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It’s Not Over: Finding Strength in Your 40s, 50s & 60s, with Waldemar Franco
Season 1 Episode 59
What happens when the body that carried you through life starts to break? For Waldemar, an architect and explorer from Mexico City, who built his identity around physical endurance, the answer wasn’t to stop moving but to start moving differently.
In this powerful conversation, Waldemar shares how knee surgeries shattered not just his meniscus, but his sense of self. What followed was a deep personal reinvention from adrenaline-fuelled guide to founder of the Wildflow Method, a movement philosophy rooted in mobility, mindfulness, and long-term strength.
In our conversation we explore:
- His early life of free-diving, whitewater kayaking, and building adventure lodges across Mexico.
- The burnout cycle of high-impact fitness and the slow realisation that strength must come from within.
- His ‘active longevity’ approach to ageing, ego, and injury.
- How he transformed ‘workouts’ into ‘rituals’ and pain into purpose.
- Wildflow’s unique blend of martial arts, animal movement, and barefoot mobility.
- Why connection to nature and inner stillness matter as much as muscle and sweat.
- How any man, at any stage of life, can take back agency over their health without toxic pressure or unrealistic timelines.
This is a conversation for anyone who’s ever felt lost after injury, disillusioned with gym culture, or just quietly wondering: Is it too late for me?
Waldemar’s answer is a resounding “No,” and his path forward is anything but ordinary.
If you want to find out more about Waldemar, visit his website: https://wildflowmethod.com/. And you can also buy his book Find Your WildFlow on Amazon.
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