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Self Magazine Launches New iPad App Today

self magazine logoStarting today, there’s a whole new way to read Self magazine. The popular fitness and health publication announced the launch of their iPad app today, which will not only allow readers to get Self on their iPads but also interact with the content. The app itself is free, and features workout videos, weight loss plans and healthy recipes.

The first completely digital edition of Self magazine will be the April issue, the full version of which is available through in-app purchase for $3.99. In addition to health and fitness content, Self also offers a variety of celebrity interviews, fashion articles and beauty advice. The new interactive component of the magazine will allow users to watch how-to videos, get live Tweets and a regularly updated news feed.


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SELF Magazine’s 2011 Workout in the Park Expands to Include New York, Chicago, and San Francisco

For the past 17 years, SELF Magazine has been promoting women’s fitness during the annual Workout in the Park. This year promises to be better than ever with 17 different workout classes, including Kama Strength and LaBlast, to help women reinvent themselves into the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves that they can be. Famous fitness celebrities such as Allison Sweeney, author of The Mommy Diet, will also be at the workouts. Another new perk to this year’s schedule is that the Workout in the Park has added a new city to it’s tour: San Francisco, California.

Workout in the Park is more than just a fitness rally. Women from across the country meet up at the designated time and place to experience current trends in the fitness industry while also learning about the hottest beauty, health, and nutrition essentials that are in the market today. Even if it rains, nothing can put a damper on the Workout in the Park and the girl-power that it ignites in all of the participants.


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Jillian Michaels Jumpstart Diet Comes Just in Time for Your New Years Resolutions

Jillian Michaels; Image via: Self.com

What do you get when you put the country’s most powerful fitness expert with the leading women’s health magazine?

The Jillian Micheals Jumpstart Diet at Self.com.

Just in time for New Years when weight loss is a top goal and motivation is high, the Jillian Michaels Jumpstart Diet is a four-week plan to help you drop pounds, strengthen your  muscles and receive the hottest fitness and diet tips from the Biggest Loser‘s toughest trainer.

The Jumpstart Diet is free to join. Once you’re registered, you are entered to win a series of prizes starting from December 16 to March 16, 2011. Find out more about the promotion at Self.com.

For those ready to get losing, here is how the Jumpstart Diet works:
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Health Buzz: Why McDonald’s Won’t Rot, Look Great in Your Jeans and Why Science Sides with Organic

This week’s hot health buzz from DietsInReview.com:

What Keeps a McDonald’s Burger From Rotting

If you forgot a McDonald’s burger and fries in your car for 145 days (or more), you’d find it looked pretty close to new when you discovered it. Find out why the lengthy ingredients list preserves this unhealthy food.

Science Sides with Organics

If you were looking for a reason to switch to organics, this should be plenty. New research finds that organic produce is more nutritious and has a longer shelf life.

Movie Theaters Must Post Calories for Snacks

A hidden gym in the Health Care Reform Act will require movie theaters to publish the calories of their unhealthy snacks.
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Self Magazine’s Healthiest and Unhealthiest Cities

healthy livingSELF, the national women’s well-being magazine, announced that Burlington, Vermont is the nation’s healthiest city in its 10th annual Healthiest Places for Women survey.

DietsInReview had an opportunity to talk with SELF Features Director, Sara Austin about the survey. You can listen to the interview to hear Sara discuss the relevance of these results and how irrespective of whether you live in Indianapolis or Bethesda, we can all find ways to improve our health.

 


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