
Ally Head
Ally Head is Marie Claire UK's Senior Health and Sustainability Editor, a ten-time marathoner, and a Boston Qualifying runner. With nine years of editorial experience under her belt, she has a keen eye for a story, a passion for digital journalism, and is always innovating and pushing boundaries with how online content should be delivered to ensure her pillars are consistent top performers. Day-to-day, she manages a team of freelancers and works across site strategy, features, and e-commerce, overseeing all health and sustainability content, commissioning strategy, and reporting and effortlessly sustaining growth. She spearheads MC UK's yearly Women in Sport covers, interviewing and shooting athletes including Mary Earps, Millie Bright, Daryll Neita, and Lavaia Nielsen, and also oversees the brand's Start The Year Strong anti-fad January health campaign. She regularly hosts panels and presents for events such as the MC Sustainability Awards, alongside presenting for her two regular franchises, Decoded and Wellness Wins. The first is an Instagram franchise where she interviews fitness royalty, including the likes of Kayla Itsines, Jillian Michaels, and Doctor Julie Smith, in front of millions of followers, and her newest addition, Wellness Wins, shines a spotlight on the latest must-try wellness products. Before joining MC, she freelanced for the likes of Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Grazia, The Telegraph, Refinery29, Stylist, Good Housekeeping, and more. Prior to that, she was headhunted to lead digital strategy at Foodism. Her first ever journalism job was at Women's Health, where she worked for three years and headed up their nutrition content, cutting through the clean eating noise and enlisting qualified dieticians and nutritionists to give their take on everything from protein shakes to probiotic gut health supplements. Shortlisted for three BSME awards, she won one in 2022 for her work in the sustainability sphere and scooped a Future Editorial Excellence award in 2025, too, winning "Magazine Of The Year" for her joint Ilona Maher cover with Rugby World at the Future Awards 2025. She has an MA in Magazine Journalism from City University and a BA in English Language from the University of Birmingham. When she's not writing, she's training for her next race or hunting down a good pastry. Follow Ally on Instagram for more.
Latest articles by Ally Head

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Wellness Wins: I Use BetterMe Ankle Weights Every Day – and Can’t Believe How Much They’ve Levelled Up My Home WorkoutsA simple, affordable and effective home workout tool that you'll really use? I'm sold.
By Ally Head
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We’re Fitness Editors Who’ve Spent Nine Years Testing for the Perfect Sports Bra – These 14 Get Our VoteTrust me on this one.
By Ally Head
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I've Been Testing the Viral Loop Earplugs for Four Months - and Now Can't Imagine Life Without ThemMeet the brand redefining modern wellness and hearing health.
By Ally Head
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Trust Me, I’m a Sustainability Editor – 18 Stylish and Sustainable Launches That I Can’t Stop Thinking AboutIt isn’t all doom and gloom - these chic launches will make lowering your footprint seriously simple.
By Ally Head
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The Search is Over: This Is the Best Pilates Workout of All Time, According to a Top CoachSearch for the sweat session is at its higher ever.
By Ally Head
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Wellness Wins: This Supplement Has Been Dubbed a “Magic Potion” – and After Two Years of Testing, I ConcurARTAH’s best-selling electrolyte is the real deal.
By Ally Head
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61% of Women Exercise Less During Winter – 9 Simple Ways to Stay on Track When It's Chilly OutYour handy guide for when you're feeling demotivated or unsafe.
By Ally Head
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Wellness Wins: I Often Get Asked What My Ride-or-Die Supplement Is – and My Answer Is MyOva, Every TimeThe most effective supplement I've ever found for easing PCOS symptoms.
By Ally Head
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8 Forms of Mental Health Help That Promise to Calm Your Mind, Whatever You’re Currently FacingThis Mental Health Awareness Day, know you are never alone.
By Ally Head
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Joe Wicks is Waging a War Against Ultra Processed Foods – but Experts Warn It’s Not All Black and WhiteHe's launched "the UK's most dangerous health bar" in a bid to educate on the ultra-processed foods flooding our systems.
By Ally Head
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It’s Getting Chilly Out: 14 Best Running Jackets You Can Buy, Tested by Fitness ExpertsFashionable and functional? Yes, please.
By Ally Head
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The Red Roses Victory Wraps an Unforgettable Year for Women’s Sports – but the Movement is Just Getting StartedFemale athletes are tearing up the history books and defining the future of women's sports, one win at a time.
By Ally Head
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It's PCOS Awareness Month: Your Guide to the Common Female Health Condition, Plus Toolkit For Easing SymptomsPolycystic ovary syndrome affects millions of women in the UK and around the world – so what actually is it?
By Ally Head
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As the New This Girl Can Campaign Launches – Meet the Inspirational Women Using Movement as MedicineWomen’s wellbeing continues to be underfunded, unsupported, and underchampioned - but This Girl Can is determined to change that.
By Ally Head
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In Celebration of Secondhand September – Your Guide to the Challenge, Plus How You Can Get InvolvedJoin Jameela Jamil in fighting throwaway fashion - for good.
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Tatyana Heard on Her Standout Career Successes, Setbacks, and Hopes for the Upcoming Rugby World CupMeet one of England’s most recognised and celebrated female rugby players.
By Ally Head
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As Serena Williams Opens Up About Her Ozempic Fat Loss Journey – We Spoke to Top Experts About the RepercussionsThe tennis champion shared her decision to take this step was multi-faceted and motivated by a desire to "be at a healthy place."
By Ally Head
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UK Pharmacists May Be Able to Prescribe Ozempic Very Soon - We Asked Over-Stretched Clinicians for Their Honest ThoughtsA good move or a damaging one?
By Ally Head
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Trust Me, I’m a Health Editor Who’s Tested Extensively - These Are the Best 8 Pairs of Hiking Boots and Shoes You Can BuyHot girl walks, here you come.
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“It’s Not All Gold Medals and Trophies”: What It’s Really Like Being a Top Female Athlete in 2025Female athletes are more likely to report anxiety, depression, distress, and disordered eating than their male counterparts - but these women are determined to change the narrative.
By Ally Head
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I’m a Workout-Obsessed Health Editor – and On Is One of My Go-To Brands. 5 Activewear Items I Can't Stop Wearing RNSlick, stylish, and supportive? Tick, tick, tick.
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The Lionesses Just Won Their Second Euros Final - an Unprecedented and Unrivalled Achievement. So Why Do Some Men Have Such An Issue With It?They achieved the unimaginable - but as ever with women's sport, there's hatred among the euphoria.
By Ally Head
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As England Make History With Second Consecutive Euros Win - 12 Other Game-Changing Moments That Changed the Sport ForeverFrom a 50-year ban to sold-out stadiums, writer Dionne Brighton looks back on the history-making moments of adversity in the women's game.
By Dionne Brighton
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I Tried Underarm Botox After 10 Years of Excessive Sweating — and It Was One of the Best Decisions I’ve Ever MadeFrom anxious to absolutely sweat-free
By Ally Head
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11 Simple, Science-Backed Ways to Spark Joy and Boost MoodCelebrate the wins and prioritise what makes *you* happy.
By Alice Barraclough
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Easy Escapes: Great Scotland Yard Hotel Is an Unmissable, Luxurious Landmark in the Very Heart of LondonWell worth a visit.
By Ally Head
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The Euros Are Back – Meet the Powerhouse Lionesses Battling It Out To Win The Trophy This YearDespite a nail-bitingly close 2-1 loss to France, we've got a corker of a team ready and raring to go. But can they scoop Euros victory two tournaments in a row?
By Ally Head

