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Man Flow Yoga Engage: What It Is & Who It’s For | Dean Pohlman | Better Man Podcast Ep. 088

There are a lot of men in the Man Flow Yoga Community who either want more or need more from their subscription. Whether you struggle with motivation, consistency, your relationships, or too much stress, I have good news for you:

Man Flow Yoga Engage will help you overcome these struggles (even if they’re not purely physical struggles).

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Half Split Pose for Beginners and Men| A Step-by-Step Tutorial

Want to touch your toes? This helps. This stretch targets the hamstrings and calves to improve flexibility, reduce soreness, and relieve pressure on the lower back. You can use this to warm up for a workout, relieve soreness the day after a workout, or loosen tight muscles after long periods of sitting.

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Why Men’s Emotional Wellbeing is Declining & How to Fix It | Connor Beaton | Better Man Podcast Ep. 087

One of the most understated things that most men carry around unknowingly is some type of deep grief or sadness that comes from your childhood.

But therapy doesn’t give the best route to confront, address, and accept these deep-seated feelings. To make matters worse, most men are so out of touch with their emotions that they can only try to explain them logically.

But emotions don’t happen in your head. They live in your body.

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The Best Way To Improve Your Mental Health (That Most Guys Overlook) | Dean Pohlman | Better Man Podcast Ep. 086

Despite never having easier access to other people, men today are lonelier than perhaps any other point in history.

We don’t deeply connect with each other. We don’t share our struggles in a vulnerable way. And it comes with the steep cost of loneliness, stress, overwhelm, and other mental health issues.

But there’s not a more effective way to overcome acute mental problems than by sharing your struggles with other men. I realized this last week when I was freaking out about everything. I didn’t want to share my worries with my wife, but not talking about them gave them more power. 

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Full Locust for Beginners and Men | A Step-by-Step Tutorial

This is a challenging, full-body pose that improves spinal mobility and strengthens your core, spine, and lower body. It’s a great way for athletes and fitness enthusiasts to take core strength to the next level. Full locust should be a slow and controlled movement of every inch—don’t jerk your body off the floor.

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How Alter Egos Can Help You Achieve Your Goals | Paul Clingan | Better Man Podcast Ep. 085

Motivation is a fickle beast. One day, your motivation soars and you finally start a fitness program. The next day, your motivation strands you and threatens your goals.

The trickiest part about motivation is how quickly it comes and goes. Despite it consistently being unreliable, we still feel the need to want to feel it before tackling a big goal.

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London Workshop: Technique-Focus for Improved Strength & Flexibility (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)

I’m coming to London! Join me for a 90-minute workshop on improving your technique. This is a combination workout / tutorial to help you understand how to build more strength and functional range of motion with both yoga postures and non-yoga techniques, by improving your overall technique in the postures.

Where: Acton – London, UK
Acton Gardens Community Centre Unit A Munster Court, London, W3 8UUWhen: May 8, Wednesday, from 19:00 to 20:30

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How To Get Back On track When You Lose Motivation | Dean Pohlman | Better Man Podcast Ep. 084

What do you do when you’re stuck in a rut and your motivation is running out?

If your first reaction is to berate yourself out of it or deny that it’s happening—a problem men in particular struggle with—then, well, you can actually prolong the rut you’re in.

I’ve experienced this myself. And I’ve also found a better, more productive way to handle a lack of motivation

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Figure Four Yoga Pose for Beginners and Men | A Step-by-Step Tutorial

This is a great beginner’s stretch to release glute soreness and counteract muscle imbalances caused by sitting. It can also alleviate pressure on the sciatic nerve by stretching the piriformis muscle, a small gluteal muscle. This stretch is a good alternative to Pigeon, because it requires less hip mobility.

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How Low-Effort Exercise Enhances Your Health More Than High-Intensity Workouts | Brian Mackenzie | Better Man Podcast Ep. 083

Men today live in a constant state of stress. Despite never being safer from external threats, modern society presents us with more stress than any other generation before us—and it’s killing us.

In fact, when you live in a constant state of stress, things that are considered healthy—like weight lifting, cardio workouts, and cold & hot therapy—actually become unhealthy. They deplete your energy savings, swirling your cortisol levels to unmanageable heights, and create a vicious cycle of even more stress.

That’s the bad news.

The worse news is that the solution is so simple, most men will ignore it.

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