good magazine recommendation

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Registered: 04-25-2003
good magazine recommendation
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Sat, 03-04-2006 - 2:43pm

Hi there.

Does anyone care to share a good health/fitness magazine that they recommend?

I purchased SELF magazine last week and it's ok, in my opinion. And I just subscribed to Fitness Magazine and SHAPE. Don't know how these two magazines are inside, though.

I don't know what I'm expecting out of these mags, but I guess something where I can become motivated, inspired, empowered, etc.

So, any opinions on these mags I purchased or on any others?

TIA!

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Registered: 04-19-2004
Sun, 03-05-2006 - 9:13am
My favorite fitness magazine is FITNESS. I'm not a fan of Self at all, I am a big fan of HEALTH magazine, it's fairly new I got a free subscription and so far I'm really enjoying it. I really liked prevention for a long time but I find that they tend to repeat a lot so I stopped getting it. I also really like Oxygen, but it's more weight lifting, so if you don't like to weight lift I wouldn't get it. I'm not a big fan of Shape either, for some reason I just found it to be too many advertisements.
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Registered: 04-25-2003
Sun, 03-05-2006 - 1:39pm

Hey SS, GREAT recommendations! Thanks!

I logged onto HEALTH and OXYGEN's web sites and I signed up for the both of them. I can't believe that I live in NYC and have never seen these two mags you mentioned! OXYGEN looks like a good mag that'll motivate me. I'm gonna order all of these mags and pick and choose which ones interest me.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 03-06-2006 - 9:17am

I used to be a magazine queen...but I've learned to control myself now ;-)


The only one I subscribe to is Health; I do enjoy it, however it doesn't seem as good as it once was. But still worth getting (IMO).


The other ones I will occasionally buy, and yes I'm a sucker for a good cover!!



  • Self

  • Fitness

  • Oprah

  • Real Simple (though not just health and fitness)

  • Shape


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Registered: 04-25-2003
Mon, 03-06-2006 - 10:12am

Ok, you found me out -- I'm a magazine queen! :)

I've forgotten that ordering all of these magazines would take some space and I don't know where I'll put them! *L

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Registered: 08-18-2003
Mon, 03-06-2006 - 10:24am
I vote for FITNESS also!
~~ Steffy ~~
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Registered: 01-14-2003
Mon, 03-06-2006 - 1:47pm

I have to agree that Self is nto that great in my opinion. I just bought the annual subscription and I don't think I will renew. I think its kind of boring, I seem to get more from Redbook even though they only have two three pages .

Rainey


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Registered: 12-04-2003
Mon, 03-06-2006 - 4:16pm

Hey NYGIRL!