Muscle Activation Schaumburg

Exercise Is Health

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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.

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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

E345 - A Little-Known Reason Why Your Body Is Feeling Older 07.08.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well:  http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you ever wake up in the morning feeling like your body has gotten noticeably older? Maybe you have some aches and pains that weren't always there. Or maybe your strength and fitness feel like they are on the decline. Or perhaps tasks that once fel...

E344 - What Is Muscle Activation Techniques®? 31.07.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Have you ever heard us talk about Muscle Activation Techniques®, or MAT®, but aren't quite sure what it is?   Recently, Charlie had the opportunity to talk with Nat Niddam on the Biohacking Superhuman Performance Podcast to discuss this exact question...

E343 - How To Optimize Your Bone & Muscle Health After 40 24.07.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services How can you make sure your muscles and bones remain strong after the age of 40 without risking injury? While there are many methodologies promoted by the mainstream fitness industry, most of them completely miss the boat on a few critical steps that n...

E342 - How Can You Exercise Every Day? - Part 2 17.07.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services How can you exercise every day no matter what else is filling your schedule or what you are feeling in your body? We laid out a simple framework to follow to do exactly this for the medical students at Midwestern University, and on this week's episode...

E341 - How Can You Exercise Everyday? - Part 1 10.07.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Is it possible to workout every single day and do so in a way that doesn't leave your body feeling achy and sore no matter how crazy your schedule is? This was the exact topic we discussed with medical students at Midwestern University in December of...

E340 - Why Having Strong Hamstrings Isn't Enough To Prevent Hamstring Injuries 03.07.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you have a history of hamstring injuries?   Oftentimes, the recommended step to prevent future injuries is to strengthen the hamstring. While having hamstrings that are strong enough is part of the equation, this recommendation overlooks many of th...

E339 - Why Pushing Your Range of Motion Is Making You Less Mobile 26.06.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you feel like you are becoming less flexible and mobile despite doing all the "right" things?   The truth is, many of the traditional strategies for increasing mobility can actually be making you less mobile, especially if you are really trying har...

E338 - What To Change With Your Workouts If You Have Piriformis Syndrome 19.06.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you have piriformis syndrome? There are a lot of proclaimed remedies out there, but what if everything you try just seems to make things worse? How can you keep your body feeling strong and fit despite having piriformis syndrome? On this week's epi...

E337 - The 3 Things You Need To Consider After Knee Surgery 12.06.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Have you ever had knee surgery? Too often, the focus during the recovery process is 100% focused on the knee, but that is only a piece of the puzzle. Regardless of whether you have had surgery to repair your ACL, to replace your knee entirely, or any...

E336 - The Hidden Issues Underlying Neck Tightness 05.06.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Does your neck tighten up?   Neck tightness is often blamed on posture, working on a computer, or using a smartphone, but the truth is there is a lot that can influence how your neck feels. In fact, there are three areas in particular that are rarely...

E335 - Your Feet Need To Be Mobile. Here's Why... 29.05.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Did you know that your feet are one of the most complex and influential structures in your body? With 28 bones, over 30 joints, and 50 muscles in each foot, there is a lot going on down there! Unfortunately, most people don't realize how important it i...

E334 - 3 Surprising Truths About MAT® 22.05.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Have you ever learned something new that completely contradicted so much of what you believed up to that point, such that once you learned it, you couldn't see your old beliefs the same way again? This has happened to us time and again since we started...

E333 - The Muscle Issues Behind Frozen Shoulder 15.05.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Have you ever had a frozen shoulder? This is one of the most common shoulder issues that people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s experience, and it can be one of the most complex, as well. While many ways of improving frozen shoulder focus on improving the j...

E332 - It's Not Your IT Bands' Fault 08.05.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services   Have you ever had an IT band issue?   Maybe your IT bands are chronically tight. Or maybe you have even been told you have IT band syndrome. Or maybe you have had some pains down the side of your legs towards your knees…   Despite how your IT bands m...

E331 - The #1 Thing Dentists Can Do To Keep Their Hands & Neck Feeling Great 01.05.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Dentists–do your hands and neck feel like they are wearing out on you with all of the reps you are putting on them day after day? These two areas are far and away the top areas of complaint that we hear from dentists all the time. Maybe you've tried ev...

E330 - 3 Big Mistakes With Postural Exercises 24.04.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you do exercises to try to improve your posture? While these types of exercises are popular in many circles within the fitness industry as well as with different types of therapists, there are some big mistakes we see people commonly making with the...

E329 - How To Create A Healthy Liver For Life - Interview with Kristin Kirkpatrick 17.04.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services You have likely thought about the health of your heart and brain, but what about the health of your liver?   While the mainstream news doesn't typically focus on liver health much, the truth is that without a healthy liver, the rest of your body cannot...

E328 - How To Manage Traveling Hip Pain 10.04.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you have hip pain that started in one part of your hip but has since moved around? Maybe it started near the front but now it wraps around the side and goes to the back. Or maybe it was near the top of your hip but has traveled down. This type of tr...

E327 - "I've Stopped Exercising For 6 Months... Have I Lost It All?" 03.04.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Has it been three months, six months, or longer since you last worked out? You may be wondering, "Have I lost all of the benefits I used to have from working out?" While on the surface, it may seem like the answer is, "definitely," the truth is a lot...

E326 - A Simple Formula For Warming Up 27.03.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services How much time do you spend planning your warm up for your workouts? Most people fall into one of two camps: 1. Absolutely none; or 2. A ton. Unfortunately, if you are trying to figure out what to do on your own, the information around warming up can b...

E325 - How To Build Stronger Feet 20.03.2024

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Feet Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services How often do you work on strengthening your feet? While people often think about building stronger legs, a stronger core, and stronger arms, rarely is building stronger feet prioritized. What this is leading to is people's feet are often the weakest area...

E324 - Where You Need To Be Strong To Prevent Injury 13.03.2024

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 progra...

E323 - An Easy Way To Take Pressure Off Your Discs 06.03.2024

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 peo...

Your Injuries Are Not From "Just Getting Old" 28.02.2024

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 yo...

E321 - What Your Corrective Exercises Aren't Correcting 21.02.2024

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 maki...

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