E120 – What is the Goldilocks Zone of Exercise & How Can MAT® Expand It? – Interview with Eric Seifert

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Eric Seifert of Core Muscle Activation to discuss exercise, Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®), and what Eric calls the “Goldilocks Zone” of exercise. Eric is a consultant for many professional athletes and teams, but he also works with individuals on a broad spectrum of physical health and fitness. Eric talks about what the Goldilocks Zone is, why it is important to know Read more

Tips For At-Home Cardio If You Don’t Like Running

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. This week, we are talking to those of you who are looking for ways to get your cardio exercise in at home that don’t involve running. You know you need to get your heart pumping and get breathing harder, but running isn’t your thing. What can you do at home to make sure you are still getting your cardio work in without having to run. 1) Read more

E119 – How MAT® can get you back to your workouts sooner

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss why implementing MAT® prior to getting back into the full swing of your workouts is an absolute must. Many people are exercising with less intensity now that they have to exercise at home, and while getting back to your regular exercise routine at the gym can be exciting, it can also be a recipe for injury. Find out how MAT® can help keep Read more

How to change your pushups if they bother your shoulders

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. This week we are talking about a bodyweight exercise that is wildly popular, especially when people are working out at home, and that’s the pushup. The pushup can be a great exercise to challenge your chest and shoulder muscles, but oftentimes when people have preexisting or underlying shoulder issues, pushups can cause those issues to flair up. We have some tips to help you continue to Read more

E118 – An Inside Look Into Our At-Home Workouts

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie dive deep into the thought process behind their at-home workouts they have been broadcasting on their Facebook and Instagram pages. It is not difficult to create an exercise program for one day, one week, or one month; but how do you create one that can be done every single day for the foreseeable future? Check out all of the details in this week’s episode! Read more

Squats – What to do if you have knee issues

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. With all of the in-home workouts that are being done now, squats and squat variations are wildly-popular options. However, squats often do not feel good on people’s knees. If you find that squats bother your knees, we have some advice on slight modifications you can make to potentially help with this. 1) Use No/Little Motion Our first tip if squats bother your knees is to use Read more

E117 – What can be done about employee burnout in the workplace? A panel discussion.

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie provide a replay of a panel discussion Charlie moderated on employee burnout and what can be done about it. The panel discussion was part of the Schaumburg Business Association’s Good Morning Schaumburg event and was presented by Prism Health Care Services Inc. as well as Community Physical Therapy. The panel featured four members – Mary Beth Jansen, Gennie Anderson, Melissa Donohoe, and Colleen Baader Read more

Stuck at home? We have workout tips for you!

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. This week, many of you have gyms that have temporarily closed down, and you may even be in lockdown at your house. This can create a new challenge for you to get your workouts in. You finally have the time to exercise, but now what do you do? We have some tips to help make sure you can still get your workouts in on a consistent Read more

E116 – How can improving your muscle function improve your brain function? Interview with Greg Roskopf, Developer of Muscle Activation Techniques®

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Greg Roskopf, the developer of Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®), to discuss muscle function, brain function, and the cause and effect relationship between the two. Greg gives the details of how he developed MAT®, the paradigm shift that caused him to start looking at muscle tightness as the symptom rather than the issue, the potency of the MATRx® process, and the profound Read more

Exercise Tips for Brain Health

Hey welcome back everybody to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. Brain health is an important topic as it relates to longevity and quality of life. Did you know that exercise can have a tremendous influence over the health and function of your brain? But, not just any kind of exercise will do the trick. We have three tips for you below to start implementing into your weekly workout plan to make sure you are Read more