Health MagazinesWhat should you look for in diet and fitness magazines? Well, as fascinating as they are, celebrity endorsements do not mean much. Sometimes, celebrities find out about diet and fitness programs they are supposed to be on only by chance when they open a magazine themselves. Celebrity style magazines can be fun, but they are not to be taken seriously for diet and fitness. Magazines that tout offers that are too good to be true are not going to help your dieting program or your fitness levels either. Be wary of publications with lots of before and after photos that are supposedly taken 12 weeks apart. Sure, the subjects hold up a newspaper with the date on it for "proof" but how long had that paper been lying around the studio before it get photographed?
Get the picture? These magazines are not the best way of spending your money. Aim to buy a health or fitness magazine that has a regular feature on a specific interest of yours, be it training tips or an expert advice page. Consider a magazine that has some longevity and therefore credibility like anything that comes out of the Joe Weider stable. Joe Weider has been the great force of fitness publications for over 40 years. His brother Ben has a special interest in women's fitness and is editor of publications specifically aimed at improving the health and fitness of women. I read the Australian version of his "Oxygen" magazine which comes out every 2 months. The best health and fitness magazines will rely not on sensational claims, but on informative articles about eating and exercising well.
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