magazine Women's Health
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Women's Health

Cover of the May 2009 issue
Editor Michele Promaulayko
Frequency 10 per year
Total circulation
(2011)
1,589,342
First issue 2005 (2005-month)
Company Rodale
Country United States
Based in Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Language English
Website www.womenshealthmag.com
ISSN 0884-7355

Women's Health, published by Rodale in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, is a magazine focusing on health, nutrition, fitness, sex, and lifestyle. It's published 10 times a year in the United States and has a circulation of 1.5 million readers. The magazine has 13 international editions spanning 25 countries and reaching more than 8 million readers globally.
Women’s Health speaks to women who are smart, positive, active, stylish, sensational and funny.[3] This lifestyle magazine features sections: fitness, sex & love, food, weight loss, Eat This!, health, beauty and style.

The magazine allows women a smart and organized approach to keeping their lives on track and staying healthy. The Fitness section showcases how-to workouts with detailed moves so the reader can replicate the activities safely and effectively. This section also covers topics such as injury prevention, getting started fitness, cardio, toning and seasonal tips for working-out in certain conditions. The Sex & Love section covers topics from relationship advice, tips for better sex and an array of topics on women’s health. The Food section focuses on topics such as metabolism, organic foods, recipes, flat-belly foods, ways to boost energy and more. Weight Loss looks at a wide variety of topics that focus on anything from food to work-outs to sleep, in relation to losing weight. Eat This!is based on Rodale Inc.’s Eat This, Not That book series. This teaches readers ways to replace their current meals for a healthy alternative. This topic looks at the ingredients and nutritional values, so consumers can make healthy eating choices while on the go.

The Health section covers topics such as: seasonal colds, women’s heart health, food that benefit your health, energy boosting tips, eating disorders and more. The Beauty section includes topics such as skin health, hairstyles, make-up tips and affordable beauty products.[4]

Women’s Health features a celebrity each month that exudes the lifestyle of a healthy, active woman. Past Women’s Health cover models include Elisha Cuthbert, Ashley Greene, Anna Kournikova, Michelle Monaghan, Zoe Saldana and Elizabeth Banks.

History
Women's Health was created in 2005 as the sister publication of Men's Health magazine. The test-issue team was headed by Bill Stump, a former Men’s Health editor who was then the head of Rodale Inc.’s "New Product Development" department. Within a year, the circulation reached 750,000 readers. David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men's Health magazine, was named editorial director. Jack Essig, SVP/Publisher of Men's Health, was named SVP/Publisher of Women's Health in March 2009. Michele Promaulayko, previously an executive editor at Cosmopolitan, was named editor-in-chief in December 2008.

Since its creation, the magazine has been building its brand to encompass a digitally advanced website including a Facebook and Twitter page, and downloadable apps and workouts for its viewers. Women’s Health has also achieved international success, the brands magazine is published in the following 13 countries: United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Latin America, China, Germany, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey.

Digital Media
On this website viewers can access videos, print-outs, MP3s and personal trainers to use for working out and living healthy. Women’s Health is a flourishing digital brand by staying connected with nearly 500,000 viewers on Facebook and Twitter. The website also offers nearly 2 million viewers with monthly newsletters. Women’s Health uses their digital resources to connect with their consumers and providing them with the tools they need to succeed in their active lives.

Health DVDs and Books
The editors at Women’s Health have teamed together to produce helpful DVDs for their consumers to aid in weight loss, toning or just getting in better physical condition. Some of their DVDs include: Look Better Naked, Ultimate Abs Workout, The Tone-up Workout, The Wedding Workout, and Train for Your Body Type.

In conjunction to DVDs, the Women's Health editors have also published health and fitness books. Women’s Health has pushed its brand with books such as: The Women’s Health Diet, The Big Book of Exercises, The Big Book of Abs, Look Better Naked, and Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans.

Events
Women’s Health Are you game? is an event that focuses on women’s fitness, nutrition, beauty and style. This all-day event takes place in Chicago and New York City, and features work-out classes, a fashion show, cooking demos, chair massages and more.

Women’s Health is a media sponsor for the ZOOMA race. This race features a half marathon, a 5K and 10k race, and a post-race celebration. ZOOMZ 2012 will take place in Annapolis, Atlanta, Texas, Cape Cod and The Great Lakes. ZOOMA is an event that celebrates the personal triumphs of women and provides some well-deserved pampering and partying after the race.

Summer Streets NYC is another event that Women’s Health is a media sponsor of, this event shuts down some of the streets in New York City to traffic. This gives people the opportunity to explore more of the city via bike or foot. This event was designed to encourage people to explore alternate modes of transportation in the city.

Awards and Recognition
The launch of Women’s Health magazine was one of the most successful today. Currently, WH is ranked #4 on Adweek Media’s “Hot List,” as well as #2 on Advertising Age’s annual “A-List.” Both recognize magazines for their superior performance in advertising and circulation.[3] In March 2008, Women’s Health finished #1 on Adweek’s “10 under 50” Hot List. The magazine was named #2 on Advertising Ages2008 A List. In 2009, the magazine was named "Magazine of the Year" by Advertising Age. In 2011, Women's Health took home a National Magazine Award for "General Excellence."

 
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