{"id":5551,"date":"2026-07-29T10:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-about\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:33:40","slug":"sports-magazine-about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Magazine About the Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hercules-suite-slider\" data-hercules-suite-slider>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__track\">\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide is-active\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-magazine\/hercules-hercules-sports-magazine-sports-reporter-stadium-featured-pexels-4038909-scaled.jpeg)\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Hercules Sports &amp; Fitness<\/span>\n                            <h1>About the Magazine | Sports Magazine<\/h1>\n                            <p>Give visitors a clear introduction to Sports Magazine, including its purpose, approach and the details that build trust. Breaking stories, expert columns and useful sports and fitness reporting.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-niche-demos\/hercules-sports-magazine-photographer-33454713.webp)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Coaching, Classes and Performance<\/span>\n                            <h1>Build a routine that works for your week.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Sessions are timetabled across the week, with places you can hold in advance.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-magazine\/hercules-hercules-sports-magazine-sports-newspaper-desk-pexels-18813810-scaled.jpeg)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Book, Train, Progress<\/span>\n                            <h1>Start where you are. Progress from there.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Coaches track what you lift, run and repeat, so the next block is planned on evidence.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__nav\"><button type=\"button\" data-slider-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\u2039<\/button><button type=\"button\" data-slider-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\u203a<\/button><\/div>        <\/section>\n        <main class=\"hercules-niche-page hercules-niche-page--about\" data-builder=\"classic\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-niche-heading\"><span>The magazine<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Independent sports writing since 2012.<\/h2>\n<p>No wire copy, no rewritten press releases. Every piece here is reported or written by someone on the masthead, and corrections are published in full.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<ol class=\"hercules-niche-timeline\">\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Started as a weekly newsletter<\/h3>\n<p>Two writers, one email a week, about four hundred readers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2015<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Moved to daily publishing<\/h3>\n<p>A small newsroom and the first paid subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Long-form features launched<\/h3>\n<p>Monthly reported pieces, some taking six weeks to research.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2022<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Reader-funded model<\/h3>\n<p>Advertising dropped in favour of subscriptions, so coverage answers to readers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Today<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Nine writers, five sports<\/h3>\n<p>Daily news, weekly analysis and a monthly long read.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-soft\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-niche-heading\"><span>By the numbers<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What we publish.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stats\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stat\"><strong>2012<\/strong><span>Year the magazine started<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stat\"><strong>9<\/strong><span>Writers on the masthead<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stat\"><strong>1,400+<\/strong><span>Articles published<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stat\"><strong>0<\/strong><span>Sponsored posts, ever<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-soft\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container hercules-niche-split\">\n<div><span class=\"hercules-niche-kicker\">How we work<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Reported, edited, corrected.<\/h2>\n<p>Every article passes an editor before publication. When we get something wrong we correct it at the top of the piece and say what changed.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hercules-niche-checks\">\n<li>No sponsored content or affiliate links<\/li>\n<li>Sources named unless there is a clear reason not to<\/li>\n<li>Corrections published openly, not quietly edited<\/li>\n<li>Funded by readers, not advertisers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ol class=\"hercules-niche-steps\">\n<li><strong>Report<\/strong><span>Interviews, data and documents gathered first.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Edit<\/strong><span>A second pair of eyes on structure, fairness and accuracy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Publish<\/strong><span>With byline, date and a correction log if needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-compact\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-faq\">\n<h2>About the magazine<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Who owns the magazine?<\/summary>\n<p>It is independently owned by the founding editors, with no outside investors.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do you accept press trips?<\/summary>\n<p>No. Travel and tickets are paid for by the magazine.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How do I pitch a story?<\/summary>\n<p>Email the editors with a short outline. We reply to every pitch, usually within a week.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-cta\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\"><span>Next step<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Read what we are working on.<\/h2>\n<p>Subscribe for the weekly edition or send us a pitch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-contact\/\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking stories, expert columns and useful sports and fitness reporting. 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