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E315 – Is Being Mindful While You Workout The Key To Feeling Happier In 2024?

One of the most consistent recommendations we give is to be mindful of what you are focusing on while you exercise. We have had a number of conversations about how this will positively impact your physical health, but what about your mental health? Is being mindful while you exercise a key component to building your mental health and wellbeing with your workouts? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, that is exactly Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

Basketball Players – 3 Ways To Boost Your Recovery

Basketball Players–when it comes to feeling and performing your best, recovery is key. How well you recover from practices, games, and individual workouts will have a huge influence on how well you play and how resilient your body is to injury. The day-in, day-out grind of the season can take a toll on your system, so how can you make sure your body stays ready to go? I have three strategies that I recommend to Read more…

By Charlie Cates, ago

E314 – Why Fitness Assessments Have You Focused On The Wrong Things

Fitness assessments are all the rage at the turn of the year. New Year’s Resolutions combined with a desire to document where you are starting from to track progress make many people susceptible to the hype of various assessments. Whether it is as simple as a sit to stand test to as advanced as a VO2 max assessment, people of all fitness levels are looking to figure out how well their body can perform. But, Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

E313 – How To Workout If You Have A Rotator Cuff Issue

Have you ever had an issue with your rotator cuff? Not only can this be incredibly painful for the shoulder, it can also be a large reason why people choose to stop exercising temporarily or all together. But, if you’ve followed our content at all, you know the number one thing you can do to live a long, healthy, and strong life is exercise… So how can you make sure you get a workout in Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

E312 – How Do You Use The 4 Exercise For Life Principles With Cardio?

You often hear us talk about the 4 Exercise For Life Principles as they relate to strength training, but what about cardio? Do these same four principles apply to running, swimming, cycling, etc? Or do you need to consider different things during your cardio workouts to make sure you are building your health, strength, and function without getting achy, sore, or injured? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, that is exactly Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

Holiday Workouts – The First Step To Exercising Consistently

Hi! A little bit of a different message from us today, but one that is crucial for you to understand and internalize, especially as we head into the holiday season… One giant thing we see holding people back from exercising is not that they don’t have time or they don’t have easily accessible workouts… But rather that they haven’t given themselves permission to use their time, their energy, their resources, their attention for themselves. Whether Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

E311 – The #1 Way To Get Stronger When Working On Flexibility

Is your flexibility training making you weaker? It is well known that stretching decreases strength, but do all flexibility exercises have this effect? How can you increase your flexibility without getting weaker, and do so in ways that actually makes you stronger? On this week’s episode of the  Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are laying out the #1 thing you can do to increase your strength as you improve your flexibility. Stretching does NOT have Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

E310 – The #1 Way To Get More Flexible While You Strength Train

Does your strength training leave you feeling still and inflexible? Most people find that they have to stretch and do other flexibility exercises to counteract the effects of their strength training after they workout. But what if your strength training could not only make you stronger, but also make you more flexible? In this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are exploring the #1 thing you can do during your strength training Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

How To Feel Like Yourself Again – 3 Tips For Women In Their 50s (Part 3)

Ladies, today we are moving into Part 3 of my tips on how to feel like yourself again. To recap where we’ve been, in Part 1 I discussed the importance of Focused, Challenging, and Consistent Weight Training to help build your muscle strength and bone density. In Part 2, I discussed Muscle Activation Techniques® and its role in helping you stay strong, mobile, and functioning well. Today, we are going to wrap up this series Read more…

By Julie Cates, ago