E106 – Are you prepared for your workouts? Here’s how to make sure your body is ready.

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss three things that you can do between your workouts to make sure your body is ready to hit the gym again.  Helping your body get prepared for your workout is one of the keys to ensuring that you can exercise for life and glean all of the health benefits from exercising.  Check out the details in this week’s episode! As a bonus this Read more…

Exercise Discipline – How to exercise more consistently

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays.  One thing that happens at the start of every single year is people decide they want to start exercising.  One thing that we find often lacks with that excitement to start exercising is the discipline to exercise consistently.  Today we want to give you some tips of things you can do in your daily life to start improving your discipline with exercise to make sure you Read more…

E105 – What Is Joint Health and How Can Exercise Improve It?

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the topic of joint health – what it is, why it is important, and what YOU can do with your exercise to improve your joint health. In order to have your highest quality of life, you need to make sure your joints stay healthy and working well. Incorporate the advice from this podcast into your workout routine to help you stay feeling good! Read more…

How To Improve the Health of Your Joints with Exercise

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays.  This week, we are talking to those of you who are experiencing joint issues.  Perhaps your joints are feeling achy, or you have been noticing your joints are stiffer during the day.  Whatever your scenario, you want to improve the health of your joints, and you are hoping that exercise can help.  Good news – it can!  In fact, there are two very specific things you Read more…

E104 – Exercise Parameters If You Are 50+

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie answer a listener-submitted question about exercising over the age of 50.  There are so many exercise fads, challenges, and short-term “fixes” that start up after the turn of the year, so making sure that you are exercising in the right manner for your goals and your body’s ability is of the utmost importance if you want to have long-term success with exercise. Check out Read more…

The Two Things You MUST Do When You Lift Weights If You Are 50+

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. This week, we are talking to those of you who are above the age of 50 and are noticing that your strength is starting to decrease. There are a couple things you can do with your workouts that will greatly improve your strength, in addition to lifting weights. 1) Move Slowly The first exercise tip we have for you if you are above the age of Read more…

E103 – The Psychological Impact of Food Allergies with Tamara Hubbard, LCPC

This week on the Exercise Is Health Podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Tamara Hubbard, LCPC to discuss the psychological component of food allergies that is rarely talked about. Food allergies are becoming more and more common, and they can bring anxiety and other psychological challenges for both those who are diagnosed as well as their loved ones, especially parents. Check out what Tamara has to say about what can be done to help Read more…

Holiday Workouts – How to make sure you get your workouts in during the holidays

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays.  We know that the Holiday Season is in full swing, and this time of year, extra time to get your workouts in is at a minimum.  So, today we are giving you three things that you can do to help ensure you get your workouts in without adding extra time to your day. We all know that the Holidays are a great time to spend with Read more…

E102 – Can your muscles be too loose?

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the idea of “loose muscles” and why being loose is not all that it’s cracked up to be. So often muscle tightness is deemed the source of our aches and pains, but could it actually be muscle looseness instead? Check out all of the details in this week’s episode! Resources referenced in this week’s episode can be found below: List of certified Muscle Read more…

Flexibility – How to get more flexible with resistance training

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays.  This week, we have been discussing flexibility all week, and we want to reveal two things you can do with your resistance training to help improve your flexibility.  Often times it is thought that flexibility can only be improved through activities such as stretching, massage, foam rolling, yoga, and pilates. But in actuality, improving your strength can greatly improve your flexibility, especially with the tips that Read more…