Team MAS

Muscle Activation Schaumburg is an exercise facility located in Schaumburg, IL with a goal to help you keep your health for as long as possible. We know that it is your health that allows you to do the things you love in life. This is why we promote a lifestyle that includes exercise, rather than exercise that is a burden to your life. Muscle Activation Schaumburg provides Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®) and personal training services to its clients. We use MAT® and exercise to increase the function of your body. A well-functioning body is what allows you to stay healthy and do the things you love. We value helping the members of our community of Schaumburg as well as surrounding communities of the Northwest Suburbs improve their health.

The Exercise Is Health® Podcast

E340 – Why Having Strong Hamstrings Isn’t Enough To Prevent Hamstring Injuries

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you have a history of hamstring injuries? Oftentimes, the recommended step to prevent future injuries is to strengthen the hamstring. While having hamstrings that are strong enough is part of the equation, this recommendation Read more…

By Team MAS, 5 monthsJuly 3, 2024 ago

Exercise For Life

How To Increase Your Workout Consistency By At Least 30%

With as busy as life can be these days, it can be really easy to let yourself have the same thoughts, use the same words, and do the same actions as everybody around you… …Thinking, “There’s so much to do…I don’t know when I will get my workouts in.” …Saying, Read more…

By Team MAS, 5 monthsJune 28, 2024 ago

The Exercise Is Health® Podcast

E339 – Why Pushing Your Range of Motion Is Making You Less Mobile

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you feel like you are becoming less flexible and mobile despite doing all the “right” things? The truth is, many of the traditional strategies for increasing mobility can actually be making you less mobile, Read more…

By Team MAS, 5 monthsJune 26, 2024 ago

Muscle Activation Techniques®

Do Your Muscles Need Tutoring? – Muscle Activation Techniques®

Do your muscles need some extra “tutoring”? In school, students do tutoring to help themselves get a better understanding of certain subjects. They may be really strong in math, but need some extra help with history, so they do additional studying and learning specific to their needs to help them Read more…

By Team MAS, 6 monthsJune 20, 2024 ago

The Exercise Is Health® Podcast

E338 – What To Change With Your Workouts If You Have Piriformis Syndrome

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you have piriformis syndrome? There are a lot of proclaimed remedies out there, but what if everything you try just seems to make things worse? How can you keep your body feeling strong and Read more…

By Team MAS, 6 monthsJune 19, 2024 ago

The Exercise Is Health® Podcast

E337 – The 3 Things You Need To Consider After Knee Surgery

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Have you ever had knee surgery? Too often, the focus during the recovery process is 100% focused on the knee, but that is only a piece of the puzzle. Regardless of whether you have had Read more…

By Team MAS, 6 monthsJune 12, 2024 ago

Exercise For Life

Two Reasons Why You Need To Move Slowly When You Strength Train

One of our four Exercise For Life Principles is to Move Slowly when you strength train. You see this principle carried out in many of the workouts within the Exercise For Life Membership and throughout much of our content on our podcast, blog, and social media accounts. But why is Read more…

By Team MAS, 6 monthsJune 10, 2024 ago

The Exercise Is Health® Podcast

E336 – The Hidden Issues Underlying Neck Tightness

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Does your neck tighten up? Neck tightness is often blamed on posture, working on a computer, or using a smartphone, but the truth is there is a lot that can influence how your neck feels. Read more…

By Team MAS, 6 monthsJune 5, 2024 ago

Muscle Activation Techniques®

3 Ways Your Muscles Can Make Your Joints Feel Better

Did you know that one of the most effective things you can do to decrease pain in and around your joints is to get your muscles stronger? Many people think that joint issues are simply issues with their joints and need to be resolved by fixing the joint itself. If Read more…

By Team MAS, 6 monthsJune 3, 2024 ago

The Exercise Is Health® Podcast

E335 – Your Feet Need To Be Mobile. Here’s Why…

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Did you know that your feet are one of the most complex and influential structures in your body? With 28 bones, over 30 joints, and 50 muscles in each foot, there is a lot going Read more…

By Team MAS, 6 monthsMay 29, 2024 ago