Did you know that studies have shown a definite link between high intensity sporting events and the incidence of coronary events – heart attacks?  And I’m not talking about the participants.  I’m talking about the spectators. You’ve seen how intense some spectators are about their...
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According to a report in Journal of Internal Medicine, Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that some activity may be better than none at all for certain areas of your health like heart health, but milder forms of activity may not...
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OK.  I know not exercising is bad for your health.  But I didn’t realize exercising could also be bad for your health.  According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in 2009 there were 575 reported instances of exercisers being injured by treadmills alone. Now if...
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This falls in the “can’t win” category for a guy like me whose day job is a desk job. It seems that sitting for prolonged periods of time shortens your life. Darn. How am I going to get around that? ...
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OK, Fitness Diggers. Here’s my new favorite bodyweight exercise/strength training/weight loss program: Bodyweight Blueprint For Fat Loss This program is so “IDigFitness” that I bought it myself. And now I’m going to “use” it myself. It’s fast and it’s fun. Here’s a...
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I’ll bet a bunch of you Fitness Diggers are trying to lose a few (or more than a few) pounds, especially having just come through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day if you’re in the USA.  And, the Super Bowl is coming too –...
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Huh? An Ab Shovel – what the heck is that? It’s my latest idea for a late night infomercial “get-you-six-pack-ab” device. I’m sure you’ve seen all these goofy devices they hawk on late night TV that supposedly will give you 6-pack abs...
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Is it really possible to burn more fat by exercising LESS? Well, here’s an interesting study I read about done by researchers at Quebec’s Laval University. They divided the participants in the study into two groups. Group One did long-duration exercise and...
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OK, gang. Never let it be said that IDigFitness doesn’t keep you up to date on the latest trends in fitness research. Today, I’m going to cite you the thoughts of Seneca (born around 4 B. C.). Seneca was a Roman...
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OK, time for some more preaching from IDigFitness.  This time, I’m talking to you midlifers and old dudes and dudettes.  According to two reports in the January issue of the Archives of Neurology, moderate physical exercise performed during midlife, or later, seems to be...
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Back when I was running with the triathloning crowd, I had buddies who thought that all the training (running, cycling and swimming) they did gave them a free pass to the local buffet. They believed that they could, after their workouts, eat with...
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It’s a new year and many of us have new resolutions regarding how we are going to exercise (or should I say many of us are repeating our fitness resolutions from prior years). Well, let me preach to the choir some more. ...
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I recently read a study done by researchers at Bowling Green University. In a nutshell, they took some obese people and followed their exercise patterns by logging whether they reported being in a good or bad mood in the morning. They found...
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A recent study indicates that people who do short-duration, high intensity training for a total of 1.5 hours a week (including rest periods) achieved the same exercise-induced changes in their muscles over six weeks as people who did traditional endurance training of 4.5 hours...
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Those of you who follow this website know that I am an evangelist for Dr. Al Sears’ P.A.C.E. fitness program. I bought it years ago and when it comes to efficiency and effectiveness in exercise, P.A.C.E. is second to none. This post is being...
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