The other day I was waiting in line at the grocery store and decided to pass the time by reading the Fitness Magazine for women...I've noticed that they usually only have actor/singer celebrities on their covers (like LeeAnn Rimes, Kelly Ripa) or swimsuit models. Most cover models, although not out-of-shape, look like the average skinny model that probably eats 1200 calories a day. Most of the images presented in the magazine are very unrealistic for women that are trying to "get fit." I decided to check out their website and see if there was any useful fitness information, possibly something similar to what we learn about in Women in Sport. However, I was bombarded with images of ultra-skinny swimsuit models and article titles, such as "Weight-Loss Clubs," "Calorie Charts," and "See Yourself Thinner." I then went to the "Beauty" section of the website and the large image of a 110-pound bikini model popped up. The media tells women that to be beautiful, you must be skinny. I was surprised to see so many swim suit models in a fitness magazine for women. Most women's fitness magazines and articles are more like weight-loss propaganda. I think that it would be more effective to see real women athletes on these covers. It's no wonder that so many women have eating disorders when they are pressured to get "fit" and look like a bikini model.
-Brooke Ammerman
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