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		<title>Weight Loss Advice From Dr. Al Sears</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just received the following email from Dr. Al Sears, whom I&#8217;ve been following for years.  I am a devoted advocate of his PACE Program for fitness.  In this brief email, he gives one of the most understandable descriptions of why we are fat.  It&#8217;s worth the few minutes it takes to read.  I truly believe it will help you if you are struggling with weight issues. Coincidentally (or not so coincidentally), Dr. Sears&#8217; advice is very consistent with the information in Tim Ferriss&#8217; new book, 4 Hour Body, which I recently read.  I am currently testing the program Mr. Ferriss recommends in his book, and it seems to be working very well.  Here&#8217;s Dr. Sears&#8217; email: Have you ever shivered on a cold day? Felt a little light-headed when you stood up too fast? I’m sure you’ve broken a sweat while doing your PACE exercises, right? In all these situations, what you’re feeling is your body trying to return itself to a “normal” state. In medical terms, we call it homeostasis – a fancy way of saying that your body is reacting to its environment and trying to get back within its natural chemical, hormonal and temperature ranges. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Exercise &#8211; Less Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Cambridge University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden has found that even light or moderate intensity physical activity, such as walking or cycling, can substantially reduce the risk of premature death. Here&#8217;s the scoop are reported in Science Daily (July 25, 2010): The good news from this study is that you don&#8217;t have to be an exercise freak to benefit from physical activity. Just achieving the recommended levels of physical activity (equivalent to 30 minutes daily of moderate intensity activity on 5 days a week) reduces the risk of death by 19%, while 7 hours per week of moderate activity (compared with no activity) reduces the risk of death by 24%. For the full article go to this link.]]></description>
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		<title>Living in the Past &#8211; Dying in the Present</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been times when yours truly could be heard to say, &#8220;I used to run&#8221; or &#8220;I used to do triathlons&#8221; or &#8220;I used to be in really good shape.&#8221;  There have also been times when the current reality exhibited &#8220;a few&#8221; extra pounds and not much physical activity.  If the same could be said of you, then you might find this motivational. There&#8217;s an interesting phenomenon among former athletes.  They seem to get the impression that the fact they were once in superior condition makes them bulletproof for life.  They assume that because they were once in superior condition, their health is guaranteed from then on. These folks eat and drink with the belief that they are exempt from the health risks their non-athletic friends may suffer. Unfortunately, scientific studies do not support this viewpoint.  To the contrary, too much food and too little exercise, even after years of intense activity, can quickly offset years of optimal fitness. One study from Greek researchers demonstrated that overweight ex-athletes have no better protection against heart disease than anyone else. As these former athletes added pounds, their risk factors for heart disease also increased, meaning that they, like those who have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop &#8220;Working Out&#8221;!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term &#8220;working out&#8221; 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 &#8220;health club&#8221; mentality and to turn the things you enjoy doing into fitness activities. Remember, &#8220;If you dig it, you&#8217;ll do it.&#8221; According to Barry A. Franklin, PhD., national spokesman for the American Heart Association&#8217;s Choose to Move program, what you want to do is to disguise your exercise. I love this quote from Dr. Franklin: &#8220;We have, as a nation, overemphasized the value of structured exercise and underemphasized the value of lifestyle physical activity as a way to get more fitness into our lives.&#8221; [emphasis added]. Dr. Franklin goes on to say that &#8220;you can actually get as much benefit from daily activity as you can by going to a gym &#8211; and maybe more.&#8221; [emphasis added]. So, what are you waiting for? Get out there and do the activities you enjoy. When I say &#8220;activities you enjoy,&#8221; I am not talking about &#8220;eating&#8221; and &#8220;sleeping.&#8221; Nice try. Play with the kids or the dog. Walk with a friend. Hike in the woods. Swim at the lake. Ride your bike around [...]]]></description>
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