Marie Claire UK Marie Claire UK
  • Fashion Fashion
      • Fashion
        • View all Fashion
        • Fashion Trends
        • Shopping
        • Watches and Jewellery
        • Fashion News
  • Beauty Beauty
      • Beauty
        • View all Beauty
        • Fragrance
        • Hair
        • Make Up
        • Skincare
        • Nails
        • Marie Claire Beauty Awards
  • Health Health
      • Health
        • View all Health
        • Fitness
        • Nutrition
        • Female Health
        • Wellbeing
  • Life Life
      • Life
        • View all Life
        • Opinions
        • Travel
        • Sustainability
        • Weddings
        • Money & Work
        • Competitions
  • Culture Culture
      • Culture
        • View all Culture
        • TV and Film
        • Celebrity News
        • Books
        • Royal News
  • Vouchers Vouchers
      • Clothing
        • View all Vouchers
        • Mint Velvet
        • Karen Millen
        • H&M
        • nobody's child
        • ASOS
        • ARKET
        • MANGO
      • Designer Clothing
        • View all Vouchers
        • Reiss
        • THE OUTNET
        • SSENSE
        • Mytheresa
        • Liberty London
        • Selfridges
        • Farfetch
      • Accessories
        • View all Vouchers
        • AllSaints
        • Aspinal of London
        • Charles & Keith
        • River Island
        • FitFlop
        • Kate Spade
        • Vagabond
      • Jewellery
        • View all Vouchers
        • Pandora
        • Abbott Lyon
        • Goldsmiths
        • Beaverbrooks
        • Astrid & Miyu
        • Swarovski
        • Angara Jewellery
      • Beauty
        • View all Vouchers
        • Sephora
        • Cult Beauty
        • Space NK
        • Dyson
        • Clarins
        • Look Fantastic
        • Clinique
      • Activewear
        • View all Vouchers
        • Lululemon
        • Gymshark
        • Sweaty Betty
        • Nike
        • adidas
        • New Balance
        • Helly Hansen
  • NEWSLETTER Signup to our newsletter
  • Trending
    • Women in Sport 2026
    • Marie Claire Masters
    • Spring Summer 2026
    • Nail Trends 2026
    • Best Investment Bags
    • Best Perfumes
    • Digital Issues
    • Women Who Win

    When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

    Chloe Gray

    Chloe Gray

    Social Links Navigation
    Contributing Health Writer

    Chloe Gray is a freelance journalist who writes and talks about health, fitness, and wellbeing through a feminist lens. She was part of the launch team for Stylist magazine's fitness brand, Strong Women, and has written for i news, Women's Health, Red magazine, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, and more. She's all about building mental and physical strength, eating delicious food that fuels you well, and making the fitness industry more accessible and enjoyable. She's also a qualified fitness trainer and research nerd, so you can be sure everything you read is backed by proper science. 

    Latest articles by Chloe Gray

    Bicep workouts: A woman working out
    Bicep workouts promise to define and strengthen your upper body - 6 that PTs do themselves

    Don't neglect upper body strength.

    Fitness
    • Best home workout exercises: A woman working out at home
      It's official: you don't need a gym membership to get fit. 9 best home workout moves for boosting fitness, fast

      A personal trainer weighs in on how to good have a session sans gym.

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • Simple home workouts: A woman loading a workout on her laptop at home
      I'm a personal trainer, so trust me on this one: these 11 simple home workouts get my pick as the most effective

      Bookmark these for later.

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • What happens when you drink lemon water for 7 days?: Chloe Gray on a run drinking water
      I drank lemon water every day for seven days to boost digestion and hydration - here’s why I wouldn't recommend it

      It was... interesting.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • Stress patches: Meghan Markle after being spotted wearing a NuCalm stress patch
      More people are searching for anti-stress patches than ever - so, do they really work to ease anxiety and boost zen?

      After Meghan Markle was spotted wearing one.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • Home arm workouts for beginners: A woman stretching
      Keen to strengthen your arms from home? These are the 7 best home arm workouts for beginners to try tonight

      Get curling those biceps.

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • Benefits of ginger shots: Chloe Gray
      I'm a Health Editor who approaches viral trends with caution - but was surprised at the benefits I saw from taking ginger shots for two weeks

      Yes, really.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • How often should you have sex?: A crumpled bedsheet and pillow
      This is exactly how often you should be having sex to boost health and happiness, according to research

      Your need-to-knows.

