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E11 – Flexibility – A New Age Solution To An Old Time Problem

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a hot topic in the health and fitness industry – flexibility.  What does the word flexibility mean?  What is actually happening within your body when you are becoming more flexible?  What are the things we are commonly told we need to do to improve our flexibility? What considerations need to be taken to improve our flexibility? What are some new things you can Read more…

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Exercise Tips If You Are Sore

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice.  Now this week we are talking to those of you who are experiencing some post-workout soreness. How can you still exercise and what things should you keep in mind if you are feeling sore from your last workout?

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E10 – The Exercise Pyramid

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the Exercise Pyramid.  What is the Exercise Pyramid?  Where does your current exercise routine fall on the Exercise Pyramid?  Why should you build the base of your Exercise Pyramid?  How will the Exercise Pyramid help you stay healthy and functioning well? Check out all of this and more in this week’s episode! And, if you haven’t already, make sure to subscribe to our Read more…

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Tips for finding a qualified personal trainer

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who are in search of a personal trainer.  You want someone who can help you exercise and who can create exercise for your body, but you aren’t sure how to find a qualified one.

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E9 – Core Work and Low Back Tightness – Q&A #2

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie are answering your questions about training your core and what to do about low back tightness.  To have your question answered during next month’s Q&A, send an email to info@matschaumburg.com with “Podcast Q&A” in the subject line. You can also message Team MAS on Instagram and Facebook! In this episode, Julie and Charlie reference the 5-Minute Mobility Check, which can be downloaded for free here. Read more…

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Injury Risk – Three things you can do to decrease this

When the topic of “how to decrease injury” is discussed, oftentimes ideas such as stretching, joint mobility, and core training come up.  While these are all fine and well, an idea this is often not thrown around is that of improving how well your muscles function.  However, improving this aspect of your health could be the missing link that you have been looking for to help you prevent injuries.

Before we talk about how improving muscle function could reduce your risk for injury, we have to answer a few other questions.  First, we need to identify what muscles actually do.  Second, we need to discuss how they do that thing they do.  Third, we need to talk about how doing that thing will actually help you reduce your risk for injury.  And finally, we need to leave you with some practical application steps of things you can do to start taking action now.

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By Charlie Cates, ago

E8 – The Importance of Gut Health with Nicole Moneer

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Exercise Is Health podcast.  This week, your hosts Julie and Charlie interview author, speaker, internationally-recognized fitness model, and mom, Nicole Moneer.  Nicole discusses her health journey from her childhood through to today – the health battles she faced as a child and young adult, how she learned how to heal herself through proper nutrition, the importance of gut health in everything she was experiencing, and the work she has Read more…

By Team MAS, ago