Muscle Activation Schaumburg

3 Secrets of Working with a Personal Trainer

Imagine this.  You meet a new friend and this friend has never eaten a strawberry.  As you hear about this craziness, you realize that you must describe to this person what it is like to eat a nice, juicy strawberry.

Think about that for a moment.  How would you fully describe to someone what it is like to eat a strawberry?  

When I think about this, my ending thought every time is “well, you really just need to try it yourself.”  Were you thinking the same thing?  Probably.

This is because eating something as simple as a strawberry is an experience.  It’s not something that can be fully experienced by another person through a description of it.  You actually must experience the experience of eating a strawberry to fully understand and to fully relate.

Working with a personal trainer is like this.  It is an experience indescribable with words.  BUT, I am writing this blog post to share parts of the personal training experience that individuals that have never worked with a personal trainer may not consider…. Since they have never worked with a personal trainer.

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By Julie Cates, ago

Golfers – 3 Exercise Tips To Maximize Your Performance

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice.  This week we are talking to the golfers in the crowd.  How do you strength train?  How do you prepare your body for golf?  What considerations should you take when you exercise to make sure you can enjoy the game that you love?


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By Team MAS, ago

Working out outside? Stay safe with these tips!

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice.  This week we are talking to those of you who like to workout outside, especially when the weather gets hot.  How can you make sure that you are staying safe with the increased sun exposure and the increased temperature when you are working out outside?

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By Team MAS, ago

Voyage Chicago Features MAS!

If you are a Voyage Chicago reader, you may have recognized a couple of faces featured on their website this past week.  Voyage Chicago did an interview with Charlie and Julie about building Muscle Activation Schaumburg.  Charlie discussed the process of first conceiving of the idea of MAS, bringing it to reality, and the struggles along the way.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Charlie Cates and Julie Errington.

Charlie and Julie, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
The idea of owning my own exercise facility started during my freshman year of college. I was really into sports performance but knew I wanted to explore the business side of things, as well. By the end of my freshman year, I had made the decision that I would one day go into business for myself running my own exercise facility.

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By Team MAS, ago

Exercising for your wedding? What you need to know.

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice.  This week we are talking to all of the single ladies who aren’t going to be single much longer.  Or the single fellas who are going to be single much longer.  We are talking to those of you who are preparing for your wedding.  How do you workout in preparation for the big day?

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By Team MAS, ago

3 Exercise Tips For An Active Vacation

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it 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 gearing up for summer vacation, specifically an active summer vacation.  How can you prepare your body so you can fully participate in the activities of your vacation?



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By Team MAS, ago

Client Testimonial – Sadie Stark

Check out this awesome testimonial from one of Julie’s amazing MAT™ clients, Sadie!  Sadie had been suffering from an IT band issue as well as a knee issue for a year and a half before she found Julie.  She had tried everything she could find to help with her issue, but it wasn’t until she tried MAT™ that she noticed significant improvement.  Now she is back to running over three miles and is running faster than ever!


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By Julie Cates, ago

How to workout if you head to office from the gym

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice.  This week we are talking to those of you who go from the gym right back to the office.  How do you workout if you are about to go see all of your colleagues at work?  What can you do to make sure that you still present yourself professionally?

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By Team MAS, ago

Short on time? Here’s how to exercise!

Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice.  This week we are talking to those of you who don’t have time or have very little time to exercise.  What should you be doing when you workout to maximize the time you do have?  How should you be exercising if you don’t have an entire hour to spend at the gym?


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By Team MAS, ago