Let’s be honest — finding a good fitness magazine in print these days is harder than it used to be.
We can remember when newsstands were packed with options. Muscle & Fitness. Flex. Shape. Women’s Health. The racks were full, and whether or not you agreed with everything inside, at least there was something to pick up, flip through, and take with you on a hike or leave on the coffee table for a few days.
A lot of that has changed. Most of those publications have gone digital-only, quietly downsized, or turned into something that barely resembles what they used to be. And the ones that are still printing? Well, let’s just say the ratio of prescription drug advertisements to actual useful content in some of them has become genuinely alarming. That’s not fitness media. That’s a catalog with a few workout photos thrown in.
So when we find something that still feels like a real magazine — one worth paying for, worth reading cover to cover — we want to tell our community about it.
That magazine, for us right now, is STRONG Fitness Magazine.
What We Like About It
The first thing you’ll notice is that the women in STRONG look like women who actually train. Not airbrushed beyond recognition. Not staged in a way that makes you feel bad about yourself before you’ve even read an article. Real athletes, real coaches, real bodies that have clearly done real work. That matters more than people realize. The images in a magazine send a message before a single word is read, and STRONG’s message is: this is for women who actually move.
The training content is usable. We’re not talking about workouts that require a full commercial gym, a rack of cables, and a personal assistant. We’re talking about training you can actually do — bodyweight movements, bands, functional progressions, mobility work, strength building that doesn’t demand a specific zip code or a three-hour block of free time. That’s the kind of fitness we believe in too. Accessible, real, built for the long haul.
They cover training, nutrition, health, and motivation — but they don’t treat those as separate silos. They’re connected, because in real life they are connected. Vie especially appreciates that they don’t treat fitness as just a physical project. The mental health and nervous system content we’ve seen in recent issues reflects a more whole-person approach that aligns with the Ayurvedic philosophy we bring to our own work.
And yes — the advertisements. We’ll say it plainly: STRONG is not drowning in supplement ads, and it is not serving you pharmaceutical advertising between workout tips. That alone is remarkable in today’s landscape. You open the magazine to read about fitness, and that’s what you find.
A Note of Honesty
We’re not here to tell you that we agree with every single thing STRONG publishes — because we don’t. No publication is going to be a perfect match for everything we teach or believe, and that’s fine. That’s how it should be. We’d rather introduce you to a thoughtful, well-produced resource and let you read it critically than pretend there’s one perfect source for everything.
What we can say is that STRONG’s mission — to motivate, educate, and empower women to achieve a fit and healthy life — is one we respect. They’re earnest about it. The magazine reads like it was made by people who actually care about that goal, not just about selling something.
Where to Find It
STRONG Fitness Magazine is based in Canada and is available both in print and digitally. You can find subscriptions and back issues at strongfitnessmag.com.
A couple of practical notes if you’re ordering from the US: since this is a Canadian publication, you’ll be placing an international order. We’d recommend using a credit card that doesn’t charge foreign transaction fees — it’s a small thing, but worth knowing ahead of time so there are no surprises on your statement.
And if you’d rather skip the shipping altogether and get lucky the old-fashioned way — we’ve occasionally spotted it right here at our local Ingles. It’s not always there, but when it is, grab it. That’s as local as it gets.
One last thing worth saying clearly: we have no affiliation with STRONG Fitness Magazine whatsoever. No sponsorship, no partnership, no referral arrangement — nothing. We’re just two people who appreciate a good print magazine and wanted to pass the word along to our community. That’s it.
Now go find a copy, make a cup of something good, and actually sit down and read it.
Stay strong,
Tim & Vie
Mount Yonah Training | Spartan Mind Strength
Mount Yonah, Georgia
