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At Muscle Activation Schaumburg, we believe your health is your most valuable asset. Join hosts Charlie and Julie Cates as they discuss how to utilize exercise to help improve and maintain your health, as well as interviews with health and wellness experts from various fields including chiropractic, accupuncture, psychology, nutrition, and functional medicine. Both Charlie and Julie are certified personal trainers and Muscle Activation Techniques® practitioners in Schaumburg, IL.

Exercise Is Health Muscle Activation Schaumburg

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.8 • 56 Ratings

At Muscle Activation Schaumburg, we believe your health is your most valuable asset. Join hosts Charlie and Julie Cates as they discuss how to utilize exercise to help improve and maintain your health, as well as interviews with health and wellness experts from various fields including chiropractic, accupuncture, psychology, nutrition, and functional medicine. Both Charlie and Julie are certified personal trainers and Muscle Activation Techniques® practitioners in Schaumburg, IL.

    Where You Need To Be Strong To Prevent Injury

    Where You Need To Be Strong To Prevent Injury

    Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Body Feeling Strong & Mobile: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Have you heard that getting stronger can help you prevent injuries?
    It’s true! Consistently strength training throughout your week is one of the best things you can do to help your body stay injury-free.
    Unfortunately, the way most strength training programs and exercises are set up does not actually help people do that. In fact, you may feel like your strength training has been the cause of your injuries in the past instead of the thing that has prevented them…
    On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are unveiling the big thing that is being left out of most strength training routines that actually leaves people more vulnerable to injury.
    We walk you through the steps to take with your workouts to make sure they are being designed to help you prevent injury and discuss how to implement each step within your strength training.
    If you are trying to build your strength to prevent injuries throughout your life, listen up! This week’s episode will have the info you need to do just that.
    Check it out for all the details!
    Ready to schedule your first Muscle Activation Techniques® session with us? Click here to get started: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Would you like to have our guidance implementing the 4 Exercise For Life Principles while you workout?
    Join the Exercise For Life Membership for free for 30 days! Just head to www.exerciseforlifestudios.com to get started!
    Did you find this episode helpful? Let us know by leaving us a rating and review on the following platforms:
    – Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exercise-is-health/id1330420565
    – Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6H1CneHjsPiPStrAeFTP25?si=X1IuXkp0T1KCv3gCtt3j5g 
    Want to grab a free copy of our best-selling book, “The Exercise For Life Method”?
    Click here to order yours while copies are still available! www.exerciseforlifemethod.com Just cover the cost of shipping and handling to have it delivered right to you.
    Follow us on Instagram for more exercise tips and content about MAT® here:
    – Muscle Activation Schaumburg: @muscleactivationschaumburg 
    – Julie Cates: @julcates 
    – Charlie Cates: @charliecates 

    • 21 min
    An Easy Way To Take Pressure Off Your Discs

    An Easy Way To Take Pressure Off Your Discs

    Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Body Feeling Strong & Mobile: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Have you ever had a disc issue?
    Issues with discs in the spine are extremely common. In fact, it has been reported that 80% of people over the age of 30 have a structural issue with at least one disc.
    While discs often get blamed for different symptoms people feel, there is a lot of data to suggest that the structure of the disc is not the entire story when it comes to pain, lack of mobility, or many of the other symptoms associated with disc issues.
    Fortunately, there are some simple things you can start to do today to help take pressure off your discs and make sure they stay supported whether there is currently a structural issue or not.
    On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving into what these things are and how to go about implementing them throughout your week.
    If you have ever had a disc issue or know of someone who is currently dealing with one, listen up! You are not going to want to miss this action plan that can have your discs better supported than they have ever been.
    Check out all the details in this week’s episode!
    Ready to schedule your first Muscle Activation Techniques® session with us? Click here to get started: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Would you like to have our guidance implementing the 4 Exercise For Life Principles while you workout?
    Join the Exercise For Life Membership for free for 30 days! Just head to www.exerciseforlifestudios.com to get started!
    Did you find this episode helpful? Let us know by leaving us a rating and review on the following platforms:
    – Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exercise-is-health/id1330420565
    – Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6H1CneHjsPiPStrAeFTP25?si=X1IuXkp0T1KCv3gCtt3j5g 
    Want to grab a free copy of our best-selling book, “The Exercise For Life Method”?
    Click here to order yours while copies are still available! www.exerciseforlifemethod.com Just cover the cost of shipping and handling to have it delivered right to you.
    Follow us on Instagram for more exercise tips and content about MAT® here:
    – Muscle Activation Schaumburg: @muscleactivationschaumburg 
    – Julie Cates: @julcates 
    – Charlie Cates: @charliecates 

