Squats – What to do if you have knee issues

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. With all of the in-home workouts that are being done now, squats and squat variations are wildly-popular options. However, squats often do not feel good on people’s knees. If you find that squats bother your knees, we have some advice on slight modifications you can make to potentially help with this. 1) Use No/Little Motion Our first tip if squats bother your knees is to use Read more

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E117 – What can be done about employee burnout in the workplace? A panel discussion.

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie provide a replay of a panel discussion Charlie moderated on employee burnout and what can be done about it. The panel discussion was part of the Schaumburg Business Association’s Good Morning Schaumburg event and was presented by Prism Health Care Services Inc. as well as Community Physical Therapy. The panel featured four members – Mary Beth Jansen, Gennie Anderson, Melissa Donohoe, and Colleen Baader Read more

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Stuck at home? We have workout tips for you!

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. This week, many of you have gyms that have temporarily closed down, and you may even be in lockdown at your house. This can create a new challenge for you to get your workouts in. You finally have the time to exercise, but now what do you do? We have some tips to help make sure you can still get your workouts in on a consistent Read more

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E116 – How can improving your muscle function improve your brain function? Interview with Greg Roskopf, Developer of Muscle Activation Techniques®

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Greg Roskopf, the developer of Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®), to discuss muscle function, brain function, and the cause and effect relationship between the two. Greg gives the details of how he developed MAT®, the paradigm shift that caused him to start looking at muscle tightness as the symptom rather than the issue, the potency of the MATRx® process, and the profound Read more

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Exercise Tips for Brain Health

Hey welcome back everybody to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. Brain health is an important topic as it relates to longevity and quality of life. Did you know that exercise can have a tremendous influence over the health and function of your brain? But, not just any kind of exercise will do the trick. We have three tips for you below to start implementing into your weekly workout plan to make sure you are Read more

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E115 – How To Exercise When You Have “No” Time

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the number one objection they hear when they bring up exercise to people – “I don’t have time.” If you find yourself saying this, then this episode is for you! Julie and Charlie lay out 5 steps that MUST happen in order for you to exercise consistently, and once they do, you will be able to exercise on a regular basis no matter Read more

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Schedule changes? Here’s how to still get your workouts in.

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. Daylight Savings Time was two days ago, and for many people this has caused schedules to be in flux. Despite the craziness that schedule changes can bring, you still need to make sure that you get your workout in so you can live your best life. Here are three tips to ensure that happens. 1) Schedule Your Exercise Our first tip to help you get your Read more

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E114 – What’s the issue with rotator cuff issues?

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the rotator cuff and why what you may be experiencing as a rotator cuff symptom may not actually be a rotator cuff issue. The rotator cuff gets a lot of press about often being too weak or dysfunctional, but there is a lot more that goes into the rotator cuff than just the shoulder itself. Check out all of the details in this Read more

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Non-Shoulder Exercises To Help Support Your Rotator Cuff

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays. This week we are talking about the rotator cuff. This group of muscles is often blamed for being too weak, leading to a multitude of other shoulder issues. There may be other areas of the body that are contributing factors, though, such as the trunk and the hips, so we want to discuss exercise tips for working these areas if you have a rotator cuff issue. Read more

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E113 – How To Exercise With An “Itis”

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss their top tips to help you exercise if you have some kind of “itis” – tendonitis, bursitis, plantar fasciitis, etc. One in five US adults reports having chronic pain, and that number increases the older someone gets. Learn how you can continue to exercise–and reap the multitude of health benefits from doing so–even if you have a nagging “itis” in this week’s episode! Read more

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