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Fitness Magazine- Step 1

Fitness Magazine

For my project, I am considering in doing a fitness magazine. First, I am going to do a research about the conventions of a fitness magazine.

1.Genre of choice: Fitness Magazine

2.Genre conventions: Content

- In my magazine, most of the articles would be about how to stay healthy. Some examples of this type of articles would be: nutrition tips, workout routines, weight loss tips and interviews with famous athletes in which the would share their secret to obtain a healthy body. There would also be articles about different type of sports or marathons for those that are sport aficionados. 

3.Genre conventions: Production techniques

-In a magazine, there are several important elements that are crucial to its design. Such as :

-the Masthead: the name of the magazine, Main headline: the main message of the cover, Image, Image captions, running head, Byline and body copy.

4. Institutional conventions: How is the genre marketed?

- The target audience of my fitness magazine would be for men and women who are fitness enthusiastic, that want to change their lifestyle so they can be healthier, healthcare practitioners, athletes and sport aficionados.

5. Sample #1

-The cover of the Outdoor magazine serves as a perfect example of what I want my fitness magazine to look like. In the cover of this magazine we can observe that there is the picture of a woman running, surrounded by different headings about diets running tips and more.

6.Sample #2

-In the cover of this magazine we can observe a man and a woman with toned bodies, this image catches the eye's audience and also makes reference to one of the articles "secrets to fast track your six-pack". There is also more articles that give tips about diets and training.

7. Other samples:

8. Representation:

- The specific type of people and qualities that are portrayed in the cover of the fitness magazines are most likely to be good looking men and women that promote the look of a healthy, strong and toned body. In most of the covers this individuals are either smiling or have a serious look on their faces. The smile portrays the idea that doing exercise and working out makes you a happy person, while the serious face portrays that exercise helps you by making you more determined and self-disciplined.

9. Links:

-https://www.outsource2india.com/creative-services/articles/10-key-elements-magazine-layout-design.asp

-https://www.freelancewriting.com/magazine-writing/write-for-health-and-fitness-magazines/

-https://yesimadesigner.com/anatomy-of-a-magazine-layout/