{"id":577172,"date":"2026-08-07T03:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/577172\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:32:30","slug":"how-rosie-ramsey-is-building-fitness-ahead-of-turning-40-the-free-youtube-workouts-she-relies-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/577172\/","title":{"rendered":"How Rosie Ramsey is building fitness ahead of turning 40 \u2013 the free YouTube workouts she relies on"},"content":{"rendered":"

As much as Rosie Ramsey likes to make quips about her workout routine, she regularly trains. <\/p>\n

In a recent episode of podcast Sh**gged, Married, Annoyed<\/a>, which she co-hosts with husband Chris Ramsey, she shared that she has been following 20-minute arm workouts on YouTube<\/a>. \u2018I did some arm exercises, two days in a row, just a YouTube thing, this Irish lass,\u2019 Rosie, who turns 40 on August 30th, explained. \u2018But with them 5kg like weights, and it was just sort of like, arm raises<\/a>, and all this kind of stuff.\u2019 She went on to joke that the back-to-back workouts had caused such severe DOMS<\/a> (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) that it \u2018ruined her day\u2019. \u2018I swear to god, I can\u2019t move. Like, it\u2019s ruined my day yesterday,\u2019 she laughed. <\/p>\n

While Rosie didn\u2019t share exactly which \u2018Irish lass\u2019 she\u2019s referring to, it\u2019s likely she uses Caroline Girvan<\/a>\u2019s classes. With 4.57 million YouTube subscribers, Caroline\u2019s channel is considered one of the world\u2019s best for free strength training sessions, with complete multi-week programmes and workouts targeting all body parts \u2013 all using dumbbells<\/a> only, as Rosie mentions. <\/p>\n

Example workout<\/p>\n

One 20-minute \u2018solid arms and shoulders workout with dumbbells<\/a>\u2019 has had 9.6 million views since posting. As Caroline advises in the video description, you perform each of the following exercises for 40 seconds, rest for 20 seconds, then move onto the next: <\/p>\n

Shoulder press<\/a> Facing hold (x10 sec) to press Alt press 90\u00b0 at elbow open to close Alt hammer frontal raises Bottom\/top\/full range raises Lateral raises<\/a> Hammer hold to external rotate Palms up hold with alt curl External rotate curls Curl pulses Skull crushers Overhead extension<\/a> Tate press Diamond press (slow eccentric) Faster tempo tricep press Cobra diamond push-up<\/a> Uneven push-up Slow tricep push-up Hammer curl<\/a> to palms-facing press Rosie Ramsey’s home gym<\/p>\n

Rosie and Chris even have their own home gym, which Rosie featured in a separate video<\/a>. As she mocked her social media algorithm and its endless fitness advice, she used their cable machine for overhead tricep extensions<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Instagram @rosemarinoramsey<\/p>\n

The gym also features a Peloton bike, a bench, a weights rack and a mat area.<\/p>\n

Rosie Ramsey’s nutrition<\/p>\n

She\u2019s conscious of her nutrition, too. In an earlier episode of Sh*gged, Married, Annoyed<\/a>, husband Chris revealed she had been paying attention to her macro intake<\/a>. Macros include protein, carbs and fats, but Chris shared that Rosie is particularly aware of her protein consumption, which is essential for building, repairing and maintaining muscle. <\/p>\n

\u2018I go to the shops, and when I do, I\u2019ll say to ya, \u201cDo you need anything?\u201d,\u2019 Chris said. \u2018And your new thing now to say to me is, you now look at me, and you go, \u201cCan you get me some protein?\u201d Like, and she doesn\u2019t mean protein powder. Saying protein is one below saying, \u201cFood, just get us some food\u201d.\u2019 Rosie replied: \u2018You know what I mean though. Gun to your head, get me some protein. You have to answer or I\u2019m going to shoot you, what are you going to buy us from the shop?\u2019 She went on to give \u2018chicken, eggs, spinach, and nuts\u2019 as examples of the food she was expecting. <\/p>\n

Rosie\u2019s message? Whether it’s exercise or nutrition, you can laugh your way through wellness and still reap the rewards.<\/p>\n

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As Women\u2019s Health UK\u2019s fitness director and a qualified Pilates and yoga instructor, Bridie Wilkins has been passionately reporting on exercise, health and nutrition since the start of her decade-long career in journalism.<\/p>\n

After earning a first-class degree in journalism and NCTJ accreditation, she secured her first role at Look Magazine, where she launched the magazine\u2019s health and fitness column, Look Fit, before going on to become Health and Fitness writer at HELLO!<\/p>\n

Since, she has written for Stylist, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Elle, The Metro, Runner\u2019s World and Red. Today, she oversees all fitness content across Women’s Health online and in <\/a>print, spearheading leading cross-platform franchises, such as \u2018Fit At Any Age\u2019, which showcases the women proving that age is no barrier to exercise.<\/p>\n

She has also represented the brand on BBC Radio London, plus various podcasts and Substacks \u2013 all with the aim to encourage more women to exercise and show them how. Outside of work, find her trying the latest Pilates studio, testing her VO2 max for fun (TY, Oura), or posting workouts on Instagram. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n