Mens Fitness Magazine

Mens Fitness is a magazine published specifically for men who are interested in fitness, sports, nutrition, and the outdoors. It is published by American Media, Inc., comes out 10 times per year, and its slogan is “How the Best Man Wins”.

Since the first issue of Mens Fitness was published in 1988 in the USA, it has risen to the top as one of the fastest growing health and fitness magazines. As well as the United States, it is now published in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Russia. However, since 2009 the British version has been published by a different company – Dennis Publishing. Between 1997 and 2003 its circulation was doubled, and its popularity is still very much on the increase.

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Mens Fitness Covers

The cover of Mens Fitness often features famous people, such as:

Mens Fitness Magazine Cover

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Reggie Bush
  • Sebastian Siegel
  • Ja Rule
  • Albert Pujols
  • Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino
  • Karen McDougal
  • Carmen Electra
  • Pamela Anderson
  • Joe Weider
  • Andy Roddick
  • Dana White
  • Robert Marting

Mens Fitness Controversy

In 2007, Andy Roddick made a complaint when he noticed that they had digitally altered by physique for his cover photo. He vented his feeling on the subject via his blog, saying: “If you can manage to stop laughing at the cover long enough, check out the article inside…little did I know I have 22-inch guns and a disappearing birthmark on my right arm.” The magazine stated that Roddick’s arms had not been replaced, just enhanced.

Mens Fitness is no stranger to courting controversy. In October 2001 the magazine was the subject of negative publicity on the internet after it published an article titled: “NY Comic Con: Flabby Versions of Your Favorite Superheroes!” The article contained embarrassing photos of costume-wearing New York Comic Con attendees, and featured some nasty comments next to them, mocking their physical appearance and weight.

At the time of the controversy, cosplay and comic book websites across the internet commented on the subject. One such website, iFanboy.com, criticised the Mens Fitness article, stating that it was poorly written. They also criticised the response to the controversy given by Mens Fitness magazine and the author of the piece, Jordan Burchette, saying that they defended the article by saying it was meant to be comedy.

As a result of the many complaints about the offending article, it was removed on October 24th, 2011. However, the magazine Maxim published their own similar article on the subject.

Mens Fitness vs Men’s Health

Mens Fitness vs Men's HealthThe main competitor to Mens Fitness magazine is Men’s Health, which started a year earlier than Mens Fitness in 1987, and it published by Rodale Press. Its topics include: fitness, lifestyle, nutrition, and sexuality. Men’s Health also has an extremely popular website, reaching 38 million page views every month.

Men’s Health is published in 44 different editions, attracting more than 20 million readings across the globe. As well as the United States, other countries it is published in include:

  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
  • Poland
  • Philippines
  • Romania
  • Portugal
  • Serbia
  • Russia
  • South Africa
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Spain
  • Ukraine
  • Turkey
  • Croatia
  • Brasil
  • Germany
  • France
  • India
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Indonesia
  • South Korea
  • Kazakhstan
  • Netherlands
  • Malaysia

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