Ladies, If there is one area of our lives that I see give women over the age of 50 trouble as they get older, it is using the stairs. Too often I have heard from women who have knee pain going up and down stairs, and who are altering Read more…
IT band pain and tightness are extremely common symptoms among those who are active as well as those who are sedentary. The IT band, located along the outside of your legs, often gets blamed for knee pain, hip pain, and back pain when it tightens up. Often, the popular remedy Read more…
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…
Ladies–I have heard from so many of you that one of the biggest reasons why you feel like you can’t lift heavy weights or do high-impact training is because of how your knees feel. They ache. They hurt. They feel tender and sore. Well today I am here to tell Read more…
A couple weeks back on the blog, we wrote about why your feet need to be flat. You can check the entire post here. This concept of your feet flattening is important to understand because your feet have multiple motions they have to perform when you walk. The back of Read more…
Every day on TV, in magazines, and online we see images of fitness thrown our way. Exercises to strengthen your legs, your back, your arms, your abs, and your butt are constantly being demonstrated. But, one area of your body that is often neglected during your workouts is your feet. Read more…
Check out this fantastic testimonial below from one of Julie’s rock star MAT™ clients, Sue! Sue had been suffering from leg and knee issues when her friend reccomended she look into Muscle Activation Techniques™ at Muscle Activation Schaumburg.
As an avid tennis player, Sue wanted to get back to playing the game she loves on a regular basis. Julie started working with her to improve her muscular system through the Muscle Activation Techniques™ process in addition to specific resistance training for her hips and knees.
After seeing Julie consistently for a number of months, she has been able to not only return to the tennis court, but keep her body tuned up and feeling great with homework exercises to compliment her maintenance MAT™ sessions at Muscle Activation Schaumburg.
A few weeks back, a warning popped up on my car’s dashboard. Snow tires on. Do not exceed 65 mph. Seeing this, I slowed down and the warning went away. Every time my speed would get up too high, the warning would come back on.
