Exercise Is Health

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie interview a very special guest - Dr. Bob Cates (Charlie's dad).  Dr. Cates practices family medicine in Wisconsin and is a HUGE advocate of the many benefits of exercise.  In this episode, he discusses the changes he sees in his patients when they begin exercising, as well as the changes he sees when they stop.  He also dives into his own personal exercise routine and why he feels it is of the utmost importance for him to exercise has much as he does.

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie interview Dr. Fatima Hyder of IdealAccessMD.  IdealAccessMD the first direct primary care clinic located in Schaumburg, IL.  Dr. Hyder describes the numerous features that the direct primary care (DPC) model offers versus the traditional western medicine model.  Dr. Hyder tells her story of why she chose the DPC model and why she believes it will result in more affordable health care and ultimately a healthier population. IdealAccessMD is open in Schaumburg, IL as of May 2018.  You can find them online at IdealAccessMD.com, as well as on Facebook and Instagram.

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie discuss three ways that Muscle Activation Techniques®, or MAT®, can help improve your workouts.  If you have not heard of MAT® before, definitely check out our earlier episodes to learn about what MAT® is and how it can benefit you. In this episode, we reference a post from our blog on MATSchaumburg.com: What makes a Muscle Activation Techniques® practitioner unique? Check it out to see footage of how MAT® can help improve your workouts!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie tackle the "no pain, no gain" myth head on.  If you find yourself caught in a cycle of exercising, getting hurt, taking time off, healing, exercising, getting hurt, taking time off, healing...and on and on, then this episode is for YOU.  Julie and Charlie discuss the four things you NEED to be doing to make sure you reduce your risk for injury and stay exercising.  Make sure to click subscribe so you catch every new episode each Wednesday!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie answer a listener-submitted question about Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®) and running.  The listener asks, "How will MAT® help me become a better runner?".  Julie and Charlie discuss the four key areas in which MAT® can not only help you improve your running, but also help to ensure that you are able to run for as much of your life as you'd like!  Check out all of the details in this week's episode!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie are interviewing a Schaumburg power couple - Dr. Ray and Jean Kadkhodaian of the Lighthouse Emotional Wellness Center in Schaumburg.  Dr. Ray and Jean discuss the importance of relationships to overall health and wellbeing, as well as the most important things you need to be doing in order to maintain and grow your personal relationships.  Check out all of this and more in this week's episode!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie tells her story of being a client of Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®).  She describes the various ailments and injuries she has had throughout her life and how MAT® has aided in her recovery.  She also talks about how MAT® helps her to keep her activity levels high and continue to do the things she loves, like dance! Check out all of this and more in this week's episode of Exercise Is Health!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie start to scratch the surface on the disucssion of all the benefits that exercise provides aside from weight loss. So often, people will delay starting to exercise because they feel like they don't have the other components of weight loss in check (nutrition, stress management, etc.). However, the longer you delay working out on a regular basis, the longer you delay gleaning the immense health benefits that await you from consistently exercising. Listen to this episode on iTunes or on your podcast platform of choice, and make sure to hit subscribe so you can hear each of our podcasts as they come out every Wednesday!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, we are tackling one of the most common question we get at Muscle Activation Schaumburg, "What do you recommend I do as someone who is new to exercise to make sure I can keep exercising for the long term?".  Julie and Charlie give you six exercise principles that are a must for you to keep in mind while you are working out in order to make sure your exercise is safe, effective, and sustainable. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe to our channel and leave us a 5-star rating and review so we can reach more people and help our message spread. We greatly appreciate you listening!

This week on the Exercise Is Health podcast, Julie and Charlie interview Mike Koziol of Whole Health Acupuncture in Elk Grove Village, IL.  Mike is a licensed acupuncturist and discusses his own personal journey of being treated with Chinese medicine to improve his own health and his subsequent study and practice of acupuncture. We discuss topics such as: What is the goal of acupuncture? Who can benefit from acupuncture? What kind of symptoms can acupunture potentially address? What is particularly different about Mike's practice and how does that benefit his clients? Check out all of this and more in this week's episode!