<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>IDIGFITNESS.COM &#187; Health Benefits</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.idigfitness.com/tag/health-benefits/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.idigfitness.com</link>
	<description>Fitness - If You Dig It, You&#039;ll Do It!</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:55:50 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Science vs. Alternative Health</title>
		<link>http://www.idigfitness.com/550/science-vs-alternative-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.idigfitness.com/550/science-vs-alternative-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>I Dig Fitness</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthropological Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Average Life Expectancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Based Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Advertisements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Folk Wisdom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Consumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Existence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lack Of Exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Remedies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pesticides Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traditional Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wise Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zealots]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.idigfitness.com/?p=550</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;m guilty.  I do lean toward the &#8220;natural health&#8221; side of the equation, and the article I&#8217;m about to report on doesn&#8217;t change my mind.  All you have to do is watch an hour or so of TV and you&#8217;ll see many commercial advertisements for prescriptions medications. Those ads are not cheap.  There&#8217;s big money in medicine and pharmaceuticals these days, and you&#8217;re naive if you think those big bucks don&#8217;t influence medical treatment.  And, while you&#8217;re watching those commercials, listen carefully to the disclaimers toward the end that they read so fast they hope you won&#8217;t notice.  Basically, what they say is, &#8220;if this medicine doesn&#8217;t kill you, it might improve your symptoms!&#8221; But, it&#8217;s always good to listen to all sides of a discussion and science has produced many health benefits for us all.  Here&#8217;s an excerpt from an article I found at www.sciencebasedmedicine.org which, I must admit, makes some very good points in support of traditional science based medicine: &#8220;There once was a time when all food was organic and no pesticides were used. Health problems were treated with folk wisdom and natural remedies. There was no obesity, and people got lots of exercise. And in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.idigfitness.com/550/science-vs-alternative-health/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fitness Advice From a Stoic</title>
		<link>http://www.idigfitness.com/421/fitness-advice-from-a-stoic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.idigfitness.com/421/fitness-advice-from-a-stoic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>I Dig Fitness</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fit Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aerobics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biceps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edge Developments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Endless Hours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extra Dividend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health And Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lungs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ok Gang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical Bodies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productive Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pure Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roman Stoic Philosopher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seneca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statesman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Undue Delay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wise Man]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.idigfitness.com/?p=421</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, gang. Never let it be said that IDigFitness doesn&#8217;t keep you up to date on the latest trends in fitness research. Today, I&#8217;m going to cite you the thoughts of Seneca (born around 4 B. C.). Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman, and his writings have survived a lot longer than most of the writings on health and fitness being written today will. Now Seneca was not, as far as I can tell, a likely candidate for IDigFitness membership. I take it he was more into mental fitness than physical fitness, but he was a very wise man. What fascinates me is that the remarks from Seneca which I am about to quote line up very well with the cutting-edge developments in fitness today, which are beginning to re-think the whole idea of endless hours of aerobics and cardio. Perhaps that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m drawn to Seneca&#8217;s comments &#8211; they line up with what I already believe  So, here it is &#8211; straight from the Stoic himself: &#8220;For it is silly . . . and no way for an educated man to behave, to spend one&#8217;s time exercising the biceps, broadening the neck and shoulders and developing the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.idigfitness.com/421/fitness-advice-from-a-stoic/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Get Up Off Your Lazy Rear And . . .</title>
		<link>http://www.idigfitness.com/316/benefits-of-exercise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.idigfitness.com/316/benefits-of-exercise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>I Dig Fitness</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness Activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Medical Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Archives Of Internal Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardiac Arrest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journal Of The American Medical Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Expectancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workouts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.idigfitness.com/?p=316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another attention grabbing headline.  Sorry, but I have your best interests in mind.  The full sentence is, &#8220;Get Up Off Your Lazy Rear and Exercise!&#8221;  You know it&#8217;s one of the best things you can do for yourself (and your family).  Here are some more reasons. A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that women who began walking a mile a day after age 65 reduced their risk of dying of heart disease, cancer or any other cause by about 50% as compared to women who were sedentary. A study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine in 2005, showed that moderate and high activity levels resulted in extended life expectancy and helped reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. As we keep saying here at idigfitness.com (If you dig it, you&#8217;ll do it), even things not normally considered as &#8220;workouts&#8221; &#8211; things you enjoy &#8211; qualify for the health benefits associated with exercise.  For example, gardening works.  One study found that people who spend as little as an hour or two a week gardening are less likely to die of cardiac arrest, as compared to inactive people. So, get to gettin&#8217; people.  Be active.  Enjoy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.idigfitness.com/316/benefits-of-exercise/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Health Right Under Your Nose</title>
		<link>http://www.idigfitness.com/234/health-right-under-your-nose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.idigfitness.com/234/health-right-under-your-nose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>I Dig Fitness</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Weil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breathing Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Andrew Weil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Mercola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Tip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Right Under Your Nose]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.idigfitness.com/?p=234</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that an amazing health tip is literally &#8220;right under your nose?&#8221;  Dr. Mercola did a recent post on the benefits of breathing exercises. Go check it out.  You may be surprised to learn how something so seemingly obvious as breathing, when done right, can have such amazing health benefits. You might also want to take a look at Dr. Andrew Weil&#8217;s website for his thoughts on breathing as well.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.idigfitness.com/234/health-right-under-your-nose/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Get Out and Walk</title>
		<link>http://www.idigfitness.com/30/get-out-and-walk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.idigfitness.com/30/get-out-and-walk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>I Dig Fitness</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness Activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety And Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blood Pressure Hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bmi Calculator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bone Fractures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brisk Walk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Breast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Certain Types Of Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colon Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comfortable Shoes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Easy Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Stroke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Blood Pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Older Adults]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Of Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shoes And Clothes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Types Of Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.idigfitness.com/?p=30</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting out of the house and walking is a great exercise and one that nearly anyone can do. All you need is a good pair of shoes and about 30 minutes a day to get the easy health benefits of walking. To get a good workout all you need to do is walk with purpose. What I mean by that is when you walk move briskly. You don&#8217;t have to go so fast that it looks like you are late for a very important meeting. instead just walk at a good pace like you have something important to do. Walking at this pace will also get your heart rate up a little bit. Of course if you feel winded or you start to feel tightness in your chest simply slow down or take a break. Don&#8217;t over do it. The important thing is the time. Get out and do it. Here are the benefits of a good brisk walk: It reduces your risk of dying from heart disease or stroke It lowers your risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, colon cancer, and diabetes It lowers high blood pressure (hypertension) It protects against falling and bone fractures in older [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.idigfitness.com/30/get-out-and-walk/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