      By Chloe Gray

      Relationships
    • Hatha yoga: Jennifer Aniston
      Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry and Jessica Alba love Hatha yoga for toning and strengthening - your guide

      Keen to give it a go?

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • Best yoga poses for bloating: A woman doing yoga
      Constantly in pain? These are the only yoga poses for bloating that actually work, according to two experts

      Whether it's period or food bloat, here's how to stretch it out.

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • Isometric exercises: A woman doing a plank
      Isometric exercises are trending right now - these are the 4 best moves for building muscle definition from home

      Like the sound of building strength and fitness without moving?

      Health and Fitness
    • How much protein do I need a day? A woman in workout kit
      I never understood how much protein I needed a day - until I started using this nutritionist's failsafe formula

      FYI, the macronutrient does *a lot* for your body.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • How to use sex toys
      This is how to use sex toys for the most pleasure, according to top sex experts

      Time to end the sex toy taboo.

      By Chloe Gray

      Relationships
    • Yoga for lower back pain: A woman stretching her back during yoga
      Stiff back? These are officially the best yoga poses you can do to ease lower back pain

      Yoga can decompress, stretch and strengthen.

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • Girl dinner: Emily Hallinan
      I've long sworn by the occasional "girl dinner" - here's why I'm defending "picky bits" as a solid meal option

      Plus, how to make sure lighter dinners remain nutrient-dense.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • Fun sex ideas: A couple kissing
      Feeling uninspired? 10 fun sex ideas to make any date night memorable

      From sex games to power play, top experts share what to try.

      By Chloe Gray

      Relationships
    • A Carnivore diet meal: a pan of bacon and eggs
      The Carnivore diet is trending - but dieticians are warning not to try the fad

      Here's why.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • Resistance band workouts: A woman working out her shoulders using a resistance band
      Resistance band workouts are the most effective way to get fit from home - 5 a personal trainer swears by

      One small piece of kit = total body burn.

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • Does muscle weigh more than fat: A woman exercising
      Exercising more and feel like you’re not seeing progress? This could be why

      Spoiler alert: your scale weight is not the end-all you think it is.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • Beginner gym mistakes: Chloe Gray out on a run
      As a Health Writer starting a new fitness routine, these are the mistakes I’ll be avoiding

      Including under-fuelling and over-training.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • Desk exercise: A woman stretching at her desk
      "Desk exercises" are the latest trend taking over TikTok - here's whether little and often can boost your fitness

      Break up those sedentary days.

      Fitness
    • Diet coke aspartame: Kendall Jenner drinking a can of coke
      So, can Diet Coke actually cause cancer? A nutritionist explains everything you need to know

      Following the change in categorisation for aspartame.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • Man and woman discussing how to spice up a relationship
      This is the foolproof formula for how to spice up a relationship, according to top pros

      Bookmark this one for later.

      By Chloe Gray

      Relationships
    • dina asher smith in competition
      This is exactly how your period affects your workout, according to two experts

      Your need-to-knows.

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • What does ashwagandha do? A supplement and a glass of water
      Ashwagandha is trending - two women share their honest experiences with the calm-boosting supplement

      "My constant anxious energy is gone."

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • Calisthenics workout: A woman doing a plank at home
      Calisthenics workouts are at breakout on Google - here's how they improve both muscle and flexibility from home

      Who knew bodyweight could be so effective?

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • Jennifer Aniston balancing training
      Jennifer Aniston has added balance training to her workout routine - here's why you should, too

      We'll happily take Jen An's lead on this one.

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • Yoga for flexibility: A woman doing a workout
      It's official - these are the best yoga poses to ease back, core, and hip tightness

      Get your stretch on.

      By Chloe Gray

      Fitness
    • Three drink theory: Fitness writer Chloe Gray testing the three drink theory
      As a fitness writer, I swear TikTok's three drink theory has boosted my productivity and energy - here's how

      I swear by it when working from home.

      By Chloe Gray

      Health and Fitness
    • Best remote vibrators: Two hands holding a remote vibrator
      Best remote vibrators: 5 best to buy for partnered play, according to sex experts

      Ready to let someone else take control?

      By Chloe Gray

      Relationships
    1 2 3 4 5 Archives
    logoCreated with Sketch.
    • Site Archive
    • Contact Future's experts
    • Contact us
    • Terms and conditions
    • Advertise with us
    • Privacy policy
    • Cookies policy
    • About us
    Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google

    Marie Claire UK is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

    © Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.