Women's Health (magazine)
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
ISSN 0884-7355 | |
Women's Health (WH), published by Hearst, is a lifestyle magazine centered on the health, sex, nutrition, and fitness of women. It is published 10 times a year in the United States and has a circulation of 1.5 million readers. The magazine has 13 international editions, circulates in over 25 countries, and reaches over 8 million readers globally. Before its acquisition by Hearst, it was initially founded by Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.[2]
The magazine features multiple sections, such as fitness, sex and love, food, weight loss, health, beauty, and style.
History
Women's Health was created in 2005 by
Women's Health is published in 14 countries: the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Latin America, China, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, and Turkey.[10] The German edition of the magazine was launched in April 2011.[11] A South African version was launched alongside its own Men's Health magazine, which was issued a license for publication by Media24 with distribution by Magzter.[12]
Rodale was acquired by Hearst in 2018.[13]
The Polish edition launched in 2013 and ceased publication in 2023.
DVDs and books
Women's Health has also produced DVDs marketed for weight loss, toning, and physical conditioning. The DVDs include Look Better Naked, Ultimate Abs Workout, The Tone-up Workout, The Wedding Workout, and Train for Your Body Type.
The DVDs also have accompanying health and fitness books. Titles include: The Women's Health Diet, The Big Book of Exercises, The Big Book of Abs, Look Better Naked, and Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans.[17]
Awards and recognition
In 2012, Women's Health was ranked #4 on
Editors-in-chief
Founding editor-in-chief, Kristina Johnson, guided Women's Health from its inception in 2003 until her departure in 2008. In January 2009, Michele Promaulayko took over the title. She was succeeded in 2014 by Amy Keller Laird, the magazine's Executive Editor. On January 9, 2018, Hearst announced that Liz Plosser would take over.[20]
References
- Audit Bureau of Circulations. June 30, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ "Rodale Launches Women's Health Thailand". Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ a b "Women's Health Magazine". Rodale Inc. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ "Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation" (PDF). PSA Research Center. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ "Company Timeline". Rodale. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ Shope, Dan (September 28, 2004). "Rodale Magazine Targets Females". The Morning Call.
- ^ "Immuno PCR".
- ^ "David Zinczenko Now Editorial Director of Prevention, Organic Gardening". Folio. July 19, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Cohn, Steve (July 6, 2011). "Jack Essig Named Esquire Publishing Director". Folio. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Rodale International Magazines". Rodale Inc. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Rodale Launches Women's Health Germany". Rodale. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Magzter GOLD, Magzter's 'All-You-Can-Read' Digital Magazine Subscription Model, Posts 200 Percent Subscriber Growth Each Month Since January"; Yahoo! Finance; Marketwired; October 6, 2015. Accessed September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Hearst buys Pennsylvania publisher Rodale". The Seattle Times. January 2, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Doyle, Michael (July 21, 2020). "InStyle, Elle, Women's Health, Men's Health among Australian magazines axed by Bauer Media". ABC News. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Meade, Amanda (July 20, 2020). "Mercury Capital axes eight former Bauer magazines, including Harper's Bazaar, Elle and Men's Health". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "PhenQ Weight Loss".
- ^ "Rodale Store: Women's Health". Rodale Inc. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Women's Health Brand". Rodale Inc. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ "National Geographic Named Magazine of the year at 2011 National Magazine Awards Dinner". ASME. May 9, 2011. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011.
- ^ "Liz Plosser Named Editor-in-Chief of Women's Health - Liz Plosser Named Editor-in-Chief of Women's Health | Hearst". www.hearst.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
External links
- Media related to Women's Health (magazine) at Wikimedia Commons