Exercise Is Health

Is your strength training making you less flexible? Maybe you notice that your body feels stiff and achy after your workouts... Or perhaps it is the fear of losing flexibility that is keeping you from doing strength training... Whether you are actually becoming less flexible or you are simply concerned about becoming less flexible, your strength training does NOT have to decrease your flexibility. In fact, there are some straightforward principles you can follow during your workouts that will actually help your strength training increase your flexiblity! But, these principles are almost always overlooked by the mainstream fintess industry, which may be exactly why you are losing flexibility. On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie dive into these principles to explain what they are and how you can start implementing them into each of your workouts. If you are sick of your workouts making you feel stiff and achy, listen up! You can learn what these principles are and start applying them to your workouts today. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Want to get instant access to hundreds of workouts that build your health, strength, and function that you can do right from your living room using minimal equipment on any device? Sign up for our Exercise For Life Membership Program! This exclusive program will have all of your home workout needs met with strength training workouts, cardio workouts, mobility workshops, and more! Just head to http://www.exerciseforlifestudios.com/membership to get started!

Are your home workouts actually progressing your health, strength, and function? Or are they simply something that gets you sweaty and you can check off your to-do list? While many home workouts will tout being challenging or really pushing you, how can you be sure that you are actually benefiting your health from doing them? On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss three key principles you can start applying to your home workouts to make sure they are heading you in the right direction. Regardless of how you choose to exercise at home, these principles can be used with your workouts to give you the best chance possible of building your health, strength, and function. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Want to get instant access to hundreds of workouts that build your health, strength, and function that you can do right from your living room using minimal equipment on any device? Sign up for our Exercise For Life Membership Program! This exclusive program will have all of your home workout needs met with strength training workouts, cardio workouts, mobility workshops, and more! Just head to http://www.exerciseforlifestudios.com/membership to get started!

Have you ever wondered how you can apply everything we teach you each week on this podcast to your workouts? With 257 episodes out so far, there has been A LOT of information we have covered over the past five years. But is there a simple way to take the information we discuss every Wednesday and implement it directly into your workouts? On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie are giving you exactly that -- the shortcut you have been looking for to efficiently and effectively take all of the strategies and tactics you have heard us talking about throughout the years and start using immediately in your workouts. If you are looking for the easiest way to implement this information without having to remember every single thing we have taught you over the last decade, this episode has your answer. Check it out for all of the details! Want to get instant access to hundreds of workouts that build your health, strength, and function that you can do right from your living room using minimal equipment on any device? Sign up for our Exercise For Life Membership Program! This exclusive program will have all of your home workout needs met with strength training workouts, cardio workouts, mobility workshops, and more! Just head to http://www.exerciseforlifestudios.com/membership to get started!

Do you want to have a customized approach to your workouts but don't have any idea how to get it asides from paying a trainer? There's actually a simple system you can follow to get you 80% (or more) of the way there all on your own. And guess what... you don't even have to know anything about exercise to make this system work for you! On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie break down what this system is, why you need to follow it, and how to go about implementing it into your workouts. Not knowing what to do to make exercise feel good for YOUR body no longer needs to be a concern with these straightforward steps. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Want to get instant access to hundreds of workouts that build your health, strength, and function that you can do right from your living room using minimal equipment on any device? Sign up for our Exercise For Life Membership Program! This exclusive program will have all of your home workout needs met with strength training workouts, cardio workouts, mobility workshops, and more! Just head to http://www.exerciseforlifestudios.com/membership to get started!

What will your last decade of life look like? Will you be healthy, active, and strong? Will you be able to pick up your great-grandkids and have the stamina to tell stories while you go for long walks? Will you be able to travel and see the world with your spouse, unaffected by physical adversities that may creep into your day? So often with exercise the mainstream fitness industry tells us to focus on the transformation over the next six weeks or six months... but what about 20, 30, or even 60 years from now? On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss a plan of action that you can implement to make sure the last decade of your life looks and feels exactly the way you want it to. The reality is that we all have a last decade we will enter into at some point, but the day to day possibilities we encounter can be very different if we choose to exercise accordingly. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! How would you like eight workouts with Julie and Charlie for FREE?!? That's right... $0 for eight workouts!! Well, starting Monday, November 21, they will be doing LIVE WORKOUTS right from the Muscle Activation Schaumburg Facebook page, and they'd love for you to join! Be sure to give their page a Like and block out your calendars for November 21, 23, 28, 29, 30; December 1 and 2 from at 11:05 AM ET; as well as 12:05 PM ET on November 22 for LIVE WORKOUTS that you are going to LOVE!!

