Hi, my name is Chuck. I first signed up for Man Flow Yoga early in the pandemic, early in 2020. The gyms were closed. I knew I needed some sort of an exercise solution because I wasn’t able to really do much besides go for walks in the neighborhood, and it sounded kind of interesting. I had taken yoga classes occasionally years and years ago, and I never liked them. I was always the only man in the class.
I didn’t really know what I was doing. I have to be watching the instructor and listening. I didn’t know the names of any of the poses, so I kind of gave up on it. And this sounded really interesting because it was a way to learn about what I was supposed to do, in addition to doing it in the privacy of my own home, when I didn’t have to worry about being someplace at a certain time, and I could just do it at a time that was convenient for me.
I also had a few aches and pains that had started to develop over the years that I had physical therapy for occasionally, and I knew I needed something that I could do regularly that would allow me to treat those, and yoga seemed like a good possibility for that. Since I’ve been with Man Flow Yoga, I’ve noticed that I just generally feel more fit than I did before. My biggest problem before doing this was that I could never really be totally consistent with any type of exercise routine.
I might get to the gym a couple times a week, but it was never at the same time of day or for the same duration, and I always felt like I was rushing through what I was trying to get done, or it’d get boring, so I really wasn’t focusing on it. And with the ability to do these short routines at home, in my own space, at a schedule that works for me, I’ve actually been able to be consistent with an exercise routine for over two years, which has been really exciting.
I’ve definitely seen improvements. I feel stronger. I’m able to handle the aches and pains that I feel now because I know how to treat them with the right stretches, the right moves. My favorite is the pigeon stretch. And I also find that I feel like I carry myself better. In fact, somebody recently said, “Have you gotten taller?” And I said, “No.” I realize it’s probably my posture that’s gotten better.
So I really do feel like this has been a great solution for me personally, and I think a lot of other guys can also benefit from it.
