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This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss two of the biggst myths in the fitness industry – the myths that machines are not useful and the best trainers do not use machines. They break down why machines are extremely valuable if you have quality equipment Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie interview Dr. Konstantinos Kostas, Ph.D.. Dr. Kostas is a health psychologist specializing in helping patients cope with the psychological difficulties of chronic pain. Dr. Kostas treats patients within the Amita Health System in the Chicagoland area. In this interview, Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie answer a common question they get about one of their top exercise recommendations – lifting slowly. If you have ever wondered why Julie and Charlie so strongly recommend that you move slowly when you lift weights when the majority Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie interview Dr. Thomas Obermeyer of Barrington Orthopedic Specialists to discuss one of the most common shoulder issues plaguing many people today – rotator cuff disease. What is rotator cuff disease? What are contributing factors to it? What can be Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss muscle health and why it encompasses more than you may have originally thought. Often times, when you think of improving your muscles, you may think of more or less two different categories – 1) strengthening them and 2) Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie interviews Charlie about his newest project – Fit4T1D. Charlie dives into details about what Fit4T1D is, why he felt it was a necessary program to create, and how Fit4T1D is helping Type 1 Diabetics better manage their blood glucose levels through Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie tackle one of the bigger questions they hear when working on clients for Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®). So often we think that where we are experiencing symptoms is where our issues actually are. However, this is rarely the case. Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie interview Dr. Bikram Dhillon of Physicians Total Wellness in Schaumburg, IL. Dr. Dhillon brings the unique perspective of being both an emergency room doctor as well as an integrative physician. He has authored three books – “The 7 Reasons Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a predominant myth in the fitness world – the Magic Muscle Myth. The idea behind the Magic Muscle is that there is one muscle that, if released, relaxed, or strengthened, will be the fix-all to ALL of your Read more
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss one of the more common scenarios they see with new clients – they are starting to exercise because of doctor’s orders but they have NEVER exercised before. What considerations do you need to take if this is your Read more