Shape Magazine
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March 1998

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. The model on the cover is Yasmeen Ghauri.


March 1998 - Table of Contents

Special Section:

  • SPECIAL SECTION
    Obsessed

  • FEAR AND LOATHING OF FOOD
    Does your diet consume your life? Take our quiz and find out if your health pursuits are actually unhealthy.

  • EXERCISE OUT OF CONTROL
    What happens when burning calories and fitting in one more workout are all that matter?

    Exercise:

  • DO IT RIGHT
    Start toning your triceps with one smooth move.

  • FITNESS FRONTLINE
    How 629 woman lost weight for life.

  • RUT BUSTER
    If you're struggling through your workouts, the solution may be as simple as a little rest.

  • ONE ON ONE
    Three easy moves for beautiful quads.

  • BODY BREAKTHROUGH
    Let your curves shine through and beat a fitness plateau with our maximum fat loss workout.

  • BALANCE CHALLENGE
    Get on the ball: Six moves and 30 minutes to better strength, flexibility and balance.

    Diet & Nutrition:

  • NUTRITION
    Homocysteine: What you need to know about cholesterol's new rival.

  • RECIPE MAKEOVER
    Light Cheddar Chowder.

  • DO YOU REALLY NEED SUPPLEMENTS?
    A mere 1 percent of Americans meet the minimum standards for dietary adequacy. Can taking vitamins help?

  • GET STEAMED
    Reconsider this healthy, versatile cooking method.

    Style:

  • BEAUTY IN ACTION
    Light as air makeup that lets you shine through.

  • GEAR UPDATE
    Cool new toys and tools for the outdoors.

  • FLY GIRL
    High tech clothes for your next action adventure.

    Mind / Body Health:

  • IN SHAPE
    What's new, what's hot in health and fitness: steps for kicking foot pain... unloading old exercise gear... diabetes update and more....

  • HEALTH
    There's no apparent cause or cure, so what can you do about irritable bowel syndrome.

  • WEIGHT LOSS Q&A
    Answers to your most pressing weight loss questions: breakfast and morning workouts... unstoppable binge eating... do energy bars and sports drinks really give you a lift?

  • SUCCESS STORIES
    Angelique Fike, Nicole Toussaint and Milli Sorrentino share their weight loss accomplishments.

    Sports & Adventure:

  • PLAYERS
    More and more women are competing in team sports; here's what they get from it.

  • THE SANDS OF TIME
    Survival skills allow our writer to trek through one of the earth's vast sandboxes.

    In Every Issue:

    • From the Publishers: By Joe and Betty Weider
    • Advisory Board
    • Contributors
    • Shapescene
    • Hot Lines: From our readers
    • Buyer's Guide: For retail information
    • Just Out: It's up and coming and you heard it here first