E80 – Frozen Shoulder and Your Muscles

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss one of the more common shoulder issues they see with new clients – frozen shoulder.  Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, can be an extremely painful and debilitating condition where a person’s shoulder stops moving well and hurts when it does move.  But, even though the shoulder is highly symptomatic, the shoulder itself may actually not need to be addressed.  Julie and Charlie have Read more

Brain Health – Exercise tips to help your brain function better

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.  This week we are talking to those of you that want to improve the health of your brain. How can you use exercise to improve your brain’s health and function? 1) Include Resistance Training and Cardio Exercise Tip Number One To Improve Brain Health: Read more

E79 – 7 Exercise Tips If Your Body Has Been Getting Achier For No Apparent Reason

This week on the Exercise Is Health podast, Julie and Charlie discuss seven things that you need to be doing with your exercise if you feel like your body has been getting achier and you’re not sure why.  Often times, you may feel like how your body feels is out of your control, but that is not necessarily the case.  There is a lot that can be done if you are feeling your age, and Read more

Tips to Stay Fit Over the Fourth

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 looking to stay fit over the Fourth. What things can you do over this holiday week in order to make sure you stay consistent with your workouts and your body stays healthy? Read more

MAS Summer Letter 2019

To our amazing clients, family, fans, and friends, Happy summer!  We hope our annual summer letter finds you well.  June 6thmarked four years for us in our current office, so as we do every year, we would like to take a few minutes and recap the major highlights that happened during it. This past year was extremely eventful, to say the least. To start, Julie began the two-year Muscle Activation Techniques® MATRx® Internship at MAT® Headquarters in Colorado, Read more

E78 – Five Sustainable Fitness Hacks For Your Health

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie put their own spin on a question from Quora.com and sit down to answer it.  The question was, “What are some fitness hacks?” and in good MAS-fashion, Julie and Charlie changed it to, “What are some sustainable fitness hacks for my health?”; because hey, any exercise hack is only useful if you can do it repeatedly and it builds your health, right?  Check out Read more

New to exercise? Check out these tips!

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 just starting out with exercise.  What things do you need to keep in mind with your workouts to make sure your body stays safe while still being effective with your workouts? 1) Read more

E77 – What is Alzheimer’s disease and what can you do to prevent it? – Interview with Dr. Concetta Forchetti of AMITA Health

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Concetta Forchetti of AMITA Health to discuss dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and brain health.  Dr. Forchetti specializes in neurology with special interests in Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and memory disorder.  She disucsses the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, the genetic risk factors involved, and what we can all do to help prevent or delay the development of Alzheimer’s. If you would Read more

How to stay safe while exercising to improve your endurance

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 looking to do some exercises to improve the endurance of your body. What things do you need to keep in mind with your exercise program to not only get the results you Read more

E76 – How Flip-Flops Are Stressing Your Body

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down to discuss the most popular footwear of the season – flip-flops – and how it is stressing out your body.  From bunions, to plantar fasciitis, to knee, hip, and back issues, wearing flip-flops for extended periods of time may create more issues than you can imagine for your joints.  Check out all of the details, as well as what to do about Read more