Exercise Is Health

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Dawn Diehnelt of Serenity Dental in Schaumburg to discuss the importance of optimal airway health and breathing habits for your teeth alignment and overall wellness. If you struggle to breathe through your nose on a consistent basis, experience sleep apnea, or suffer from misaligned teeth, you are going to want to give this episode a listen. Dr. Diehnelt has a unique approach to addressing these issues with her patients, and it can have a profound impact on your overall health and wellbeing. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Contact Dr. Diehnelt for a complimentary consultation though her website here!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss four of the more common but unexpected side effects of Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®). MAT® is a systematic approach to assessing for and addressing neuromuscular inefficiencies, and the effects it can have on the human body are profound and widespread. Check out this week's episode to hear four unexpected side effects that clients often report after MAT®. Resources from this week's episode can be found below: List of certified MAT® practitioners Free eBook download on MAT®

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss some of the exercise goals they have set for themselves and how they have been going about training for them. They discuss why they set these goals, the physical and mental struggles they faced when trying to achieve these goals, and the lessons they learned from progressing towards these goals.  Check out all of the details in this week's episode!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie answer a listener-submitted question about the relationship between the function of the feet and how the rest of the body might be feeling. If you have heard any of the previous Exercise Is Health episodes on foot function, this episode is a fantastic follow-up. And if you are concerned about the health and function of your feet, or anywhere else in your body, then you need to give this episode a listen to hear how interrelated your body is. Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Links to references made in this episode can be found below: List of certified Muscle Activation Techniques® practitioners How your shoes could be contributing to your aches and pains E31 - If You Don't Use It, You Will Lose It E54 - Feet - The most overlooked part of your body E67 - How Stiff & Supportive Shoes Are Affecting You In More Ways Than You Think E76 - How Flip-Flops Are Stressing Your Body Compesation - How Your Feet Can Be Creating Back Issues Flat Feet - Why Your Feet MUST Flatten

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Anthony Auriemma of AMITA Health to discuss the science behind obesity and weight loss.  They cover topics such as why the calorie in, calorie out model is broken; the role of gut health on weight loss; why you cannot rely on exercise alone to help you lose weight; the ketogenic diet; and much more.  Check all of the details in this week's episode!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss what has been going on with their bodies over the past few months and what they have noticed since restarting weekly Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®) sessions.  If you have ever wondered, "What could MAT® do for me?" you are definitely going to want to give this epsiode a listen. Julie and Charlie explain how some of the most annoying and severe aches and pains they were feeling were able to be greatly improved through increasing the function of their muscles with MAT®.  Check out all the details in this week's episode! Resources discussed in this week's episode can be found below: List of certified MAT® Specialists Free eBook download on what MAT® is what whether you would be a good candidate "What does muscle have to do with it?" - blog post

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss the three most common bad exercise habits they see in the gym.  These bad habits lead to some of the biggest complaints of exercise, such as getting injured or not getting the results you had hoped for.  If you find that your exercise is doing more harm than good, or if you aren't making the progress in the gym that you would like, check this episode out! Links to references made in this podcast can be found below: The Three Most Common Bad Exercise Habits I See E10 - The Exercise Pyramid E3 - What is Muscle Activation Techniques®? List of certified MAT® practitioners Free eBook on MAT®

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with wholistic nutritionist Carly Feldmeier of Nurturing Through Nature.  Carly specializes in helping clients change their relationship with food, teaching them how to eat more mindfully and bring greater joy to their meals.  Improving the food relationship is often the first step of somebody truly changing how they eat, and not establishing this foundation is often one of the biggest contributors as to why most dieting attempts fail.  Check out all of the details in this week's episode! Connect with Carly on the follwing platforms! Website Facebook Instagram

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie answer a listener-submitted question that is often heard by many professionals in the Muscle Activation Techniqes® (MAT®) community - "What is the difference between MAT® and stretching?"  They go into detail about the differences of the goal(s) of each, the process(es) of each, and why you may decide to do one versus the other. If you have heard about MAT® but aren't sure how it is different than other things you have tried, such as stretching, you are definitely going to want to give this episode a listen! Links to resources mentioned in this week's episode: List of certified MAT® practitioners Free eBook on MAT® by Julie and Charlie Blog post - What makes a Muscle Activation Techniques® practitioner unique? E3 - What is Muscle Activation Techniques®? Supercharge Your Stretching With This One Simple Change  

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Ingryd Lorenzana of the Vision & Sensory Integration Institute in Schaumburg to discuss all things vision and brain performance.  Dr. Lorenzana and her staff specialize in helping improve the function of the brain and the brain-eye connection to improve vision, mental focus, and cognitive performance.  Check out all of the details in this week's epsiode! Dr. Lorenzana and her staff can be contact through their website here.  Make sure to follow them on Instagram and Facebook, too!