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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…

Today’s guest, Mark, is a bit different than past guests—and not just because of his accent.

Mark only joined Man Flow Yoga about three months ago. But he’s made a lot of progress in those three short months:

He’s consistently doing between four and six sessions a week (after being a self-described “start-stop” person who has always struggled with inconsistency). He’s more flexible, mobile, and doesn’t have as many random aches from his job as a cabby..

Russ first discovered Man Flow Yoga like many other men do: His back ached, he was out-of-shape and carrying a few too many pounds on his person, and he has long known he needed to exercise. But the traditional approach to fitness never interested him.

He needs to be active in his career, so being sore from lifting wasn’t an option for him. But as the years passed by, the weight tacked on, and he started paying the ultimate sacrifice: bodily pain that made life just a little bit harder each day.

Well, after discovering the Man Flow Yoga YouTube channel, Russ experienced a snowball effect that completely transformed his life—one small step at a time.

A few short years ago, Jerome’s life was completely different: He was obese, he never worked out, his stress levels were sky high, and his lower back was in constant pain. But then his best friend suffered a sudden heart attack and passed away. And Jerome realized that if he didn’t start exercising, his life would also be at stake.

And so, he completely upended his life, one facet at a time.

Despite never being able to stick to fitness programs before, after discovering Man Flow Yoga (and specifically, the Absolute Beginners Challenge), he cracked the code to consistency—even at age 66.

A few years ago, Steve noticed a pain radiating from his neck into shoulders that he described as oppressively bad. And during his evaluation, his X-rays showed that he had been dealing with an advanced version of osteoarthritis in his C spine (the top seven vertebrae in the spine, located in the neck and connecting to the thoracic spine). 

Since Steve’s been lifting weights since his 40s, he thought that it was the beginning of the end. The aging process had finally caught up with him. Father Time is undefeated after all. 

But that’s where Steve’s story takes an interesting turn…

A few years ago, Steve noticed a pain radiating from his neck into shoulders that he described as oppressively bad. And during his evaluation, his X-rays showed that he had been dealing with an advanced version of osteoarthritis in his C spine (the top seven vertebrae in the spine, located in the neck and connecting to the thoracic spine). 

Since Steve’s been lifting weights since his 40s, he thought that it was the beginning of the end. The aging process had finally caught up with him. Father Time is undefeated after all. 

But that’s where Steve’s story takes an interesting turn…