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.
Let's be honest... everybody's health can benefit from exercise.
However, the way mainstream fitness often portrays exercise makes it seem like it is not for everybody.
So how do you know if it is so…
Self-sabotage is something many people experience but few people talk about. While we may all have the best intentions for being healthy, most of us have habits that can cause us to fall short of our…
Have you ever wondered if you would actually be able to exercise consistently? Do you ever feel like there is just too much going on in life, or that you lack the discipline to stick to a workout pla…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss one of the biggest questions that so many people face -- what is the first step I should take to exercise for my health?
While m…
Low back pain is one of the most prevalent health issues Americans face. Unfortunatley, many of the mainstream solutions either require surgical intervention, pharmaceutical intervention, or are just…
Do your workouts leave you feeling achy and sore? If so, listen up! It doesn't have to be this way!
There are some very specific things you can change during your workouts in order to reduce the sore…
Do you ever get to the end of the work day and find that you have been sitting for the majority of it? If staying moving throughout the day is one of the most important things you can do for your hea…
Does doing advanced exercises mean you have to do crazy exercises? This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down to discuss this misconception that is commonly portrayed in …
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with registered dietitian and author Toni Marinucci to discuss the topic of "how we diet like we date". What does this concept …
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie dive into a common belief in the fitness industry, which is that what you use when you exercise (i.e. your tools) influences the results…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss two of the biggest troubles many people run into with their workouts: 1. Staying Consistent and 2. Feeling Lousy After. You are …
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss some things that are imperative to keep in mind if you want to make sure your health stays intact as you pursue different workou…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss some key things to keep in mind as you look to build your health in the New Year. Too often the activities that are supposed to …
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie take on one of the biggest misconceptions of the fitness industry - that form is important to care about when exercising - and explain w…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss something that is on everybody's mind this time of year - the holidays - and why they are the best time for YOU to start exercis…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie dive into the numbers... Or, rather, they dive into the idea of the numbers that would actually be worthwhile for you to track with your…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss one of their core concepts for making sure that your exercise builds the health of your body instead of breaking it down. If you…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a concept that most people are familiar with but take a different angle than many have heard before. Improving flexibility is of…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a listener-submitted question about rest time between sets of your workout. If you go into your workouts only thinking about the…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie explore the idea of being "too tired" to exercise. When you are at the end of a long day but you still haven't done your workout, should…