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    Ally Head

    Ally Head

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    Senior Health and Sustainability Editor

    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

    Best wellness gifts 2025: Shots of the best gifts for health enthusiasts, including a Damson Madder gym bag, lululemon workout mat, August & Piers candle, and New Balance trainers
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    So good you'll want them for yourself, too.

    Wellbeing
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      Your guide.

      By Ally Head

      Sustainability
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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 Workouts

      A simple, affordable and effective home workout tool that you'll really use? I'm sold.

      By Ally Head

      Fitness
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      I've Been Testing the Viral Loop Earplugs for Four Months - and Now Can't Imagine Life Without Them

      Meet the brand redefining modern wellness and hearing health.

      By Ally Head

      Health and Fitness
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      Trust Me, I’m a Sustainability Editor – 18 Stylish and Sustainable Launches That I Can’t Stop Thinking About

      It isn’t all doom and gloom - these chic launches will make lowering your footprint seriously simple.

      By Ally Head

      Sustainability
    • A Pilates workout from coach Lottie Murphy
      The Search is Over: This Is the Best Pilates Workout of All Time, According to a Top Coach

      Search for the sweat session is at its higher ever.

      By Ally Head

      Fitness
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      Wellness Wins: This Supplement Has Been Dubbed a “Magic Potion” – and After Two Years of Testing, I Concur

      ARTAH’s best-selling electrolyte is the real deal.

      By Ally Head

      Nutrition
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      Your handy guide for when you're feeling demotivated or unsafe.

      By Ally Head

      Fitness
    • Wellness Wins: MyOva
      Wellness Wins: I Often Get Asked What My Ride-or-Die Supplement Is – and My Answer Is MyOva, Every Time

      The most effective supplement I've ever found for easing PCOS symptoms.

      By Ally Head

      Health and Fitness
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      8 Forms of Mental Health Help That Promise to Calm Your Mind, Whatever You’re Currently Facing

      This Mental Health Awareness Day, know you are never alone.

      By Ally Head

      Wellbeing
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      As a Health Editor, I Regularly Ignore Viral Fitness Trends – but I’m Totally Sold on the Winter Arc Challenge

      This one gets my seal of approval.

      Fitness
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      He'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

      Nutrition
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      It’s Getting Chilly Out: 14 Best Running Jackets You Can Buy, Tested by Fitness Experts

      Fashionable and functional? Yes, please.

      By Ally Head

      Fitness
    • England's captain Zoe Aldcroft lifts the trophy as England players celebrate at a Red Roses Champions Party, held at Battersea Power Station in central London on September 28, 2025, after their win in the final of the Women's Rugby World Cup against Canada the previous day
      The Red Roses Victory Wraps an Unforgettable Year for Women’s Sports – but the Movement is Just Getting Started

      Female athletes are tearing up the history books and defining the future of women's sports, one win at a time.

      By Ally Head

      Health and Fitness
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      It's PCOS Awareness Month: Your Guide to the Common Female Health Condition, Plus Toolkit For Easing Symptoms

      Polycystic ovary syndrome affects millions of women in the UK and around the world – so what actually is it?

      By Ally Head

      Female health
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      As the New This Girl Can Campaign Launches – Meet the Inspirational Women Using Movement as Medicine

      Women’s wellbeing continues to be underfunded, unsupported, and underchampioned - but This Girl Can is determined to change that.

      By Ally Head

      Wellbeing
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      In Celebration of Secondhand September – Your Guide to the Challenge, Plus How You Can Get Involved

      Join Jameela Jamil in fighting throwaway fashion - for good.

      By Ally Head

      Sustainability
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      Meet one of England’s most recognised and celebrated female rugby players.

      By Ally Head

      Health and Fitness
    • Serena
      As Serena Williams Opens Up About Her Ozempic Fat Loss Journey – We Spoke to Top Experts About the Repercussions

      The 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

      Health and Fitness
    • Ozempic
      UK Pharmacists May Be Able to Prescribe Ozempic Very Soon - We Asked Over-Stretched Clinicians for Their Honest Thoughts

      A good move or a damaging one?

      By Ally Head

      Health and Fitness
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      As Taylor Swift Opens Up About How Gruelling Her Eras Tour Training Was – I Tried Her 3+ Hour Treadmill Workout

      Last week, she shared from never-seen-before insights on her boyfriend's podcast, New Heights.

      Fitness
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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 Buy

      Hot girl walks, here you come.

      By Ally Head

      Fitness
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      Female 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

      Health and Fitness
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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 RN

      Slick, stylish, and supportive? Tick, tick, tick.

      By Ally Head

      Fitness
    • England players lift the trophy as they celebrate winning the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 final match between England and Spain at St. Jakob-Park on July 27, 2025, Basel, Switzerland.
      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

      Health and Fitness
    • Chloe Kelly and Michelle Agyemang of England celebrate with the UEFA Women's EURO trophy while laying in ticker tape after their team's victory in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Final match between England and Spain at St. Jakob-Park on July 27, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.
      As England Make History With Second Consecutive Euros Win - 12 Other Game-Changing Moments That Changed the Sport Forever

      From 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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      Celebrate the wins and prioritise what makes *you* happy.

      By Alice Barraclough

      Health and Fitness
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      Easy Escapes: Great Scotland Yard Hotel Is an Unmissable, Luxurious Landmark in the Very Heart of London

      Well worth a visit.

      By Ally Head

      Travel
    • Zurich, Switzerland - July 5: Michelle Agyemang of England controls the Ball during the UEFA Womens EURO 2025 Group D match between France and England at Stadion Letzigrund on July 5, 2025.
      The Euros Are Back – Meet the Powerhouse Lionesses Battling It Out To Win The Trophy This Year

      Despite 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

      Health and Fitness
    • Young cute curly woman in white dress standing near soft linen bed in summer chamomile field. Summer vacations inspiration
      L’Oréal has launched its first-ever Sustainability Innovation Accelerator - and it's promising to shake up the beauty industry

      By Ally Head

      Sustainability
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