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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 24, 2011
Pros: Focuses on health, food, and exercise.
Cons: Each issues has less substance. Not a very good fitness magazine.
Summary: I have been a Shape subscriber for 5 years now and enjoy it for entertainment-only purposes. This is probably the worst fitness magazine there is but I enjoy the articles. I cannot attribute a single pound loss or any fitness motivation to this magazine ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 10, 2008
Pros: Good balance of fitness, lifestyle, diet and medical info
Cons: Could be longer
Summary: I've been a subscriber for a few years now and my biggest thanks to the editors of SHAPE is for inspiring and motivating me to challenge my body without igniting insecurity. It's so easy to flip open a catalogue or magazine with scantily clad supermodels ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 9, 2003
Pros: Informative nutritional/work-out articles, Well rounded for body, mind.
Cons: none.
Summary: Work-Outs: With Shape, it seems, that every month you can count on two workouts articles with great ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 18, 2002
Pros: Weight-loss diets, fitness advice, workouts, health news, sturdy exercise posters/cards, motivational success stories, healthy recipes
Cons: Repetitive, many exercises require gym machines, highlights many expensive clothes, products and spa vacations
Summary: Obesity rates in America continue to rise each year and have now reached epidemic proportions. The increase in obesity is causing an increase in debilitating, chronic diseases such as diabetes, joint & muscle ailments, and heart disease – even in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2002
Pros: Informative, nicely designed
Cons: Too many ads
Summary: I have been receiving Shape magazine for almost a year at this point, and I am still enjoying every issue.
Magazine Organization
Shape is logically organized, which adds greatly to the magazine's appeal ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 30, 2002
Pros: A good "general" magazine about health and fitness.
Cons: Articles are kind of powder-puff content, but entertaining.
Summary: Too Many Ads! Whew! Now that I’ve stated my first impression of this (and many others) magazine, I feel better. And, I didn’t have to do any exercise to feel that way. Well, to get the blood pumping probably required some cardio-vascular ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 3, 2002
Pros: Has some interesting articles.
Cons: Out of 214 pages, 107 were full page advertisements.
Summary: It is my honest opinion that no one should have to pay $3.99 U.S. or $4.99 Canadian for exactly half a magazine. I realize in this day and age we are governed by advertisers, but I hate to have it in my face all the time.
I had thousands of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 14, 2002
Pros: good recipes, helpful target articles
Cons: advertisements
Summary: SHAPE. Isn’t that what everyone strives for these days? To be in shape? To loose a few pounds here and there? Some people have set this mentality that being is shape is the answer to their every question in life. What is the deal with those people ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 16, 2002
Pros: There is some truly good advice as well as some inspiring stories.
Cons: It's becoming too 'fluffy.'
Summary: I'm not quite sure what happened to Shape in the last year. Maybe they got a new editor or new writers? I'm not sure. All I know is that a year ago, I would have highly recommended Shape as a good magazine for the 'intermediate' workout ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 19, 2001
Pros: there's usually something new to learn.
Cons: models can be misleading. Sometimes, information gets looped.
Summary: I am too thrifty of a person to go out and get me my own magazine subscription for a fitness magazine. What do I do if I want health tips, but have no money to go out and buy a magazine? I take my Mom’s Shape magazines and try to go work with ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 10, 2001
Pros: Good introduction for someone just starting to get into a healthy lifestyle
Cons: Articles start looking the same after a while
Summary: I subscribe to both "Shape" and "Fitness", which are essentially the same magazines--what appears in "Shape" one month will be in "Fitness" the next and vice versa. "Shape", however, concentrates on exercise and diet just a little better than the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 8, 2001
Pros: Some very good articles in a pretty package.
Cons: It doesn't have its own niche.
Summary: Way back I wrote a review on Self Magazine and ended with these words, “Just realize that what you are reading in Self this month will be in Fitness next and was probably in Shape the month before.”
Having recently reviewed Fitness and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 25, 2001
Pros: Good resource for women trying to find information on nutrition and weight training.
Cons: None
Summary: Shape magazine is a relatively inexpensive ($2.99/month newstand price) magazine for nutrition, weight training and general health information. The articles contain sound, informative advice for both beginners and advanced weight trainers. Each issue ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 20, 2001
Pros: The real life weight gain/loss Success Stories make this magazine truly motivational.
Cons: Each issue is not long enough!
Summary: In college, while I was going through a seemingly endless journey of weight gain and then unhealthy weight loss, I had one ray of hope at the end of my bleak tunnel: SHAPE Magazine.
I read SHAPE Magazine monthly and especially loved the true ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 19, 2001
Pros: Shape has helpful and informative articles ranging from cutting calories to new fitness programs.
Cons: Target audience--"Hey everyone can enjoy a well written fitness magazine!"
Summary: SHAPE
Magazine review
What’s a man doing reading a women’s fitness magazine? Okay, let me explain, after reading a few of SHAPE magazines while riding the exercise bike at the gym I decided to rate this magazine. Despite a few odd ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 19, 2001
Pros: Great info on health, fitness and nutrition for women
Cons: Cover models sometimes don't look real, I'll never have a tummy like that.
Summary: When my mother in law asked me several years ago, which magazine I would like to get a subscription to, I immediately said "Shape Magazine". I was a casual reader of Shape Magazine for several years, picking it up at the grocery store or reading while ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2000
Pros: a few great features
Cons: not much new info
Summary: I have been a subscriber of Shape for about 6 years now. I originally subscribed to Shape through the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes (you know they say you don't have to order magazines to win, but I don't believe them!!) Anyway I got Shape ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 11, 2000
Pros: Listed Below.
Cons: Listed Below.
Summary: First of all I'd like to say that I don't know if I can begin to describe what a great magazine this is. I just love it! But here it goes:
Shape is a great magazine for women who care about they're health, their bodies, and physical ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 8, 2000
Pros: Great if you're aiming to lose weight, a few slightly informative articles.
Cons: Focuses mainly on weight-lifting and eating light, not much else.
Summary: This seems to be a common fad these days (and all other days), the "women must be lean to be healthy" myth.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I absolutely applaud Shape for encouraging healthy eating, for the most part, and a healthy ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 5, 2000
Pros: A lot of ideas to help stay in shape
Cons: none
Summary: I have been getting this magazine for the past three years. I have learned a lot from the writers of Shape. They make it easy to stay motivated and it is not negative. It is a magazine for everyone. My husband loves it because it also can apply to ... read more
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