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 Cover of the May 2009 issue featuringZoe Saldana | |
| Editor | Liz Plosser |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 10 per year |
| Publisher | Hearst Magazine Media |
| Total circulation (2011) | 1,589,342[1] |
| Founded | 2005 (2005) |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0884-7355 |
| OCLC | 1102801076 |
Women's Health (WH), published byHearst, is a lifestyle magazine centered on thehealth,sex,nutrition, andfitness of women. It is published 10 times per 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 byRodale, Inc. inEmmaus, Pennsylvania.[2]
The magazine features multiple sections, such as fitness, sex and love, food, weight loss, health, beauty, and style.[3] PastWomen’s Health cover models includeElisha Cuthbert,Ashley Greene,Anna Kournikova,Michelle Monaghan,Zoe Saldana andElizabeth Banks.[3]
Rodale createdWomen's Health in 2005[4][5][6] as a sister publication ofMen's Health magazine. Bill Stump, a formerMen’s Health editor, who was at the time the head of Rodale Inc.’s New Product Development department, led the launch. The magazine's founding editor-in-chief was Kristina Johnson, previously the originalexecutive editor ofTeen People.[7] In 2008,David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief ofMen's Health magazine, was named editorial director of Women's Health.[8][9] In March 2009, Jack Essig, SVP/Publisher ofMen's Health, was named SVP/Publisher ofWomen's Health.[10]
Women's Health is published in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, and Turkey.[11] The German edition of the magazine was launched in April 2011.[12] A South African version was launched alongside its ownMen's Health magazine, for whichMedia24 issued a license for publication with distribution byMagzter.[13]
Hearst acquired Rodale in 2018.[14]
Bauer Media Australia and New Zealand publishedWomen's Health's Australian edition. In July 2020, theSydney investment firm Mercury Capital acquired Bauer Media's operations in Australia and New Zealand. This paused the magazine's production in the region due to "declining advertising revenue and travel restrictions caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic."[15][16][17]
The Polish edition launched in 2013 and ceased publication in 2023.
Women's Health has also producedDVDs marketed forweight loss,toning, andphysical conditioning. The DVDs includeLook Better Naked, Ultimate Abs Workout,The Tone-up Workout,The Wedding Workout, andTrain 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, andSix Weeks to Skinny Jeans.[18]
In 2012,Women's Health was ranked #4 onAdweek Media's "Hot List" and #2 onAdvertising Age's annual "A-List" for their performance in advertising and circulation.[19] In March 2008,Women’s Health finished #1 onAdweek's "10 under 50" Hot List. The magazine was named #2 onAdvertising Age's 2008 A List. In 2009, the magazine was named "Magazine of the Year" byAdvertising Age. In 2011,Women's Health won aNational Magazine Award for "General Excellence".[20] The brand was named one ofAd Age's "Magazines of the Year" in both 2017 and 2018, and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for "magazine section" in 2016 and for "personal service" in 2017.
The founding editor-in-chief, Kristina Johnson, guidedWomen's Health from its inception in 2003 until her departure in 2008. In January 2009, Michele Promaulayko took over the editorial responsibility. 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.[21]
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