E16 - Interview with Dr. Ray and Jean Kadkhodaian of the Lighthouse Emotional Wellness Center
Release Date: 04/18/2018
E354 - Why A Tight Psoas Isn't Your Problem
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Have you been told you have a tight psoas? Maybe you’ve been to some type of therapist who told you you have a tight psoas. Or maybe you have done some internet searches and landed on a tight psoas as the self-diagnosed cause of your issues. While your psoas may feel tight, the truth is that it actually isn’t the thing that is causing your symptoms, whether they be in your back, hips, knees, or elsewhere. So what is the real issue if a tight psoas isn’t to blame? On this week’s episode...
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E353 - How To Take Control Of Your Hamstring Tightness
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Are your hamstrings chronically tight? Much of the fitness and therapy worlds would lead you to believe that you need to focus more on stretching muscles, relaxing muscles, mobilizing joints, and releasing tissues; but if you have listened to our podcast for any period of time, you know that is not our take on the situation. Too often, we have seen the former approaches creating only short-term sensation changes with minimal positive long-term effects. So how can you get out of the never-ending...
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E352 - One Critical Fact Most People Don't Know About Their Knees
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Are you having knee issues? There is one thing many people don’t understand about their knees that can have a tremendous influence on how their knees feel and function. On this week’s episode of , we are discussing what this thing is and what you need to know about it to help your knees feel their best. If you have ever tried to strengthen your knees but haven’t had the improvement you were hoping for, this conversation is for you. Check out all the details in this week’s episode! Ready...
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E351 - How To Prepare Your Feet For Running
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Are your feet ready to run? Whether you are already running consistently or you are preparing to start, your feet need to have the strength and mobility to hold up to the stress. Unfortunately, while many people see the need to make sure their hips, knees, and back are ready, the feet are an often overlooked area that, when neglected, can create big issues. So how do you make sure your feet are prepared for the miles you are about to put on them? On this week’s episode of , we dive into...
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E350 - A Simple Plan To Get Your Low Back Moving Better
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Does your low back feel like it’s not moving well? Too often, the strategies that are promoted to help your low back feel less restricted are over-complicated and ultimately ineffective. So what can you do to help get your low back moving well on a consistent basis without getting bogged down in the complexities of many popular methodologies? On this week’s episode of , that is exactly what we are laying out for you. We give you simple steps to follow to help your low back get moving and...
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E349 - Should You Be Wearing Barefoot Shoes?
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Barefoot shoes ebb and flow in popularity with the general public, and even though we are personally fans of them for ourselves, it does not mean that they are right for every person. So what things do you need to consider when deciding whether or not barefoot shoes are for you? On this week’s episode of , we are diving into the pros and cons of barefoot shoes and what you can do to make sure your feet and body are ready to wear them. If you have ever wondered if you should wear...
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E348 - 3 Things You Need To Know About Your Shoulder Blade
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Have you ever been told you have an issue with your shoulder blade? While the shoulder blades get a lot of blame for different symptoms and postural issues, the truth is it may not be your shoulder blades’ fault. In fact, this area of the body is one of the most complex to consider, and on this week’s episode of , we are breaking down why that is and what you need to know about it. If you have ever had the feeling that something is going on with your shoulder blade, listen up! What we share...
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E347 - 3 Things To Consider With Achilles Issues
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Does your Achilles tendon ever bother you? From high-level athletes in their 20s to sedentary people in their 80s and everywhere in between, Achilles issues are extremely common. While the primary issue would appear to be the Achilles itself, there are a lot of other factors that are often overlooked with traditional therapies and strength training programs. Unfortunately, by neglecting these other factors, people are setting themselves up to cycle through an on again, off again...
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E346 - What To Do If You Can't Feel Your Muscles Squeezing
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Do you have difficulty feeling your muscles squeeze when you workout? If you have listened to our podcast at all, you likely have heard us talk about our four Exercise For Life Principles, the last of which is to focus on squeezing your muscles when you exercise. But what if you aren’t able to do this? What if, when you try to focus on the squeeze, you aren’t feeling any specific sensation in the muscles you are working? How can you troubleshoot this? On this week’s episode of...
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E345 - A Little-Known Reason Why Your Body Is Feeling Older
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Do you ever wake up in the morning feeling like your body has gotten noticeably older? Maybe you have some aches and pains that weren’t always there. Or maybe your strength and fitness feel like they are on the decline. Or perhaps tasks that once felt simple now feel taxing. While most people want to chalk this up to old age and put in the bucket of “there’s nothing I can do about it”, there’s actually an underlying reason why your body is feeling this way that isn’t related to...
info_outlineThis week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie are interviewing a Schaumburg power couple - Dr. Ray and Jean Kadkhodaian of the Lighthouse Emotional Wellness Center in Schaumburg. Dr. Ray and Jean discuss the importance of relationships to overall health and wellbeing, as well as the most important things you need to be doing in order to maintain and grow your personal relationships. Check out all of this and more in this week's episode!