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 trying to exercise in the summer heat. What precautions do you need to take when you are working out outside during the heat of summer? 1) Hydrate Before You Workout Tip number Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a new term – Intentional Tightness Symptom (ITS). What is it, how is it affecting your life, and what things can be done to help prevent and address this, if any? Check out all of this and more in the week’s episode of Exercise Is Health! Check out this episode!
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 frequent flyers. What things do you have to do with your exercise to make sure your body can withstand the demands of travel? 1) Make Sure You Are Doing Resistance Training Read more
A few weeks back, I went for a run and tweaked my calf. This was unusual for a couple reasons. First, I was only about half a mile into the run. I had been running two miles consistently 3-5 mornings a week over the past two months, so my body was accustomed to doing the activity. If I hadn’t gone for a run in a few months, I could see how I might get tweaked Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the minimum amount of exercise that is needed in order to maintain health. They discuss the two different types of exercise that are absolute musts if you want to maintain your health. They also give recommendations of simple things you can do to ensure you get both types of exercise in. Check out all of this and more in this week’s episode of Read more
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 having a little bit of difficulty sleeping. How can you exercise safely and efficiently despite not sleeping so well? 1) Don’t Forget About Resistance Training Tip number one – don’t forget about Read more
I had a client come in a few weeks back and we were talking about how our approach to exercise is different at Muscle Activation Schaumburg than at most other personal training studios in Schaumburg. I was telling him how our approach to exercise was all about improving our clients’ health and function. We talked about how we place a large emphasis on keeping our clients’ bodies tuned up and working well so they can Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie are answering listener-submitted questions about some of their previous content. Listeners had questions about stretching as well as the idea of focusing on time instead of reps, so Julie and Charlie dive in deep to discuss their thoughts behind their recomendations. Hear the full story in this week’s episode of Exericse Is Health! Check out this episode!
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 about to hit the pool to get some laps in. What things do you need to make sure to do with your exercise in order to keep swimming and make sure your Read more
One of the most common issues I have experienced while working out is not being able to feel the exercises I was doing. This is a complaint I have heard from clients, prospective clients, and regular exercisers, as well. Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever gone to the gym to do a chest press and not felt your chest muscles working? Or you did a squat but didn’t feel your glutes firing? Read more