Leo Perez, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and competitor for Alliance Jiu-Jitsu and Evolution MMA in Schaumburg, IL, talks about his experience with Muscle Activation Techniques™ (MAT™) and the changes he has noticed after a few months of sessions. Leo discusses some of the differences in his performance, recovery, and training that Read more…
You likely understand that in order for your body to work as well as it can, you should not be eating a diet based around cookies and cupcakes. However, when it comes to exercising, you may be stuck on a metaphorical dessert-heavy diet. As a Muscle Activation Techniques™ specialist and certified personal trainer in Schaumburg, I often have to discuss with my clients the difference between exercising for health and exercising for entertainment.
While what you are currently doing for exercise may seem more fun and entertaining than it’s healthy “organic” counterpart, understand that if you only eat the foods that are highly processed, eventually you are not going to feel well. Likewise, while the high-intensity, made-for-tv-esque exercises may be appropriate for your body from time to time, if that is your only form of exercise, eventually your body is going to be needing something “healthier”. (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…)
Since about 2011, I have had foot and lower leg issues when I would go for a run. Everything would feel fine when I would start, but within ten minutes I would feel my calves tighten up. This tightness would travel up to my knees and then eventually into my back and shoulders, ultimately preventing me from running much farther than a mile or two. (more…)
This past week, I worked with a client who described her hamstrings as “being on fire”. She is young, fit, and healthy, and had not reported any kind of injury or trauma. Her only complaint was that during her workout the previous day, she felt her hamstrings, and only her hamstrings, with every exercise that she did. (more…)
I am a personal trainer in Schaumburg, Illinois. My career is to help individuals make optimal decisions about their exercise life. I have other interests, too, most being creative things like dancing, sewing, or re-decorating. I am also interested in gaining a further understanding about finances, investing, and managing money. Read more…
What is the goal of your exercise? Why do you choose to exercise as you do? Are you trying to accomplish a goal in the next few weeks or few years? What about the goal you are trying to accomplish with the very set you are doing right now? Exercise Read more…
“In the bottle before you is a pill, a marvel of modern medicine that will regulate gene transcription throughout your body, helping prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and 12 kinds of cancer — plus gallstones and diverticulitis. Expect the pill to improve your strength and balance as well as Read more…
Have you ever heard of the saying “just live a little”? Usually, it goes a little something like this: “‘Just live a little’ and have one drink with us” …. When you are trying to not have alcohol. “‘Just live a little’ and take off work to go on vacation” Read more…
Kurt Wuckert, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete and coach at Alliance Jiu-Jitsu and Evolution MMA in Schaumburg, IL, talks about his experience with Muscle Activation Techniques™ (MAT™) and the changes he has noticed after just a few sessions. Kurt discusses some of the differences in his performance, recovery, and training that Read more…