During the course of the last decade, a greater social emphasis has been placed on leading healthy lives and trying to improve the level of personal fitness.

The prospect of eating well and finding time to exercise can be daunting, especially with the hectic pace of modern life. The question of "Who has time to exercise?" is asked so frequently it has practically become cliché. And many parents out there can relate to living out of their vehicles as they take sons and daughters to sports and concerts and a million other activities.

Fortunately, there are several health and fitness magazines available to offer tips and help motivate you into becoming the best you can be. They can help offer solutions as to how to do a quick workout or fix a healthy meal in not a lot of time. By following their tips, people will find that preparing homemade meals can not only be healthier, but they can also cost less. In times like these, that is more important than ever.

Here is a list of five health and fitness magazines that do an especially impressive job of motivating and informing their readers.

5. Self

Self magazine is a publication geared towards helping you develop your best self possible. The target market for this magazine is women and the advice and articles are centered on nutrition and physical fitness. You will find a lot of great information in Self to help with your daily diet and physical fitness plans.

4. Prevention

As the title implies, this magazine specializes in helping their readers to prevent injuries and illness by initiating action. Some of their articles include findings on foods which may help ward off cancer (antioxidants found in berries and green tea...) or how to stretch properly before a workout session. The general theme of taking steps to enhance your fitness and eat properly

3. Health Magazine

This magazine is full of great health tips, but would one expect any less from a magazine titled "Health?" The articles in this publication focus on a wide array of health issues. Health focuses on nutritious eating and has insights into physical fitness. The writing is clear and the advice is easy to follow.

2. Runner's World

For all the running enthusiasts, there isn't any publication better for you than Runners World. This magazine has been providing running advice and stories since 1966. In this publication, you will find helpful reviews of the newest running shoes, announcements for upcoming races, and interesting stories from fellow runners. Additionally, if you would like to know what the best nutrition strategies are for running, whether competitively or recreationally, this is the your best source.

1. Men's Health & Women's Health

These magazines provide excellent ideas for a wide range of health-related aspects to your life. Physical health is obvious, but these magazines also cover such things as financial health, mental health, and developing healthy careers.

The writing for these publications in top notch and they masterfully combine full-length features with little tidbits of information. Men's Health and Women's Health are full of articles which are interesting and worth reading. The men's version has been around for years and, as a result of the tremendous success, the publisher decided to launch a version aimed at women. Both magazines are equally helpful with their fitness and nutrition advice.

Source: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2152659/top_five_health_and_fit...