Didn't see it yet, I will go to Walmart and get it ... Sorry I missed last month's discussion Susan, I saw the thread too late and got the mag later too...
I bought it and read it yesterday. I don't know about that magazine. I've read it twice now, and there are some ok articles but nothing that strikes me as really special. All I really got out of the September issue is that current research suggests that stretching before doing weights isn't efficacious and might be counter-productive. That's good to know, I guess.
I have to say though, that all those ads for weight loss pills really drive me crazy. About 50% of content seems to be ads for unhealthy and probably unsafe and ineffective weight loss. What's up with that?
Baffled, I'm with you. I'd seen Oxygen mentioned several times so searched for and found it at the store just last night. Got it home and, man, pills, pills, and more pills in the ad pages. Sheesh. The mag itself was okay, I guess, but not really much meat. And for $5? Ouch. I guess I'm just more of a book person myself -- I like lots of meat, very little fluff for my buck.
That said, I went ahead and sent in my card for a year's subscription. For $15 For 12 issues, I figured it might be worth it for occasional tidbits and maybe even some new workout ideas once in a while. We'll see...
I agree about the advertising of the pills, etc... I still do like their workouts though...
Once I pulled out all the advertising pages and barely had any magazine left ...
Some libraries carry magazines, the local library has Runners World, I've never thought of checking for Oxygen... just take photocopies of the workouts ...
I had noticed the same thing with the ads, rather a mixed message about eating clean and then the next page is an ad for a pill to lose weight.
In the September issue though, check out the "Chiseled Chow" box on the lower left corner of page 84. A daily food plan for rock hard abs. Meal 2 has salsa. That is the ONLY vegetable listed in 6 meals! Guess to compete it's a fab way to get the body fat percentage down, but as a sustainable diet?
The magazine keeps pushing the "Eat Clean" book and lifestyle, then they promote this fake food meal plan . . . can't do it.
In the September issue though, check out the "Chiseled Chow" box on the lower left corner of page 84. A daily food plan for rock hard abs. Meal 2 has salsa. That is the ONLY vegetable listed in 6 meals! Guess to compete it's a fab way to get the body fat percentage down, but as a sustainable diet?
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I noticed that too! I looked at the menu and thought, 'where the **** are all the veggies?!'
Is it not possible to get one's body fat really, really low while still eating veggies? And the rest of the meals are really high in processed foods. It doesn't make sense to me.
Are there any other fitness mags that people like better?
I don't suppose that diet is for long term use or for blasting the kind of fat I've still got. I looked again and it does not say this but I assumed it was for getting rid of a little stubborn fat in order to look 'cut'.
I have dallied with a food plan I've found in Oxygen and I have done some recipes but the exercises are what catches my eye most.
ILENE - don't know about Canada, but the Nutrition issue comes out here on August 7th.
I haven't read mine in great detail, I forgot to take it on vacation with me, wondering what that means.
BAFFLED - That point about the ads in the magazine has been discussed in the letters section and editorial, they point out the costs of the magazine are the driving force in the decision. I just ignore them. As I cut and slash the articles, I have taken one issue, ie the special one on abs and have pasted all of the cut outs, cards and ideas about abs into that issue, covering the ads. I plan to do the same thing with the Nutrition issue. The covers are inspiring to me, I use the calendar to track with my smiley faces the days I do workout, and I do appreciate the inspiring pictures inside the back cover. Like Diane, I subscribe for about a $1 an issue and I can say I find at least that much info and inspiration.
Me too, Ilene, I should subscribe too, but in my mind it's easier to put an issue on top of $200 worth of groceries than to write a check for the subsrip. I know, it doesn't make sense.
I got my issue a few days ago and glanced through it last night. Is it me, or do the exercises look really TOUGH this time? Obviously they're always challenging, but I looked at these and thought, oh no, my body does NOT move this way. Maybe I'll take a closer look. LOL
My first thought about these mags (oxygen and M&F, hers) was that the ads target "Look how THIN you can get" and the models are really thin, "cutesy", wearing their club clothes, but the target audience would rather see more muscular, cut type women.
I try to watch the diet advice in these mags because (does this make sense?) I think some of the recipes are too high in calories! Even though I try to keep up my fiber/good fats, etc. But I've found some good ideas also.
Once upon a time I lived in a house with really rude folks across the street. There would be a whole crowd hanging out in the driveway, car doors open and radio's blaring. Those folks never did figure out if the car was pulled into the driveway, the doors open and the stupid radio playing I was the one getting 90% of the sound, but I digress. Anyway, I found out that all I had to do to shut down the whole show was put on my shorts and go mow the front yard. They'd be gone in 3 minutes flat, it worked every time and the silence was wonderful.
So, on page 83 the "Taut in 10" tips for flat abs, they recommend "Wear a short shirt or bra top so you see your abs while training." I'd be willing to bet that if I were to do that I would have the entire section of the gym totally and absolutely all to myself!
September Oxygen
... Sorry I missed last month's discussion Susan, I saw the thread too late and got the mag later too...
Guess I have another excuse to get out.
For $15 For 12 issues, I figured it might be worth it for occasional tidbits and maybe even some new workout ideas once in a while. We'll see...
