Charlie Cates

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Why Your Workouts Aren’t Working

When you think of the reasons why you should exercise or do your workouts, what do you think of?  Improving… Read More

June 16, 2017
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Being Healthy – The Do’s and Don’ts

When striving to live a healthy life, things can often feel as if they are “all” or “none”.  Today, you… Read More

May 12, 2017
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Meditation – 5 lessons I learned from doing it every day for a year

I always thought meditation was some woo woo kind of thing where you would sit in silence and pretend like… Read More

April 16, 2017
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5 Ways To Tell If Your Personal Training Is Truly Personal

How personal is your personal training?  It can seem like a ridiculous question, but let’s explore. A quick search on… Read More

March 31, 2017
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What makes a Muscle Activation Techniques™ practitioner unique?

When people think of muscles, they usually don’t immediately think of a Muscle Activation Techniques™ (MAT™) practitioner, but they should.… Read More

March 24, 2017
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Considering Adding MAT™ To Your Professional Toolbox? Read This.

As a personal trainer or fitness professional, adding the Muscle Activation Techniques™ (MAT™) skillset to your professional toolbox can be… Read More

March 17, 2017
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Doing The “Right Things” When You Exercise

“I don’t know how my body got like this.  My entire life I’ve done the right things.  I have eaten… Read More

February 25, 2017
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The Physiological and Mechanical Tradeoff

Check out this snippet from Charlie's most recent post on FitnessProfessionalOnline.com, titled "The Physiological and Mechanical Tradeoff"! "As a personal… Read More

February 10, 2017
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3 Must-Do’s To Exercise For Quality

Exercising for quality is difficult.  As a personal trainer and Muscle Activation Techniques™ practitioner in Schaumburg, this is an issue… Read More

January 27, 2017
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Supercharge Your Stretching With This One Simple Change

I used to stretch all the time growing up.  I would stretch before I worked out.  I would stretch after… Read More

January 13, 2017