Slimming Magazine
Reviewed By WLR Dietitian
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Fact File - Slimming |
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Issue reviewed: June 2005 |
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Circulation: 64,587 |
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Pages: 124,
11% Advertising |
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Cover Price: £2.40
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Content
All the traditional features you’d expect from a
slimming magazine: success stories, food, exercise, health,
fashion and beauty.
Overall view
It’s hard for me to be unbiased about
Slimming magazine, having been the editor for three years in
the late 90s and continuing to write for them now. However,
I’ve tried my best!
In Detail
Slimming is one of the few specific weight loss magazines on
the market that’s not directly linked to a club and so the information
tends to be more balanced than the others, and is independent
of any one product. It also means you’ll find all the
information you need to lose weight in the magazine – and
that’s good news if you don’t want to join a club.
The magazine has a friendly feel and starts with a lovely
feel-good feature to get you motivated. The success stories
are well written and inspiring and cover a wide range of
weight losses and ages, with the result there’s something for
everyone. Frustratingly though, the facts and figures appear
at the end of success stories rather than at the beginning
when you really want to see how well they have done.
Meanwhile, the photographs of the successful slimmers aren’t
as flattering as they could be (the clothes and poses don’t
always do them justice!)
Best of all, the needs of slimmers are clearly kept in mind
throughout: food features include information on calories and
fat, and fashion features include clothes that will actually
fit larger ladies (several recommended items are available up
to a size 32). Nevertheless, many of the features seem a
little tired and lacked originality – this issue included
features on breaking out of emotional eating, body sculpting
creams on test, the low down on fat, a fact file on iron, an
update on carbs and a feature on dancing. On the positive side
though, these features provide plenty of good basic
information and so are likely to be interesting for first-time
slimmers.
There’s a great feature, too, on unusual visual symptoms
that could indicate ill health caused by a poor diet.
Meanwhile, there’s a fun quiz to help you identify how body
confident you are – unfortunately though, the scoring system
has been accidentally omitted and so it’s impossible to work
out how you scored.
When it comes to helping people to lose weight, there are
two slimming plans to choose from. The main one featured is taken
from a new book and is effectively based on food combining.
The second is created specifically for the magazine and
focuses on the well-accepted view that you need to take in
fewer calories than you need to lose weight. There are also
plenty of experts dotted throughout the magazine, which helps
to create the image that you’re getting good information,
that’s guaranteed to work.
Who it will suit
anyone who wants to lose weight on their
own regardless of their size, shape or age. For experienced slimmers, the information might be a little too basic,
although the success stories are very inspiring. For
first-time slimmers or for those needing a ‘refresher’ course
in basic slimming information, Slimming Magazine is a good
buy.
Value for money
- Slimming – it’s cheaper than joining a slimming club
yet provides you with plenty of the same information 9/10
- Content – it would be nice to see some newer ideas for
the features 5/10
Related Information
Slimming Success Stories
Health and Fitness Magazine Reviews
Juliette's Diet Book
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