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116: How Yoga Turned Tragedy Into Triumph for Jerome

Season 5 Episode 116 Published 1 year, 1 month ago
Description

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.

Within a month, his back pain vanished—and never returned. Within a couple of months, he lost 20 pounds, improved his mental health, and restored his self-image.

Today, Jerome is chock-full of wisdom about improving your mental health, your physical fitness, and becoming more consistent.

And he shares a wealth of knowledge in this episode, like:

  • Why taking personality test can finally make you consistent

  • How men over 60 can improve their sleep and stop relying on caffeine

  • The definitive way to address and improve your mental health

And more!

Other highlights from this show include:

  • The weird way Jerome found consistency with his fitness by taking the Big Five personality test (4:08)

  • 3 reasons Jerome was able to finish the Absolute Beginners Challenge when he's never been able to finish any other fitness program before (8:29)

  • Why something as simple and obvious as changing the time you exercise can unlock your longest streak of consistency in your adult life (12:39)

  • The admittedly bizarre, yet effective "Cork Mat Consistency Secret" that makes you look forward to doing yoga (15:53)

  • How to eliminate all of your back pain in the next 30 days—for good (17:09)

  • Why consistently doing yoga can replace your reliance on coffee and energy drinks for energy (19:59)

  • The most overlooked Man Flow Yoga program for reducing your stress at work (25:24)

  • The "4 Quadrants" mental exercise for improving your mental health in a hurry (31:11)

  • How to improve your sleep hygiene and quality—especially if you're in your 60s or 70s (32:08)

  • The "third person" technique from journaling that instantly obliterates any negative self-talk (38:46)

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Quotes from this episode's guest:

  • (3:59) My best friend passing made me think about trying to focus on fitness because my life literally was at stake.

  • (7:38) But I realized my problem was that since I'm so low in conscientiousness I really had a problem in persevering and sticking to a program until I found Man Flo

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