Have you ever been thrown off of your workout routine only to find that exercising does not feel as easy as it did once you try to start back up?? Whether it is an injury, illness, or just life in general getting in the way, most of us have times when we don't exercise for a while. And, unfortunately, when we try to get back into it, we can find that our body is wanting us to slow WAYYYYY down. So how can you progress yourself back to the strength and fitness levels you had before? Should you dive back into where you left off with your workouts and expect your body to catch up? Should you throw in the towel and decide that it's too hard to get started again so you shouldn't even try? Or is there another way to get yourself back into the swing of things that not only will help you progress your strength and fitness while you are getting started, but will help you keep coming back to your workouts long after you are feeling like your fit self again? On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie explore this idea of progressing yourself and your workouts after you have taken some time off. They lay out a straightforward plan that you can start implementing today to get back into your workout routine in a way that is sustainable and feels good. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Want a step by step plan of exactly what you need to know to rebuild your aching body in as little as six weeks without changing your lifestyle? Sign up for Charlie’s new FREE training – Exercise For Life Secrets – happening this week! Click here to register!

Do you struggle to be successful with your workouts?? Have you tried to exercise in the past but did not reach the goals you had set for yourself? Is the feeling of not being successful keeping you from exercising consistently?  If so, you are not alone, but this does not have to be your story any longer. In fact, on this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie lay out a simple plan of action that anybody can follow to start having consistent success with exercise. If you feel like the fitness industry is not set up for you to succeed, listen up! There are some things you can start doing NOW to change this for you once and for all. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Want a step by step plan of exactly what you need to know to rebuild your aching body in as little as six weeks without changing your lifestyle? Sign up for Charlie’s new FREE training – Exercise For Life Secrets – happening this week! Click here to register!

Are the foods you are eating creating inflammation in your body?? Inflammation has been linked as a root issue to many chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and more, but is your diet making this worse? On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Carolyn Williams to discuss this idea of food, inflammation, the links between the two, and how what we are often told by the media may be leading us in the wrong direction. If you are looking for simple habits to help your body feel and function better, then this episode is a must-listen. Check it out! Want to follow more of Carolyn's work? - Giver her a follow on Instagram at @realfoodreallife_rd - Check out her website here - Pick up a copy of her new One-Pot Cookbook! Want a step by step plan of exactly what you need to know to rebuild your aching body in as little as six weeks without changing your lifestyle? Sign up for Charlie’s new FREE training – Exercise For Life Secrets – happening this week! Click here to register!

Do you struggle to touch your toes?? Is touching your toes something you want to be able to do -- or believe you should be able to do -- but are unable to?? Are traditional forms of stretching, rolling, and massage not helping you to reach you feet?? This week on the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie are looking at this topic of touching the toes and laying out a simple plan of action you can follow to help you do just that. If touching your toes is something you are striving to do, listen up! There are three easy steps to follow that can get you closer to this goal. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Want a step by step plan of exactly what you need to know to rebuild your aching body in as little as six weeks without changing your lifestyle? Sign up for Charlie’s new FREE training – Exercise For Life Secrets – happening this week! Click here to register!

Does exercising hurt your knees? Have you been told you have arthritis and there's nothing you can do about it? Have you been limiting what you do throughout your day and week because your knees hurt? Knee arthritis is one of the most common issues people face as they get older, and while it can feel very limiting, the truth is there is a lot you can still do! The trick is being able to build your strength so your knees feel well. But how do you exercise in a way that makes you stronger without bothering your knees? On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie dive head-first into this question to lay out a simple plan of action that you can follow to consistently build your strength even if your knees are arthritic. Don't let your knees hold you back from doing the things in life you love! What Julie and Charlie share this week can completley change the game for you. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Want a step by step plan of exactly what you need to know to rebuild your aching body in as little as six weeks without changing your lifestyle? Sign up for Charlie’s new FREE training – Exercise For Life Secrets – happening this week! Click here to register!