe a yin yoga session.


Latest articles by Alice Porter

Woman sitting at desk holds her lower back and winces in pain
A Physical Therapist Says This One Move Will Decrease Lower Back Pain—I Put It To The Test For Five Days

By Alice Porter Published

One way to reduce backache might be hip mobility exercises like this one

Exercises
Woman uses Smith machine to squat with a barbell
This Full-Body Workout Uses Just One Gym Machine And It’s Ideal For Beginners

By Alice Porter Published

Set up camp at the Smith machine and gain experience using a barbell

Full-Body Workouts
Woman holding kettlebell
You Only Need Five Moves And A Kettlebell To Build Functional Fitness With This Beginner-Friendly Circuit

By Alice Porter Published

Strengthen your body and improve your cardio fitness too with this straightforward circuit

Kettlebell Workouts
Man performs lateral raise using cable machine in gym
Expert Trainer Says Do This, Not That To Upgrade Your Push Day Routine

By Alice Porter Published

Skip the dumbbell flye and alternating shoulder press, and build more muscle with this trainer’s go-to push session

Workouts
Woman performs Russian twist core exercise at home using a kettlebell
Three Kettlebell Moves That Will Upgrade Your Core Workouts

By Alice Porter Published

Add weight to build a seriously strong core

Kettlebell Exercises
Woman performs the triceps press-down using a cable machine
Hit The Gym To Build Muscle In Your Chest, Shoulders And Triceps With This Upper-Body Session

By Alice Porter Published

Strap in for this challenging eight-move routine from PT Ella-Mae Rayner

Workouts
Woman balances on one leg in gym
I’m Adding These Five Exercises To My Routine To Improve My Balance

By Alice Porter Published

Want to improve your performance at the gym or for sport? Add these bodyweight moves into your workout routine

Home Workouts
Woman performs upward-facing dog
What Is DDP Yoga? I Tried A DDP Yoga Workout To Find Out

By Alice Porter Published

If you want to improve your flexibility, stability and balance—but you’re not into yoga—this energetic take on it could be the answer

Yoga
Woman performing mountain climber exercise at home
Skip The Treadmill And Improve Your Cardio Fitness With This Challenging Equipment-Free HIIT Session Instead

By Alice Porter Published

These cardio exercises will get your heart rate up, and strengthen your bones and joints too

Bodyweight Workouts
Woman running outside, wearing a phone armband. with Peloton app showing on the screen
How To Get Into Running, According To Ultramarathon Runner And Peloton Tread Instructor Susie Chan

By Alice Porter Published

Chan didn’t start running until her mid-30s, but now she’s an accomplished endurance runner—here are her tips for getting into running as a complete beginner

Running
Woman performs V-up abs exercise over dumbbell
One Dumbbell, Five Exercises And 30 Minutes Are All You Need To Build Stronger Abs

By Alice Porter Published

If you’re ready to take your abs training to the next level, try this routine from The London Fitness Guy

Abs Workouts
Three people perform a mobility movement in the gym
I Tried A Bodyweight Routine To Improve My Mobility And If You Lift Weights As Much As I Do, You Should Too

By Alice Porter Published

As well as introducing me to moves I’ll add to my warm-ups, this four-move routine helped me work on my coordination

Bodyweight Workouts
Two women performing the single-leg Romanian deadlift with kettlebells in the gym
Study Reveals The Three Most Effective Exercises To Keep Your Hips Healthy And A Physio Demonstrates How To Do Them Properly

By Alice Porter Published

Sat at a desk all day? These exercises will help stop your glutes from getting weak

Glute Exercises
Woman performs sit-up holding a kettlebell above her in one hand. A man stands next to her
Strengthen Your Abs And Obliques With These Four Kettlebell Exercises

By Alice Porter Published

Sculpt your six-pack with this weighted abs circuit

Abs Workouts
Woman performs couch stretch in gym
I Sit All Day, So I Tried This Routine To Mobilize And Strengthen My Hips

By Alice Porter Published

I felt more comfortable sitting at my desk after trying personal trainer Milad Ebadat’s five-move routine

Leg Workouts
Two women lying on the floor lowering a dumbbell behind their heads
Forget Sit-ups—I Tried These Two Moves To Really Challenge My Core Strength

By Alice Porter Published

These leg raise and dead bug progressions will put your core strength and stability to the test

Core Workouts
Man's arm reaches forward to press a button on the screen of a rowing machine
20 Minutes And Three Exercises Are All You Need To Build Full-Body Strength

By Alice Porter Published

Burn fat and build muscle with this AMRAP workout

Full-Body Workouts
The author performs the crunch and knee raise
I Took A 10-Minute Break From Work And Used This Bodyweight Workout To Activate My Deep Core Muscles

By Alice Porter Published

I returned to my desk feeling stronger and sitting up straighter

Core Workouts
Author performs the medicine ball slam in an empty gym
I Tried This 20-Minute EMOM Finisher And It Put My Fitness To The Test

By Alice Porter Published

Add this conditioning session to the end of your next strength workout

Cardio Workouts
Man performs triceps dips in gym
The Drop Sets This Trainer Uses To Build Upper-Body Muscle In Less Time

By Alice Porter Published

Try this advanced muscle-building technique if your progress has stalled

Free-Weight Workouts
Author performs a hip stretch
It Took Just Four Minutes And One Stretch To Strengthen And Mobilize My Hip Flexors

By Alice Porter Published

If you work a desk job, this hip mobility exercise will provide some serious relief

Bodyweight Exercises
Woman performing mountain climber exercise in gym
Forget Sit-Ups—Add This Bodyweight Abs Finisher To Your Workout To Set Your Core On Fire

By Alice Porter Published

Trainer Kayla Itsines has shared her go-to abs finisher—an intense circuit of five bodyweight exercises that target your core and raise your heart rate

Abs Workouts
Joe Wicks aka The Body Coach is seen during filming of his live PE With Joe on January 11, 2021
I’ve Never Tried A Joe Wicks Workout Before, So I Gave His Latest 15-Minute HIIT Workout A Try

By Alice Porter Published

This short routine got my heart rate up and left me feeling good for the rest of the day

Bodyweight Workouts
Lucy Charles-Barclay swimming
Elite Athletes Explain How To Train Twice A Day

By Alice Porter Published

It’s daunting, but not impossible, especially if you take advice from these four elite athletes who train at least twice a day

Sport
Woman performs lunge with a resistance band
I Tried This Resistance Band Routine To Strengthen My Hips And Improve My Balance

By Alice Porter Published

And I’ll be doing this straightforward four-move routine again

Leg Exercises
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