Exercise Is Health
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 401
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
E201 - Why you should lift weights if you want to keep your heart healthy
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie explore a topic that is not frequently discussed in the mainstream media - the idea that lifting weights is actually necessary to keep y…
E200 - Celebrating 200 Episodes of The Exercise Is Health Podcast!
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie recap everything that has happened over the past four years as they celebrate 200 episodes! For 200 consecutive weeks they have brought …
E199 - How To Get Past The Boredom of Lifting Weights
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss an issue that many people who try to exercise consistently face -- boredom, especially when it comes to lifting weights. How can…
E198 - How To Start If You Are Brand New To Exercise
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie give their top tips for those who are just starting out or starting to get back into the swing of exercising again after an extended tim…
E197 - Is Walking Enough Aerobic Exercise For You?
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss their unique perspective around a common topic that most of the mainstream fitness world has backwards. While many alleged exper…
E196 - Should you workout at home with videos or at a gym with classes?
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a question that often comes up when people are trying to figure out how to get into the swing of working out consistently. If yo…
E195 - "If exercising is painful for me, how do I do it consistently?"
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie answer a question that comes up with a lot of people - how do you get yourself to exercise consistently if it doesn't feel good for you?…
E194 - "Yeah, but I'm active all day..."
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a phrase that is often thrown around when people don't find themselves not exercising as frequently as they know they should... …
E193 - How Lifting Weights Can Make You More Flexible
This week on the Exercise Is Health Podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a common misconception in the mainstream fitness industry that says lifting weights and building muscle will reduce your flexibi…
E192 - Can lifting weights grow your brain?
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a topic that can have profound implications for your overall health and quality of life. It is often cited that walking and othe…
E191 - Core Muscle Myths
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie travel down the road of the one of the most sought-after areas in health and fitness - the core. There are some huge myths and misunders…
E190 - Why The 80:20 Rule Of Diet & Exercise Is BS
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie take on one of the most common myths perpetuated by the mainstream fitness industry - that 80% of the results you get in the gym are fro…
E189 - Why You Don't Want Loose Muscles
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie directly address one of the biggest health and fitness myths out there - the idea that your muscles need to "loosen up". While tight mus…
E188 - What is "The Exercise For Life Method"?
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss their new book that just came out, The Exercise For Life Method! You will get the inside scoop of what went into the creation of…
E187 - Why Muscle Shortening Matters
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the concept of muscle shortening. While it may sound bizarre, it is extremely important that your muscles are able to do this! S…
E186 - The Power of Pelvic Floor Therapy with Dr. Stefanie McMillin
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Stefanie McMillin of Full Circle Birth & Pelvic Health to discuss all things pelvic floor. Dr. Stefanie is trained as …
E185 - How can getting my muscles contracting better help me with my muscles that are too tight?
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss muscle contraction, muscle tightness, and the relationship between the two. It is often thought that when muscles feel tight, th…
E184 - Why Maintenance Is The Ultimate Goal
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss an aspect of exercise that is not widely talked about. While mainstream fitness would lead you to believe that you need to keep …
E183 - Does lifting slowly actually make a difference for your health?
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie share stories about changes they have noticed within themselves as a result of lifting slowly. A question that often comes up is, "Does …
E182 - How Would You Answer These Questions?
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie rehash a unique activity they introduced during the One Workout Away Challenge. Every Wednesday during the OWA Challenge they would ask …