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3 Ways MAT® Helps Maintain Your Health and Function

When clients come to us for Muscle Activation Techniques®, they typically fall into one of three categories.  The first group is what we call the Progressors, which is made up of clients who have a health, function, or fitness goal that we get to help progress them towards. Another group is call the Optimizers.  These are clients whose body is already working pretty well but they are wanting to optimize their health and function for that last little edge.  The third group is called the Maintainers.  This group is made up of clients who are able to do the things they want to do and they want to make sure they are able to continue to do those activities for the foreseeable future.

Which group would you fall into?  You can take this short quiz here to find out.

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By Charlie Cates, ago

What is Muscle Activation Techniques®?

Welcome back to the Exercise Is Health podcast your hosts, Julie and Charlie of Muscle Activation Schaumburg, are discussing exercise, health, and the interconnectedness of the two.  This week, we are talking about a topic that is one of our specialities at Muscle Activation Schaumburg – Muscle Activation Techniques®.  What is MAT®?  Why is it important?  How can it help you reach your health and fitness goals?  All of this and more will be discussed Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

Stay safe during your ski trip with these exercise tips!

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 have a ski trip coming up.  Hey, ski season is in full swing.  How can you prepare your body to make sure that you not only enjoy your trip, but stay safe while you are skiing?

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By Team MAS, ago

3 Ways MAT® Helps to Boost Your Performance

Oftentimes, when we think of performance we think of athletes, musicians, actors and actresses, or anybody else that we may see on stage or on screen.  But, the truth of the matter is that each of us has to perform every single day.  We have to wake up and perform the various roles and responsibilities of our daily life.  We need to exercise, take care of our family, attend to our tasks at work, and fulfill social obligations.  From the boardroom to the ballfield, we all need to be able to perform, but we may often feel as if we are only surviving instead of thriving.  Fortunately, Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®) can help us boost our physical performance so we can do the things we love to do as well as we would like to do them for the foreseeable future.  Here’s how.

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By Charlie Cates, ago

Hitting Singles vs. Hitting Home Runs with Your Workouts

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast we are talking about hitting singles vs. hitting home runs with your workouts.  So often we want to go into the gym and just crush our workouts – or at least that’s what we think we need to do.  But, is that mentality really helping us to reach our goals?  Julie and Charlie discuss. Talking points from this episode: What is the difference between hitting a single Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

Working off the holiday pounds? Make sure to read this.

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one 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 had a great holiday season, and now you have to work off the holiday pounds.  What exercise tips do you need to keep in mind to make sure you are being safe, yet effective, with your post-holiday workouts?

 

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By Team MAS, ago

How muscles saved me from blowing out my knee

When I was 24 years old, I thought I had blown out my knee.  I was playing in a basketball game in a rec league at DePaul University.  During one play, I went up to dunk the ball and got hit in the chest by a defender.  I reached to grab the rib to regain my balance, but the hit knocked me hard enough that I couldn’t hang on.  I slipped, fell backwards, and stuck my leg out to land.  The problem was that I stuck my leg out completely straight and my body was falling overtop of it at a weird angle.

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By Charlie Cates, ago

Exercise Is Health Podcast – Episode 1

Welcome to the Exercise Is Health podcast brought to you by Muscle Activation Schaumburg!  Every week Charlie and Julie will be delivering podcast content to you on exercise, health, and the interconnectedness of the two.  Take a listen to our first episode below and make sure to subscribe to us on iTunes!  There is also a bullet-point recap of what we cover in this week’s episode.  Enjoy!   The goal of our podcast is to Read more…

By Team MAS, ago

Tips for Fighting the New Year’s Gym Crowd

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 trying to fight the crowds after New Year’s.  Everybody wants to get to the gym because it is part of their New Years Resolution, but how can you still get a good workout in despite the crowds?

 

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By Team MAS, ago

2-Minute Tuesdays 2017 Posts

We were as consistent as could be with our 2-Minute Tuesdays posts during 2017.  We did not miss a single week – vacations, holidays, travel, rain, shine – it didn’t matter.  Every Tuesday we came to you with one exercsie topic for two minutes and three reasons why you should follow our advice.  And we fully plan on conitnuing this in 2018.  But, until then, you will find a list of each of our 2017 Read more…

By Team MAS, ago