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November 2000

Shape Magazine is geared for women who take care of themselves through fitness, aerobics, nutrition, etc. The editorial advisory board includes 25 of the most well-respected medical and health care professionals in the country. On the cover is Basia.


November 2000 - Table of Contents

On the Cover

  • Get a Smaller Waist
    One on One: Sculpted lats make your whole body look better.

  • Your Mother, Your Body Image
    Did she teach you that being thin was crucial to happiness?

  • Why You Should Eat Bread, Potatoes, Bananas and More
    Popular diets warn that foods you thought were healthy will make you gain weight. Truth: You might is out on what can help you lose.

  • The No-Excuses Workout
    Give it up: We bust every one of your reasons for not exercising with this 20 minute, go anywhere workout.

  • Tanning, Yo-Yo Dieting, Drinking… How to Undo Your Health Sins
    Learn what the damages are to your body and your looks now and how you can reverse them.

  • How Smart Women Lose Weight
    We found the most overlooked approach: Six research proven steps to success.

  • 4 Exercises That Will Change The Shape of your Butt and Thighs
    Get long, lean ballerina legs with our exclusive workout.

Get Fit

  • Do It Right
    A super squat for sexy, shapely quads.

  • Weight Loss Q&A
    Answers to your questions: can diet soda help you lose weight? After weight loss, how do you determine your calorie needs?

  • Weight Loss Diary
    Rock on: Courtney Rubin breaks free of her body size boundaries.

  • Success Stories
    After a long battle with weight, one woman makes fitness happen; a music producer's comments spur a second woman to get in sync with a healthy lifestyle.

  • The Shape Hot List: 9 Yoga Do's
    The best tapes, most moving CDs and must have gear.

Go Places

  • Winter Workout Special: Inn and Out
    Cross country skiing from inn to inn is so aerobically hot, you will steam off the fat.

Eat Right

  • Fast Food: Fall Flavors
    Four easy to make autumn meals.

  • Shopping Smart
    A soup-er lunch: With lots of fiber and few calories, low fat soup is the perfect 'middle of the day' meal.

  • Recipe Makeover
    A dessert to give thanks for Sweet Potato Soufflé.

Think Healthy

  • New Medicine Front
    Natural cold and flu fighters… is that wheat grass (or algae or chlorophyll) in your smoothie really beneficial?

  • In Shape
    Workout videos 'for dummies'… good news about chocolate… how to read a food label… and more.

  • Health
    Gaining weight? Your thyroid gland could be the culprit.

  • Health Special
    Are you too clean? Anti-bacterial products may be doing more hard than good to your health.

  • Shape Your Life
    Be happy! If you are seeking contentment, remember these four simple strategies.

  • Time Out
    It is easy to let your drive to exercise fade. But how do you revive it?

Look Great

  • Style Front
    Our favorite cold weather workout jacket… three ways to sport the classic cashmere sweater… five pieces to get you out in winter.

  • Beauty in Action
    Saving face: How chemical peels, lasers and a good blasting can help you reclaim your skin.

  • Beauty Front
    Make eyeliner stay put all day… creamy eye shadows for all occasions… new skincare finds… and more.

  • Eyes for You
    Bring out your best beauty asset with new fall trends and treatments.

  • Style: 4 Rules for Nonfat Dressing
    There are really only two kinds of clothes in the world: those that flatter your shape, and those that don't. How to dress to look your best.

  • Shape's Shoe Review
    Our top tested picks for running, hiking, kickboxing and more.

In Every Issue

  • From the Publisher's: by Joe and Better Weider.
  • Advisory Board
  • Editor's Letter: by Barbara Harris, M.A.
  • Contributors
  • Hot Lines: From our readers
  • Buyer's Guide: For retail information