Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  If you have symptoms related to disc issues in your spine, there is some information that is often left unsaid about your discs. While many people have issues with their discs, not everybody has symptoms related to them. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are explaining why that may be and how you can use this information to start helping yourself. Disc issues can create a number of different problems and symptoms, but when you understand some basic information that often is not discussed about discs, you can give yourself a tremendous boost towards resolving your problems and symptoms. That’s exactly what you’ll learn in this conversation. 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:  Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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  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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!  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: &nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates:

E389 - 2 Things Nobody Is Telling You About Your Discs

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  What’s the difference between people who continue to feel strong and move well after their mid 30s and those who do not? While everybody has hit their natural physical peak by this stage in life, there are some people who continue to progress while others start their physical decline. For nearly a decade and a half we have seen a common trait among those who continue to thrive after the age of 35 that has become so obvious to us, but is hidden from most people. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are sharing what this common trait is and how you can adopt it into your own life to make sure you continue to thrive no matter your age. If you feel like your body is on the wrong side of the aging and abilities continuum and want to get back to feeling strong and energized, this conversation has exactly what you need to hear. We break down what this common trait is, what it means for you, and how you can easily integrate it into your weekly routine. 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:  Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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  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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!  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: &nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates:

E390 - One Common Trait Among Those Who Thrive After 35

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  Does exercise feel too stressful for your body? It is very common for people to stop working out altogether when they feel like their workouts are always breaking their body down, but this doesn’t have to be you! There are some key shifts that need to take place within your mind and your body if you want to keep exercising and do so in a way that actually feels good. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are discussing what these key shifts are and how you can start implementing them into your life today. There is a whole world of exercise opportunities that are available to you and will have you feeling strong and energized, and in this conversation we are unveiling how to find 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:  Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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  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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!  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: &nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates:

E391 - What To Do If Exercise Feels Too Stressful For Your Body

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  One key to long-term success with your workouts is staying consistent with them. While much of the world is focused on constantly switching things up, the truth is you need to keep doing the same things over and over again in order to build lasting strength and health. But, sometimes things do need to change, and that is exactly what has happened with our workouts recently. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving into the changes we have each made to our workouts, why we made those changes, the results we have been seeing since making the changes, and how you can go about implementing them yourself. If you are looking for some keys to take your strength and results to the next level, listen up! The information we share in this discussion will help you do exactly that. 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:  Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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&nbsp; 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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!  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: &nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates:

E393 - Big Changes We've Made To Our Workouts This Year

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  Muscle Activation Techniques®, or MAT, is the most powerful process we have come across for helping people increase their strength and mobility while reducing pain and tightness. But, while the effects of MAT are profound, explaining it to somebody can be challenging. Over the years of practicing MAT, we have seen that there are some key concepts that can be easily explained and help people quickly understand not only what MAT is, but why it is important. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are breaking down these key concepts to present MAT in a simple, straightforward way that is easy to understand. If you have heard us speak about MAT before but aren’t completely sure what it is or how you would explain it to somebody else, listen up! This conversation will clear that up for you once and for all. 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:&nbsp; Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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  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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!  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: &nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates:

E394 - How Do You Explain Muscle Activation Techniques®?

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  There is a big myth of aging that is constantly told to us from the time we are young. Unfortunately, buying into this myth holds many people back from living the life they want on their terms. And to make matters worse, we can see examples of this myth being true all around us, which makes this myth even easier to believe. What is this big myth of aging? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are unveiling that answer plus teaching you exactly what you can do to overcome it. We lay out a simple plan to follow that will have you laughing to yourself anytime you hear one of your friends talk about this big myth like it is a fact. And, we share precisely what needs to happen to make sure your body feels and functions great the entire time. If you have been feeling like age–and its effects–are impacting your life, listen up! What we share in this conversation can completely change that 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:  Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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  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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!  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: &nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates:

E395 - The Big Myth of Aging

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  Muscle Activation Techniques®, or MAT, is extremely helpful at helping people recover from a number of tweaks, twinges, and injuries. But, there is an aspect of the recovery process with MAT that is often overlooked, and this can have a HUGE influence on how fast the recovery process goes. Over the last 14 years, we have seen that when this aspect of recovery is accounted for, the recovery process can easily be up to 20 times faster than when it is disregarded. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are unveiling what this aspect of recovery is, why it is so impactful, and what you need to know to use it to your advantage. There is something very straightforward you can do to help your body recover faster with MAT, and this discussion brings it all to light. 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:  Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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  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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!  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: &nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates:

E399 - An Overlooked Aspect Of Recovery With Muscle Activation Techniques®

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  We have officially released 400 episodes of the Exercise Is Health® podcast! To celebrate, we are looking back on our first 399 episodes to discuss what has changed for us during that time, what we continue to believe to be true from this podcast’s inception, and what has evolved over the course of this podcast to lead us in new directions. If you have enjoyed any of our episodes in the past, you are going to love this conversation as we summarize the biggest things you need to do to continue to build your health, strength, and function without feeling achy, sore, or injured. 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:  Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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  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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!  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: &nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates:

E400 - Our Biggest Insights From 400 Episodes Of Podcasting

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  Achilles issues are one of the most common complaints we help people with at Muscle Activation Schaumburg. Whether it is Achilles tightness in a professional athlete or Achilles pain in a 55 year old runner, the Achilles is a major point of stress for a lot of people. Over the years, however, we have seen three common things come up time and again as contributing factors to Achilles issues. Fortunately, once these are identified within somebody, the steps to address them are relatively straightforward. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are unveiling what these contributing factors are and what we have seen to be the most effective ways to take care of them. If you have ever experienced Achilles issues only to rely on stretching and icing to help, listen up! There is a much more proactive approach you can take to not only resolve any issues that are present, but ward off future ones from developing, as well.&nbsp; 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:  Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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  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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!&nbsp; 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:&nbsp;&nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates:

E402 - 3 Common Contributors To Achilles Issues

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong &amp; Functioning Well:  Are you working out consistently but find that your body keeps feeling achier and more beat up? If exercise is supposed to leave us feeling healthier and stronger, why does it often seem to have the opposite effect? Truth be told, there are two distinct types of exercise, and if you are only doing one of them, the results can take a compounding toll on your body. However, once you start to implement the other type of exercise, all of that can quickly change. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are discussing what these two types of exercise are, what the difference is between them, and how to know if you are doing one versus the other. If you want to use your workouts to set you up for living a long life in a body that feels healthy and strong, listen up! What we share in the conversation is a huge piece of the puzzle to doing exactly that. 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:  Looking for custom workout programming that gets designed to your exact specifications to build your strength and athleticism? Sign up for PRO Strength &amp; Performance Programming:  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  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:  – Spotify: &nbsp; 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!  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: &nbsp; – Julie Cates: &nbsp; – Charlie Cates: