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Most sports magazines promote very unhealthy body shapes. And often they don't report on important athletes because they don't look good. That's why I cancelled
by alecco 16y ago
Most sports magazines promote very unhealthy body shapes. And often they don't report on important athletes because they don't look good. That's why I cancelled my Runner's World subscription decades ago. Once in a while I get a glimpse of their new covers and they seem to be getting worse. Like that cover "the raise of the skirts." It's more about fashion than sports.
- jonpaul 16y agoYou couldn't be more correct especially regarding so called 'health' magazines. I cancelled Men's Health because it turned into a Maxim.
- grannyg00se 16y agoI've always found Men's Health to have pretty ideal male physical forms on the cover. They've had Obama on the cover, Beckham, and sometimes the cover man isn't even shirtless. In fact, when I'm at the gym talking about goals, I'll sometimes say "more like Men's Health, not MuscleMag".
- true_religion 16y agoConsider the comparision. Maxim isn't known for its skewed portrayal of men. It's known for only featuring "babes" and other species of "hot chicks".
- gaius 16y agoThe Runner's World cover is always a pretty girl, but I don't think that's the case of the content, e.g. Craig Pickering (100m sprinter) looks like a perfectly normal person but he's in there almost every month. Jessica Ennis and Kate Dennison have normal healthy body shapes.
- cafard 16y agoThat's why I miss Running Times...
- grammaton 16y agoMost runners depicted in these magazines look weak and underdeveloped to me. Then again I'm a powerlifter, so it's possible my perspective is skewed.