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!