Julie Cates

  • Julie Cates
  • Muscle Activation Schaumburg

Do You Know The Difference Between A Butcher And A Dietician?

I am a personal trainer in Schaumburg, Illinois.  My career is to help individuals make optimal decisions about their exercise… Read More

October 10, 2016
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Do You Really Want To Live A Little?

Have you ever heard of the saying “just live a little”? Usually, it goes a little something like this: “‘Just… Read More

September 19, 2016
  • Exercise For Life

Exercise As A Lifestyle Stinks

Have you ever heard the saying “exercise is a lifestyle”?  I am pretty sure we all have heard it and… Read More

September 8, 2016
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How to exercise when you “have no time”

Let’s face it - “I have no time” is always the excuse.  Not to mention, this excuse is actually not… Read More

August 16, 2016
  • Julie Cates

The Struggle Of Exercise

The benefits of exercise are waiting and are too great to be ignored, but the struggle to actually do exercise… Read More

August 4, 2016
  • Muscle Activation Techniques®

What does muscle have to do with it?

As a Muscle Activation Techniques™ (MAT™) specialist and personal trainer in Schaumburg, I know that many people seek out MAT™… Read More

July 18, 2016
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Is Compensation Actually Bad?

When you hear the word compensation, what do you usually think of?  Is it a word to describe something positive… Read More

July 6, 2016

Fitness – We Have Been Taught To Focus On The Wrong Thing

As a personal trainer in Schaumburg, I am seeing that the fitness field today is all about what’s HOT, NEW,… Read More

May 19, 2016
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Group Fitness and Personal Training

Both group fitness and personal training are great things, right?  But have you considered how different they are?   Growing up… Read More

May 4, 2016

AAPTE Coming To Muscle Activation Schaumburg

The Academy of Applied Personal Training Education (AAPTE) has established its first hub (outside of its home in New York) in… Read More

March 24, 2016