I heard something recently that rang so true I thought I’d share it with you.  It has particular application to our quest for fitness.  Some of you may have heard it before. Unfortunately, I don’t know where it originated.  Please take time to add...
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Hey, sports fans. Here’s a cool little online diet, weight loss, exercise tracking journal. I heard a coach say once, “if you are assessing, you’re guessing.” This little tool will be a big help in the “assessing” department.  Here’s a little...
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“I recently had my annual physical examination, which I get once every seven years, and when the nurse weighed me, I was shocked to discover how much stronger the Earth’s gravitational pull has become . . . .” - – - Dave Barry Share and Enjoy:
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OOPs, I’m 0 for 3. Dr. Al Sears, MD, just sent me an email with three foods that he recommends I should never eat:  1) Breakfast cereal, 2) French fries, and 3) Bagels and bread (maybe that’s 4). I must admit, I eat all...
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Following up on yesterday’s post, another study of over 100 obese children reported in Clinical Pediatrics found that more than half were overweight by 24 months of age and 90% were overweight by the age of five. Researchers are not sure about the reasons for...
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OK, IDigFitness fans. Time for some sobering information if you’re a parent. The New England Journal of Medicine recently reported on a long term study of nearly 5,000 children. The results show that children who are obese are more than twice as...
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As you know if you’re a regular reader of the IDigFitness Blog, one of our core philosophies is, “if you dig it, you’ll do it.”  Translated, that means if your workouts are something you dread, you’re not going to do them, but if they’re...
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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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