E260 – 5 Facts You Need To Know About Using Bands Before Your Next Workout

What’s the deal with workout bands?? Are they as effective at building your strength and muscle as using weights? And what should you know about using them to make sure you don’t get hurt? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie are diving into all things bands to respond to the top questions and myths that surround this popular form of exercise. If you use bands for your workouts, Read more

How Your Arms Can Dictate The Effectiveness Of This Glute Exercise

This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing tips and tricks for when you are doing hip extensions from an angled bench. This is one of the most popular exercises done to build, strengthen, and tone the butt muscles; however, there are some intricacies that need to be kept in mind when doing this exercise to make sure it is effectively targeting your glutes and not stressing your low back. One aspect of Read more

E259 – What To Do When Your Strength Training Is Making You Less Flexible

Is your strength training making you less flexible? Maybe you notice that your body feels stiff and achy after your workouts… Or perhaps it is the fear of losing flexibility that is keeping you from doing strength training… Whether you are actually becoming less flexible or you are simply concerned about becoming less flexible, your strength training does NOT have to decrease your flexibility. In fact, there are some straightforward principles you can follow during Read more

How Far Should You Move When Doing Hip Extension On An Angled Bench??

This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing tips and tricks for when you are doing hip extensions from an angled bench. This is one of the most popular exercises done to build, strengthen, and tone the butt muscles; however, there are some intricacies that need to be kept in mind when doing this exercise to make sure it is effectively targeting your glutes and not stressing your low back. One consideration that Read more

E258 – 3 Key Principles To Apply To Your At Home Workouts To Increase Effectiveness

Are your home workouts actually progressing your health, strength, and function? Or are they simply something that gets you sweaty and you can check off your to-do list? While many home workouts will tout being challenging or really pushing you, how can you be sure that you are actually benefiting your health from doing them? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss three key principles you can start Read more

How High Should The Pad Be When Doing Hip Extension On An Angled Bench??

This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing tips and tricks for when you are doing hip extensions from an angled bench. This is one of the most popular exercises done to build, strengthen, and tone the butt muscles; however, there are some intricacies that need to be kept in mind when doing this exercise to make sure it is effectively targeting your glutes and not stressing your low back. One consideration that Read more

E257 – How To Easily Apply Everything You Learn On This Podcast

Have you ever wondered how you can apply everything we teach you each week on this podcast to your workouts? With 257 episodes out so far, there has been A LOT of information we have covered over the past five years. But is there a simple way to take the information we discuss every Wednesday and implement it directly into your workouts? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie Read more

What Should You Focus On When Doing Triceps Extensions??

This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing tips and tricks for when you are doing triceps extensions. While this exercise can look relatively simple, there are some components you need to keep in mind to make sure you are doing this exercise correctly for your individual needs. Triceps extensions are one of the most common exercises for building the strength of and toning up the upper arm muscles. However, even though this Read more

E256 – How To Easily Customize Your Workouts Without Knowing Anything About Exercise

Do you want to have a customized approach to your workouts but don’t have any idea how to get it asides from paying a trainer? There’s actually a simple system you can follow to get you 80% (or more) of the way there all on your own. And guess what… you don’t even have to know anything about exercise to make this system work for you! On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® Read more

How Fast Should You Move When Doing Triceps Extensions??

This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing tips and tricks for when you are doing triceps extensions. While this exercise can look relatively simple, there are some components you need to keep in mind to make sure you are doing this exercise correctly for your individual needs. Triceps extensions are one of the most common exercises for building the strength of and toning up the upper arm muscles. However, even though this Read more