Jessica Downey

Jessica Downey

Buying Guide Editor

Jessica is a Buying Guides Editor at TechRadar, where she builds expert led guides to help readers find the best products across health, fitness and lifestyle tech. She specialises in fitness tech and wearables, and has hands-on experience testing the gadgets, apps and recovery tools designed to support a more active and healthy lifestyle. As a keen marathon runner and outdoor enthusiast, she spends plenty of time using the gear she writes about while training, hiking and exploring the outdoors.

Before joining TechRadar, Jessica was a senior fitness writer at Tom’s Guide. There she covered the fast moving world of fitness and wellness, writing news, features, reviews and buying guides that helped readers navigate everything from running watches to home workout equipment. She is particularly passionate about making exercise feel accessible and less intimidating, and enjoys breaking down complex training ideas or product features into advice that is genuinely useful.

Earlier in her career, Jessica worked as a digital journalist at Fit&Well, where she wrote about healthy living and reviewed products aimed at helping people stay active and independent as they age. She also spent time at PetsRadar, where she channelled her interest in healthy routines and habits into advice for pet owners looking to improve the lives of their four-legged companions.

Jessica holds a master’s degree in Journalism and a degree in English Literature, and her work has appeared in publications including Runner’s World, BA High Life, Fit&Well and PetsRadar.

Away from her desk, you will likely find Jessica lacing up her running shoes to train for a marathon, heading off grid to hike a Scottish Munro, or experimenting with new recipes in her kitchen. She is also a regular visitor to her local library and loves getting lost in a good novel. After studying English literature at university, she now has a particular appreciation for books written in this century that don't read like riddles.

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