    • 25 min
    Your Injuries Are Not From "Just Getting Old"

    Your Injuries Are Not From "Just Getting Old"

    Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Body Feeling Strong & Mobile: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Is your body getting achier with each passing year?
    One of the most common stories people tell themselves is their aches and pains are because they’re “just getting old”.
    Maybe your back started tightening up in your 40s, or your knees started aching in your 50s, or your shoulders were constantly sore in your 60s…
    While the “just getting old” story is common, it is not the truth, because even though your body gets older every year, it does not have to feel or function older.
    On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving into what the real issue is if you feel like your body is “just getting old” and what you can do about it
    If you have ever felt tempted to blame your age for how your body feels, listen up!
    This week’s episode will help you change that story once and for all.
    Check it out for all the details!
    Ready to schedule your first Muscle Activation Techniques® session with us? Click here to get started: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Would you like to have our guidance implementing the 4 Exercise For Life Principles while you workout?
    Join the Exercise For Life Membership for free for 30 days! Just head to www.exerciseforlifestudios.com to get started!
    Did you find this episode helpful? Let us know by leaving us a rating and review on the following platforms: 
    – Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exercise-is-health/id1330420565
    – Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6H1CneHjsPiPStrAeFTP25?si=X1IuXkp0T1KCv3gCtt3j5g 
    Looking for live workouts that will help you implement everything you learned in this episode! Join us for the next One Workout Away Challenge! Click here to get registered: www.exerciseforlifestudios.com/owa
    Want to grab a free copy of our best-selling book, “The Exercise For Life Method”! 
    Click here to order yours while copies are still available! www.exerciseforlifemethod.com Just cover the cost of shipping and handling to have it delivered right to you.
    Follow us on Instagram for more exercise tips here: 
    – Muscle Activation Schaumburg: @muscleactivationschaumburg 
    – Julie Cates: @julcates 
    – Charlie Cates: @charliecates 

    • 23 min
    What Your Corrective Exercises Aren't Correcting

    What Your Corrective Exercises Aren't Correcting

    Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Body Feeling Strong & Mobile: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Are you doing corrective exercises to try to improve your mobility or help with some aches and pains you have?
    There is something that you aren’t being told about these exercises that may not only be causing them to be ineffective, but may actually be making your issues worse.
    On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving into what this is, why it happens, and exactly what you can do about it.
    If you have ever done an exercise to try to correct an issue but didn’t get the results you wanted, listen up!
    You may have been missing the one piece that makes all the difference when doing corrective exercises.
    Check out all the details in this week’s episode!
    Ready to schedule your first Muscle Activation Techniques® session with us? Click here to get started: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Want to grab a free copy of our best-selling book, “The Exercise For Life Method”?
    Click here to order yours while copies are still available! www.exerciseforlifemethod.com Just cover the cost of shipping and handling to have it delivered right to you.
    Would you like to have our guidance implementing the 4 Exercise For Life Principles while you workout?
    Join the Exercise For Life Membership for free for 30 days! Just head to www.exerciseforlifestudios.com to get started!
    Did you find this episode helpful? Let us know by leaving us a rating and review on the following platforms:
    – Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exercise-is-health/id1330420565
    – Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6H1CneHjsPiPStrAeFTP25?si=X1IuXkp0T1KCv3gCtt3j5g 
    Follow us on Instagram for more exercise tips here:
    – Muscle Activation Schaumburg: @muscleactivationschaumburg 
    – Julie Cates: @julcates 
    – Charlie Cates: @charliecates 
     

