Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who are at a new gym. How do you navigate the landscape and layout of a new gym? How can you make sure you are able to still get a good workout in despite not being super familiar with your surroundings?
At Muscle Activation Schaumburg, we see a wide variety of clients for Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®). We see clients who are younger and older, clients who are more physically fit and those who are not, and clients who are highly athletic as well as those whose athleticism may be lacking. But, despite this variety, there is a consistency that we see regarding the differences between our clients who are professional athletes and those who are not.
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the idea of internal exercise and how it is different than external exercise. One of the biggest problems with the fitness industry is the focus that is placed on the external – weight, reps, time, speed, looks, etc. Julie and Charlie discuss the steps that need to be taken in order to switch the focus of your exercise from the external to the Read more…
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who may be feeling the weight of your New Year’s Resolutions. You may be struggling to keep up with your New Year’s Resolutions. Especially when it comes to exercise and fitness, how can you make sure to stick with your New Year’s Resolutions this time of year?
At Muscle Activation Schaumburg, we generally have three categories of clients that come to see us for Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®). The first category we call progressors. These are people who have a health, function, or fitness goal that they are trying to reach and we help progress their body to being able to do so. The second category is called the maintainers. These clients are happy with their current health, function, and fitness and just want to maintain where they are at. They may come in less frequently than the progressor group (every 4-6 weeks) but are very consistent with their muscle system tune-ups.
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast we have a rockstart guest on our show – Dr. Jeremy Barone of Barone Spinal Care and Performance in Schaumburg, IL. Dr. Barone is a NUCCA chiropractor and avid proponent of health and wellbeing. We discuss exactly what differentiates NUCCA chiropractic care from other types of chiropractic care, what the proposed mechanisms of improvement for the technique are, and how NUCCA chiropractic care fits into a person’s Read more…
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. This week, we are talking to those of you who are going to brave the cold weather. Hey, it’s winter out, but you still want to be working out outside. What things do you have to keep in mind to make sure you stay safe with your cold-weather workouts?
At Muscle Activation Schaumburg, the clients that come to us for Muscle Activation Techniques® typically fall into one of three categories – maintainers, progressors, and optimizers. There are distinct objectives for each group, and MAT® can help our clients reach those objectives in different ways.
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This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie are answering listener-submitted questions! This is the first Q&A episode for the podcast, and the Muscle Activation Schaumburg team will be discussing topics such as: How can we explain what MAT® is in simple terms? What workout advice do you have for people over 60? How many days each week should I be working out? Make sure to check out and download our free Read more…
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who are not interested in working out outside whatsoever. You are going to stick to the indoors for your workouts this winter season. How can you make sure to still get a good workout in while staying inside?