E282 - How To Strength Train If You Have Lower Back Pain
Release Date: 05/24/2023
E392 - The Big Problem With "Good" Posture
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Poor posture is blamed for many aches and pains people experience from back tightness to shoulder and neck stiffness to general achiness all over. But, while the common solution is to create “good” posture, there is a lie being told about “good” posture that holds many people back from actually resolving their issues. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are exposing what that lie is and how to make sure you don’t get caught up in it. If you have ever felt...
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E391 - What To Do If Exercise Feels Too Stressful For Your Body
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & 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...
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E390 - One Common Trait Among Those Who Thrive After 35
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & 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...
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E389 - 2 Things Nobody Is Telling You About Your Discs
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & 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...
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E388 - How To Make Sure Your Body Is Always Ready To Go
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: How can you make sure that your body is always ready to go? That at a moment’s notice, you can be ready to go for a run, play basketball, or pickup a child without worrying about injuring yourself or feeling like you need to take 30 minutes to warm up? Almost everybody experiences this level of physical freedom in their teens, but by the mid to late 30s, this feeling is often lost. Is there anything you can do to get it back? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we...
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E387 - One Universal Truth About The Human Body
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: There is something that we have seen to hold true for every single client we have ever worked with throughout our entire career. Unfortunately, many people–including many trainer professionals–are under the false belief that this universal truth does not exist. However, when you know exactly what you need to focus on, this truth becomes as obvious as ever. What is this universal truth about the human body and what do you need to do to unveil it? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is...
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E386 - 2 Things To Do When Your Body Gets Tweaked
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: What do you do when your body gets tweaked? Maybe you felt a twinge in your back while working in the yard. Or perhaps you felt your hamstring tighten up while going for a jog. Or maybe your neck was particularly stiff when you woke up this morning. When these types of aches and pains show themselves, what is your strategy to help them get resolved? Over the years, we have seen there are two key things that can help significantly speed up the recovery time of these tweaks, and on this week’s...
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E385 - A Simple Way To Quickly Increase Your Mobility
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Do you struggle to feel mobile despite doing the traditional stretches, exercises, and drills? If you want to increase your mobility, you need to understand the two basic things that influence your mobility. Once you do, you will be able to control these variables and do exactly what you need to in order to move more fluidly with less pain and tightness. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving into what the two things are that dictate your mobility and give...
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E384 - 3 Common 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®? You may hear us talk about Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT) all the time, but how do you know if MAT would work well for you? There are some strong signs that your body would do great with MAT, and on this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are discussing three of the most common ones. If you find yourself thinking, “I have these issues, and nothing I have done has helped them…” Muscle Activation...
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E383 - The Two Things You MUST Do To Build Your Strongest Core
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Are you trying to strengthen your core but feel like you’re not making as much progress as you’d like? There are two things that absolutely must be done if you are trying to build your core strength up and most people are missing at least one of them within their training. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are identifying what these two things are and how you can easily implement them into your workout routine. You know that having a strong core is a vital...
info_outlineLow back pain is one of the most common orthopedic complaints in the US today. Whether it stems from a sedentary lifestyle, weight gain, or something else, the end result of low back pain can often prevent people from exercising.
Not only does this mean that you don't get the health benefits of exercise if you are skipping it because of low back pain, but going long periods of time without exercising may actually make low back pain worse.
So how can you strengthen your low back if you have been cleared for exercise from your physician but are experiencing low back pain?
Is there a way to exercise that will minimize the risk for injury and issues to your low back while still providing the health and strength benefits you need?
On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, that is exactly what Julie and Charlie are exploring.
If you are avoiding working out because of how your low back is feeling, listen up!
Exercise is necessary not only for your overall health, but for the health of your low back. But HOW you exercise matters. This episode will break down what you need to know.
Check out all of the details in this week's episode!
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