    • 22 min
    3 Little-Known Ways Your Muscles Keep You Healthy

    3 Little-Known Ways Your Muscles Keep You Healthy

    Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Feeling Loose & Strong: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Muscles do more than keep you looking good and feeling strong. They are also key to your health and longevity!
    While most of the world thinks of aesthetics and athletic performance with muscles, there are some key functions your muscles play in making sure your body remains feeling great and operating at a high level for years to come.
    On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving into three of these key ways.
    We unveil the unique roles your muscles play in making sure you are able to live your best life and keep doing all the things you love to do for as long as you want to do them.
    Check out all the details in this week’s episode!
    Ready to schedule your first Muscle Activation Techniques® session with us? Click here to get started: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Want to grab a free copy of our best-selling book, “The Exercise For Life Method”?
    Click here to order yours while copies are still available! www.exerciseforlifemethod.com Just cover the cost of shipping and handling to have it delivered right to you.
    Would you like to have our guidance implementing the 4 Exercise For Life Principles while you workout?
    Join the Exercise For Life Membership for free for 30 days! Just head to www.exerciseforlifestudios.com to get started!
    Did you find this episode helpful? Let us know by leaving us a rating and review on the following platforms:
    – Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exercise-is-health/id1330420565
    – Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6H1CneHjsPiPStrAeFTP25?si=X1IuXkp0T1KCv3gCtt3j5g 
    Follow us on Instagram for more exercise tips here:
    – Muscle Activation Schaumburg: @muscleactivationschaumburg 
    – Julie Cates: @julcates 
    – Charlie Cates: @charliecates 
     

    • 18 min
    "Is Working Out Every Day When I'm In My 60s Too Much?"

    "Is Working Out Every Day When I'm In My 60s Too Much?"

    Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Stay Feeling Loose & Strong: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Is exercising every day when you are in your 60s too much?
    Are the potential positive benefits of working out being squandered because your body is being worked too often?
    Should you aim to workout fewer days each week in order to maximize your strength, mobility, and health?
    On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are exploring these questions and more to lay out exactly what you need to know when it comes to exercising every day.
    If you love moving your body and being physically active but have wondered if you should slow down because of your age, this discussion is for you!
    Check out all the details in this week’s episode!
    Ready to schedule your first Muscle Activation Techniques® session with us? Click here to get started: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services
    Would you like to have our guidance implementing the 4 Exercise For Life Principles while you workout?
    Join the Exercise For Life Membership for free for 30 days! Just head to www.exerciseforlifestudios.com to get started!
    Did you find this episode helpful? Let us know by leaving us a rating and review on the following platforms:
    – Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exercise-is-health/id1330420565
    – Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6H1CneHjsPiPStrAeFTP25?si=X1IuXkp0T1KCv3gCtt3j5g 
    Follow us on Instagram for more exercise tips here:
    – Exercise For Life Studios: @exerciseforlifestudios 
    – Julie Cates: @julcates 
    – Charlie Cates: @charliecates 
     

    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
56 Ratings

56 Ratings

BP Writer ,

Great podcast, consistently good content

Recently found this podcast and love it! Each episode is interesting and informative. Really appreciated the podcast about osteoporosis. It was outstanding! What really resonated with me was learning that I am not exercising properly to build and maintain bone. Thank you so much for this specific information and the exercise class!

ellianna✨ ,

Innovative + Holistic Take on Exercise

Love these two—they are here for building resiliency in every body, young or old, and they have the knowledge + curriculum to help you get there! So much wisdom in this podcast for how to live a long and healthy life.

The Marauders ,

You’re not too old to get stronger

Spot on! Second time listening. Motivation = Strategy and MAT= Resistance Training. Thank you Julie and Charlie!

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