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E108 – Why Your Discs Are Not The Entire Story

When it comes to low back pain and other symptoms, issues with discs are one of the most commonly-given reasons.  However, there is a strong argument to be made that the discs may not have as much to do with the symptoms as is being promoted, and an even stronger argument to suggest that your muscles may be able to influence your symptoms. This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss discs Read more

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Non-Rehab Tips For Low Back Issues

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays.  Low back issues are one of the most common complaints that plague people throughout society.  While the core and the low back themselves may be issues in need of strengthening, there are some things you can do on your own for other areas of your body that may help.  Specifically, we will be discussing exercises for your feet and your hips that can provide support for Read more

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E107 – What is SOMA breathwork and how will it improve your health? Interview with Rob Bill

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Rob Bill to discuss SOMA breathwork.  What is SOMA breathwork?  How is it done?  Why is it beneficial?  How can you start to implement it into your own life?  All of these questions and more will be answered in this week’s episode.  Check it out! Want to learn more about SOMA breathwork?  Connect with Rob on his Instagram account or on his website!  You can Read more

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Mindfulness – How to improve your mindfulness with resistance training

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays.  It is often thought that mindfulness and exercise are only reserved for activities such as yoga and pilates.  However, you can improve your mindfulness with almost any activity you do, even resistance training. This week, we want to give you two tips that can be applied to any exercise to help you start improving your mindfulness while you do resistance training. 1) Slow Down The first Read more

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

By Team MAS, ago