This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss their new book that just came out, The Exercise For Life Method! You will get the inside scoop of what went into the creation of this book as Julie interviews Charlie about why he wanted to write it, what the goal of the book is, who the book is for, and much more. Check out the details in this week’s episode! You can Read more…
This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing considerations when you are doing pulldowns. Pulldowns can be one of the most effective ways to build the size and strength of your lats and posterior deltoids, but how you do them matters. This week we will be discussing what considerations you should take when choosing a seat height for pulldowns to make this exercise as effective as possible. There are a couple of things Read more…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the concept of muscle shortening. While it may sound bizarre, it is extremely important that your muscles are able to do this! So often we are told by mainstream fitness to focus on muscle lengthening or to do specific exercises to lengthen our muscles. However, this often causes more issues than it solves. Learn why this is and what to do about it Read more…
This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing considerations when you are doing side bends on an incline bench. The side bend exercise targets your core muscles in one of their four primary functions, so if you aren’t doing some variation of this exercise, you are leaving your core vulnerable to be weak and your low back vulnerable to injury. This week we will be discussing where you should place the pad on Read more…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Stefanie McMillin of Full Circle Birth & Pelvic Health to discuss all things pelvic floor. Dr. Stefanie is trained as a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor therapy for both women and men, so this conversation dives into topics such as what the pelvic floor is, why its health is important, and what issues a dysfunctional pelvic floor may Read more…
This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing considerations when you are doing side bends on an incline bench. The side bend exercise targets your core muscles in one of their four primary functions, so if you aren’t doing some variation of this exercise, you are leaving your core vulnerable to be weak and your low back vulnerable to injury. This week we will be discussing what you should be focusing on while Read more…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss muscle contraction, muscle tightness, and the relationship between the two. It is often thought that when muscles feel tight, they are the primary issue. However, this may not be the case. Julie and Charlie explore this topic and some solutions that they have found to be total game-changers. Check out the details in this week’s episode! If you are looking for a way Read more…
This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing considerations when you are doing side bends on an incline bench. The side bend exercise targets your core muscles in one of their four primary functions, so if you aren’t doing some variation of this exercise, you are leaving your core vulnerable to be weak and your low back vulnerable to injury. This week we will be focusing on how your arm position can influence Read more…
This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss an aspect of exercise that is not widely talked about. While mainstream fitness would lead you to believe that you need to keep progressing in every aspect of your strength and fitness in order for your workouts to be worthwhile, Julie and Charlie have a different take. In fact, they believe that the pursuit of fitness progress may actually be detrimental to your Read more…
This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing considerations when you are doing side bends on an incline bench. The side bend exercise targets your core muscles in one of their four primary functions, so if you aren’t doing some variation of this exercise, you are leaving your core vulnerable to be weak and your low back vulnerable to injury. This week we will be focusing on what angle you should put the Read more…