This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie take on the idea that when you don’t feel well, you shouldn’t exercise.  In fact, they find it to be the exact opposite!  Just like your body needs great nutrition when it doesn’t feel well, getting in appropriate and “nutritious” exercise can be key to you getting back to 100%.  Check out all of the details in this week’s episode of Exercise Is Health! Read more

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie answer a question that was sent in about one of the ideas they commonly propose – that by improving how muscles function, you can improve your flexibility.  Julie and Charlie describe why this is the case, why you don’t need to focus on releasing or relaxing muscles to improve flexibility, and what you can do on your own to improve your flexibility and muscle Read more

The week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Ankur Dave to discuss chronic pain management.  Dr. Dave, a pain management specialist with Amita Health, focuses his practice on helping patients overcome chronic pain without the use of opioids, and he breaks down the key pillars that are necessary to do so.  With the chronic pain epidemic that has spread throughout the U.S., the opioid addiction rate has reached Read more

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie tackle one of the biggest culprits of complaints today – tight hamstrings.  They discuss why tight hamstrings may not be what you think they are, why the tightness may actually be a good thing, and what you could consider doing to “solve” them.  Check out all of the details in this week’s episode! The following content was referenced during this week’s episode: E11 – Read more

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss what has long been considered the golden exercise in the fitness industry–squats–and why it is time for this exercise to be de-throned, or at least reconsidered.  They discuss what they see as some of the biggest issues with squatting, why so many people have difficulty squating, the risks of squatting even if your body is not built for it, and when and why Read more