Exercise Is Health

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie sit down with Michael Lingenfelter of The Rider Remedy  to discuss exercise, muscle function, and strength and how it all applies to the equestrian community. Michael specializes in helping equestrians improve their body's function and performance through strategic exercise and Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®) . He shares with Jul...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss one of the more prevalent summertime issues - knee pain. You may be experiencing knee pain for a variety of reasons, from an issue with the knee itself to issues with other joints and surrounding tissues. While knee pain can be a bummer, there are some specific things you can do with your exercise and between your workouts to...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss five things you can do during the summer holidays to help your health stay on track despite the disruptions to your schedule and typical routine. Holidays like the Fourth of July bring a number of opportunities to eat foods and do activities that may be outside of your norm, and Julie and Charlie have some ways to combat the e...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie sit down with Kirk Bradshaw of Athletic Training Institute  (ATI) in Bellevue, WA. Kirk and the team of coaches at ATI utilize Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®), resistance training, and other modalities - including their ADAPT facility - to "callus" their clients' neuromuscular system to environmental and life stressors. Kirk disc...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss plantar fasciitis and why what is often claimed to be one of the most common foot ailments may not actually be a foot issue at all. They discuss what other culprits may be contributing to this foot symptom and how to go about addressing these underlying issues. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! If you would...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie sit down with Tom Purvis, the developer of t he Resistance Training Specialist® program (RTS®) , as well as ExerciseProfessional.com and PersonalTraining.com.  This wide-ranging discussion touches on many topics, including the importance of understanding mechanics as a personal trainer, the difference between making decisions with cli...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss the two categories that they see a lot of people falling into right now--either they are in great shape after having a lot of time to exercise while at home or they haven't been exercising at all. Whichever category you fall into, there are very specific things you need to be doing now as you go from working out at home to wor...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie sit down with Ian Mack of Tomahawk Science to discuss many of the tactics he uses with his athletes to help them not only perform at a high level, but be able to do so season after season throughout their entire career. Ian is a world-renowned sports scientist, training many high level athletes, including Patrick Kane of the Chicago B...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie have the tables turned on them as they become the ones interviewed for the show The Aging Athlete Guide with Michael Lingenfelter . Michael, Julie, and Charlie discuss flexibility, mobility, and what considerations need to be taken with each, especially for those of us who are trying to stay active as we age. Check out all of the deta...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Scott McWilliam of Golf MATchanics to discuss your muscles, your golf game, and how improving the function of the former will undoubtedly improve the latter. If you are wanting to drive the ball farther, knock strokes off your score, and feel healthy enough to play multiple rounds in a row, this episode is for you. Check...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss what you can start doing now to get you back into the habit of exercising on a consistent basis. If exercise has fallen out of your daily routine since all of the schedule changes and travel restrictions that have happened with COVID-19, then this episode is for you. Check out this week's episode for some simple things you can...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie sit down with legendary strength & conditioning coach Steve Hess . Steve was on the sports performance staff of the Denver Nuggets for over 20 years before he shifted his focus and efforts into the private sector with Panorama Wellness & Sports Institute . Steve discusses key principles that propelled him to the top of the professiona...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss the transition that many of us will be facing in the coming weeks - transitioning from working out at home to working out at the gym. The gym presents a number of opportunities that we may not necessarily have at home, and, if we aren't careful, those opportunities to create positive changes in our bodies can turn negative ver...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Eric Seifert of Core Muscle Activation to discuss exercise, Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®), and what Eric calls the "Goldilocks Zone" of exercise. Eric is a consultant for many professional athletes and teams, but he also works with individuals on a broad spectrum of physical health and fitness. Eric talks about wha...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss why implementing MAT® prior to getting back into the full swing of your workouts is an absolute must. Many people are exercising with less intensity now that they have to exercise at home, and while getting back to your regular exercise routine at the gym can be exciting, it can also be a recipe for injury. Find out how MAT® c...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie dive deep into the thought process behind their at-home workouts they have been broadcasting on their Facebook and Instagram pages. It is not difficult to create an exercise program for one day, one week, or one month; but how do you create one that can be done every single day for the foreseeable future? Check out all of the details...

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 -...

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 i...

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 matte...

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...

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 ha...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Matt Dhingra to discuss his work as a compounding pharmacist. What is a compounding pharmacist? How can a compounding pharmacy improve your health? How is it different than a traditional pharmacy? Check out all of these details and more in this week's episode! Links referenced in this week's episode can be found belo...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss the IT band - what it is, where it lives, and why so many people may have issues and symptoms with it. The IT band often gets a bad rap as being too tight and causing different hip, knee, and postural issues. However, the IT band may not be to blame at all! Learn why this is what you can do about in this week's episode! Links...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss what they have dubbed as the Five Stages of Fitness. Whether or not you are currently exercising or have any interest in exercising, Julie and Charlie provide a road map for you to start implementing that can guide you from where you are to being able to consistently Exercise For Life. Check out all of the details in this week...

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast , Julie and Charlie discuss one of the cornerstone principles of Muscle Activation Schaumburg - Exercise For Life. What does this mean? What does this principle entail? Why is this such a vital principle? What can you do on your own to help ensure you are exercising for life and you are able to exercise for life? Check out this week's episode for all of...