When you workout, what do you focus on? Are you focused on your form? Are you thinking about counting your reps? Do you let your mind drift to what you have to do later that day? If you want to give yourself the best opportunity to build strong, healthy muscles Read more…
How strong you are has a huge impact on your longevity. The stronger you become in your 30s, 40s, and 50s, the stronger you will likely remain in your 60s, 70s, and 80s. Obviously there will be a decline that we all face, but the higher you can make your Read more…
What do you need for your joints to be healthy? Too often, we see people easily identify what healthy joints are NOT–painful, swollen, immobile, creaky, crackly, etc.–but not be able to identify what healthy joints ARE. More importantly, people have no idea how to get healthy joints, even if Read more…
When it comes to strength training, one of the most effective strategies is to do total-body workouts. Whether you are trying to build strength, build muscle, build stronger bones, or even lose body fat, total-body workouts can be extremely efficient at helping you to reach your goals. There are Read more…
Butt-focused programs are super popular for both women and men. While the programs targeted towards women are often more focused on aesthetics, the programs targeted towards men are often about performance. But regardless of which butt program you do or glute goal you have, there is one giant mistake we Read more…
Exercise bands are one of the most convenient ways to workout at home. They are light, versatile, and can help you easily build muscle and get stronger without ever setting foot in a gym. But, many band workouts and band exercises are designed poorly. In fact, most band exercises completely Read more…
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…
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…
One of the most common questions we hear is, “How do I know I am working out correctly for my body?” If you’ve ever felt that way, we have the cheat code to help you answer it once and for all. First, let us start by saying that if you Read more…
Bored with exercise? Finding that your current workout plan is a drag? Interested in learning new ways to change up what you are doing? Looking for some tips to amplify your results at the gym?
Join us on Monday, November 7 for our final Exercise For Life Talk of the year! At Muscle Activation Schaumburg, certified personal trainers, Julie Errington and Charlie Cates, will be discussing five simple ways to completely transform your current exercise routine. In this live workshop, Julie and Charlie will be teaching you some of their biggest secrets that they use with their clients to provide a world class exercise experience and make exercising feel like it has never felt before. (more…)