Archive for July, 2009

The National Restaurant Association reports that the average American family buys four meals each week at a restaurant. They also estimate that 30 percent of all the children in the nation eat a meal at a fast food restaurant every day. Hmmm. I wonder if this is in some way connected to the rampant...
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The term “working out” automatically conjures up visions of tedious, unpleasant tasks. One key to fitness that we preach here at IDigFitness.Com is to break out of the “health club” mentality and to turn the things you enjoy doing into fitness activities. Remember, “If you dig it, you’ll do it.” According to Barry A....
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OK, fitness fans, I had to do something to offset yesterday’s “exercise doesn’t increase post-workout metabolism” post. Here’s some good news about exercise. Research indicates that aerobic exercise, in addition to burning calories, also helps curb your food cravings. One study reported that people who biked or ran for 20 minutes three times per...
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I’ve always thought so, and my belief was, at least, partially correct. However this study is one of those I didn’t enjoy reading because it indicates that one of my long-held beliefs about exercise may be wrong. To keep my ego in tact, I want to point out that many, if not...
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It is just possible that many of our weight-loss assumptions are inaccurate. For example, I love nuts. No, I’m not talking about strange people or fitness nuts, although I like them too. I’m talking about cashews, peanuts, almonds, and the like. Now we all “know” that nuts are high in fat and...
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