Are you focused on getting results with your workouts? Whether it is losing weight, increasing your strength, improving your mobility, or boosting your health overall, the results are often the thing that gets us started with exercise. However, prioritizing your results may actually be getting you worse results, especially if you are thinking about results in the ways the mainstream fitness industry promotes. So if prioritizing your results is actually sabotaging your efforts, what should Read more

Are your core workouts leaving your body feeling worse? Maybe your back feels tight after doing core exercises. Or maybe there is a zinging that you feel down your leg after working your abs. Or maybe your core doesn’t seem to be getting any stronger despite doing all of the exercises you know how to do. There are some very simple reasons why this could be happening, and on this week’s episode of the Exercise Read more

Do you find yourself caught in the same cycle year after year where you set health and fitness goals for yourself on January 1, but by mid-February they are only a distant memory? If so, there are three things you need to understand: 1. You are not alone; 2. It is not your fault; 3. You CAN change this cycle for yourself! This is one of the biggest pitfalls that so many fall into every Read more

Fasting for health and longevity purposes is a hot topic these days, and for good reason. The science backing up fasting as a healthy practice appears to be very sound. But, what considerations do you need to take if you are going to try fasting? Is it as simple as just not eating for a while? Or are there some nuances you need to be aware of for your own safety and wellbeing? On this Read more

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

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

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