E382 - The One Issue That Over 98% Of People Have
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Are you falling short of your health and performance goals? Is your strength not at the level you want? Is your mobility more limited than you’d like? Is your energy throughout the day lower than you’d prefer? There is one issue that over 98% of people have that may be holding you back from reaching the levels of strength, health, and athletic performance that you want. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are identifying what this one issue is and detailing out...
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E381 - How Quickly Do You Get Results With Muscle Activation Techniques®?
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: There is one question that every client who is new to Muscle Activation Techniques® has, and that is, “How quickly will I get results?” If you have ever wondered this yourself, you are in luck! On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are answering this question directly. We tell you exactly what you can expect for results, how quickly you can expect to get them, and what the timeline is like to get all the results you are looking for. If you have been hesitant to...
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E380 - 2 Key Concepts You Need To Understand When Strengthening Your Flat Feet
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Do you have flat feet that struggle to get stronger? Flat feet are often blamed for many of the aches and pains people experience, and when they are weak, the issues can be amplified. But, doing general exercises is not the answer for getting flat feet stronger. In fact, there are two key concepts you need to understand about strengthening flat feet to make sure you can build strength in them in a sustainable and safe way. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are...
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E379 - One Giant Reason Why You Aren't Getting Stronger
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Are you struggling to get stronger despite consistently working out? Do you do strength training multiple times a week but haven’t been able to progress to using heavier weights? Do you feel like your strength has plateaued and you aren’t able to break through? There is one huge reason why many people experience this, and on this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving into what this reason is and what you can do about it. If you have ever been unable to increase...
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E378 - 3 Areas You Need To Strengthen If You Have SI Joint Pain
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Do you have SI joint pain? This common ailment often makes it difficult to sit, walk, and sleep comfortably, especially when the issue is more intense. However, by getting your body stronger, you can do a lot to help support your SI joints and make sure they aren’t taking on more stress than they need to. But, what areas of your body should you focus on strengthening? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are revealing the three areas of the body that we have seen...
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E377 - Why Sleeping On Your Side Isn’t Your Issue
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Are you a side sleeper? Too often, the aches and pains people feel in their shoulders, neck, elbows, and back are blamed on them sleeping on their side. But the truth of the matter is, sleeping on your side is not your issue. There is a completely different issue happening and–good news–there is something you can easily do about it. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are discussing why side sleeping actually isn’t a problem, what the real problem is, and the...
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E376 - 3 Unusual Signs You Need Muscle Activation Techniques®
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: How do you know if your body needs Muscle Activation Techniques®? While there are common signs that your muscles are not functioning well–such as certain muscles always feeling tight, flexibility being limited, joints aching, and muscles feeling weak–there are some more uncommon signs that also indicate your body needs MAT. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are highlighting three of the more unusual telltale signs that your muscles are in need of getting...
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E375 - The #1 Thing Missed When It Comes To Neck Weakness
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Does your neck feel weak? Maybe it feels like you have difficulty holding your head in the posture you’d like. Or maybe your neck often feels fatigued throughout the day. Unfortunately, when it comes to trying to build a stronger neck, there are a number of concerns and misconceptions that hold people back from strengthening their neck in an effective and safe way. And there is one huge thing that is often overlooked that can help you to easily strengthen your neck. On this week’s episode...
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E374 - Why Your Achilles Issue Is Actually A Muscle Issue
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Does your Achilles tendon ever feel tight or sore? Too often, the attempted remedies for Achilles issues focus only on the Achilles itself, leaving much to be desired in terms of pain and symptom relief. But, what if we told you that the symptoms in your Achilles aren’t actually indicative of an Achilles issue? Instead, almost every single Achilles issue is actually indicative of a muscle issue. On this week’s episode of , we are exploring why this is, where the muscle issues may be...
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E373 - Why Your Forward Shoulders Aren't A Rhomboid Issue
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Do your shoulders round forward? It is often said that forward shoulders are a result of weakness in a specific muscle group called the rhomboids, but that’s actually not true. While the rhomboids can help to pull your shoulders back, it is extremely unlikely that them being weak will cause your shoulders to round forward. So unlikely in fact, that we have never seen that to be the case in over 14 years of working with people who have forward shoulders. However, we have consistently seen a...
info_outlineWelcome back to the Exercise Is Health podcast your hosts, Julie and Charlie of Muscle Activation Schaumburg, are discussing exercise, health, and the interconnectedness of the two. This week, we are talking about a topic that is one of our specialities at Muscle Activation Schaumburg - Muscle Activation Techniques®. What is MAT®? Why is it important? How can it help you reach your health and fitness goals? All of this and more will be discussed in this week's episode. If you enjoy this episode, please make sure to subscribe to our podcast so you can hear all of our content that is released every week. To find out more about MAT®, click here. To see more of our MAT®-related content, click here. You can find a speicalist in your area here, too!
Main points from this week's show:
- MAT® is a systematic approach to assessing and addressing dysfunction of the muscular system.
- MAT® is utilized by people wanting to be more active in their life, people wanting to get back to exercising regularly, people who want to continue to exercise, as well as high-level athletes.
- The goal of MAT® is to help the muscular system contract on demand, resulting in increased strength and often improvements in joint motion.
- MAT® is analogous to getting your car tuned up - this is like a tune-up for your muscles.