Several media companies to bid on Rodale properties

Bids for Rodale, publisher of Men’s Health, Prevention, Runner’s World and other titles, are due Aug. 3.

Meredith, Hearst and Bonnier are said to be in the hunt. Ziff Davis, which made a big bet on digital health, is also looking, but is an all-digital publisher and is not interested in print.

American Media Inc. is only interested in bidding on Men’s Health.

Bids could range from $125 million to $150 million, sources said — even though Rodale has profits of only $17 million on revenue of $225 million.