E267 - Where to Start When Lifting Weights Feels Intimidating
Release Date: 02/08/2023
E416 - How Soon Can You Start Getting MAT After An Injury?
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: How long should you wait to start getting Muscle Activation Techniques® after an injury? This is a question that a lot of prospective clients have asked us through the years, and while you have heard us discuss MAT before, our answer to this question may surprise you. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving right into this question to give you a very clear answer and show you exactly where we stand on the matter. We discuss considerations we take...
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E415 - A Simple Framework For A 20-Minute Workout
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: This time of year, schedules can be crazy and the opportunities to exercise can feel few and far between. So how can you make sure you make the most of each workout opportunity you have by not wasting time and focusing on exactly what you need to? Over the last six years, we have developed a framework to get a super effective strength training workout done in under 20 minutes, and we want to share it with you on this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast. Building off...
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E414 - How To Get Your Workouts In When Your Schedule Is Crazy
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: When your schedule is crazy, working out can be the last thing on your mind. But even if you are booked full with commitments, that doesn’t make exercising any less necessary if you want to feel healthy and strong. So how can you make sure you still get your workouts in even when your schedule is slammed? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are giving you three steps to follow to do just that. With the holiday season in full swing, life can easily...
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E413 - An Easy Way To Recover Faster From A Joint Replacement
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: Joint replacements are something many people experience. Whether it is a shoulder, hip, knee, or even an ankle, joint replacements are extremely common. But did you know that there is something extremely specific you can do before your surgery to help you recover faster after your surgery? In fact, when clients of ours do this one thing for at least six weeks leading up to their surgery, their recovery after surgery goes, on average, 40% faster than the standard. On this week’s...
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E412 - An Easy Way To Know When To Increase Your Weights
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: How do you know when it is time to increase the amount of weight you are using when you strength train? Many people avoid trying to use more weight out of fear of injuring themselves, but there is a simple way to know when your body is ready without having to risk pushing yourself too far. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are laying out the exact steps we follow with ourselves and our clients to know when our bodies are ready to use more weight during our...
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E411 - The 3 Things You Must Do To Get Results
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: Getting results from your workouts doesn’t need to be complicated. In fact, the process is very straightforward. Unfortunately, there is so much hype and messaging out there about different systems and modalities claiming to get you all the results you desire and more that it can feel very confusing as to what actually needs to be done. But, whether you are looking to get stronger, build muscle, lose weight, increase your fitness, or accomplish any other goal from your workout, there...
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E410 - 2 Controversial Statements About Your Feet
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: Having strong feet is one of the most important parts of having a strong body. When your feet are strong, all of the other areas of your body have the opportunity to feel and function better. But, while we have spent a lot of time talking about the feet on our podcast, there are a couple viewpoints we have on the view that are particularly controversial, especially compared to what most alleged “foot experts” have to say. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast,...
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E409 - How To Keep Permanently Altered Joints Healthy
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: Do you have a permanently altered joint? Maybe you have a hip that has been replaced or a knee that is arthritic. Or maybe there is a torn labrum in your shoulder or a bulging disc in your low back. Whatever your situation, there are specific things you can do to keep your joints healthy even when they’ve been permanently altered. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving into what these things are and how you can implement them into your regular...
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E408 - An Unintended Result Of Getting Stronger
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: Getting stronger will 100% help you keep doing all the things in life you love and feel way more confident in your body while doing so. But, did you know there is another result of getting stronger that will have a huge impact on your life?? In fact, this result is a primary reason why getting stronger is such a crucial part of living an active, independent life. On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we are diving into what this result is, how we have seen it...
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E407 - 3 Steps To Decrease Pain When You Strength Train
Exercise Is Health
Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: Do your joints and muscles hurt when you lift weights? Aches and pains are one of the most common reasons why people stop lifting weights, but it doesn’t have to be this way! In fact, there is a very simple framework you can use to troubleshoot this and stop your joints from hurting when you strength train once and for all. It is the exact framework that we use with ourselves and our clients to make sure our workouts feel great, and on this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health®...
info_outlineDoes lifting weights feel intimidating to you?
Maybe you know you need to get stronger but you are not sure where to start because the whole idea of lifting weights just seems overwhelming...
Or maybe you have tried lifting weights in the past only to find yourself sore and in pain so you are hesitant to try again...
Or perhaps you have been told that lifting weights can be dangerous, especially by yourself, so you have decided to steer clear...
If you have ever felt this way, on this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie are talking directly to YOU.
You do NOT have to feel this way about lifting weights; in fact, you can feel empowered by this form of exercise when you start to do it consistently.
In this episode, you will get a simple plan of action you can start implementing today to boost your confidence and consistency with lifting weights so you can live your life feeling strong.
Check out all of the details in this week's episode!
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