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Today’s guest, Thomas, is pretty new to Man Flow Yoga. He’s only been doing it for a few months—and unlike most guests, his fitness journey started a couple of years before discovering Man Flow Yoga. 

One day, when his hand was full with various medications he had to take because of type 2 diabetes and adult ADHD, he realized that if his life continued on this track, he might not be here in 20 years.

And so, he started taking baby steps: First he started walking every day. Then he joined Fit Father Project and dialed in his nutrition. And now he’s doing Man Flow Yoga consistently and preparing to incorporate strength training for the first time in his life.

Can yoga help you recover from a stroke? Well, it was a massive help to today’s guest, John…

About two years ago, John suffered a mini-stroke due to a hole in his heart that never completely closed. While John’s been overweight for most of his adult life, he was still active: Lifting and doing yoga. And so the mini-stroke shocked him—especially because it happened at the ripe age of 37.

But his recovery was even more shocking. At least it was to his NHS doctors. About a week after his stroke, he picked up his yoga habit again, keeping it light by following the Absolute Beginners Challenge. And when he went back for his follow-up check-up, his doctors told him that he didn’t need physical rehab because of his yoga practice.

When today’s guest, Christopher, turned 40, he had a total hip replacement due to an undiagnosed bilateral hip dysplasia he suffered from his whole life.

And ever since, Christopher had an on again and off again relationship with his fitness. He was particularly good at joining a gym, being consistent for six months, then falling off for a year before going back.

And his biggest obstacle was actually leaving his home to go to the gym. Once he left his house, he completed his workout, and always felt better after. But leaving the house felt impossible for large stretches of time.

Then, one day, he discovered Man Flow Yoga…

A few years ago, Darrell was walking up a hill, and noticed something that has never happened to him before: His hip writhed in pain from this seemingly simple task!

At the time, Darrell was overweight. But he also stayed relatively active, and despite being heavier, his weight never caused such an urgent and alarming issue before.

He knew at that moment he had to make a change. And so, he scheduled an X-ray, but his X-ray said nothing was wrong with his hip. Next he went to a physical therapist who actually recommended yoga designed for men (even though he was not aware of Man Flow Yoga).

Darrell signed up rapidly and immediately started doing Man Flow Yoga three times a week.

When today’s guest, Steve, was 27, his dad fell at work and was rushed to the hospital where he had his right leg amputated from the knee down. Turns out, Steve’s dad had diabetes. But nobody in the family knew it because his dad never got diagnosed—until after he lost his right leg.

Determined not to follow in his father’s footsteps, Steve decided to do something a lot of men neglect: He decided to go to the doctor regularly. And good thing he did too. During one checkup in his 30s, Steve discovered that his blood pressure and cholesterol were very high. After this doctor’s appointment, he made a commitment to himself to exercise…