How I Turned Back The Clock On Aches, Pains, Stress And Stiffness
“A ‘scientific’ yoga teacher transformed me from ‘yoga-hating’ fitness trainer to ‘flexibility guru’ — and showed me the millennia-old secrets YOU can use to feel younger, stress-free, flexible and even SLIMMER (WITHOUT chanting a single ‘omm’)” How science-based yoga will give you back the energy, pain-free movement and carefree playfulness of your youth — in as little as 28 days!
An important article by Adam Steer
NSCA-CPT, NCCP 3, AKC, PBSP, MAT-LBS
A decade ago, if you told me I’d be using yoga in my training I’d have punched you in the nose. [...ok, maybe not… but I would not have been amused...]
Yep, I used to be a yoga-hater. And I still wouldn’t consider myself a “yoga guy.” But I’ve taught “yoga” classes. And I include yoga-inspired movements in all the fitness programs I write for my clients.
So how did I become a believer?
It all started in 1999. I was teaching a workshop in Singapore. After a mammoth 24 hour trip from Quebec City, I was achy, tired and stiff.
Looking back, I guess that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I looked like I was in great shape on the outside....
But the truth...! I felt like crap! I was tired of waking up with aches and pains every
morning. And I was frustrated — I couldn't even raise my right arm above my head!
”I was tired of aches and pains…!”
Even sitting was a problem. Yeah, can you imagine??? When I got down on the floor with my legs stretched out, I couldn’t sit with a straight back. I had to lean and support myself on my arms.
“I had NO energy…”
And I was so sick of feeling lethargic every afternoon. I drank cup after cup of industrial strength coffee just to get through my day. But the thing that bugged me most…
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”I was wound up like an elastic band waiting to snap
— but I HATED stretching”I was an injury waiting to happen. Stuff I could do with EASE only a few years ago became more and more difficult — and painful.
“I used to be tied up in knots!”
I suffered from a long string of small injuries. And ALL of them were set off by what would normally be “safe” movements — grabbing grocery bags from the trunk, picking up my nephew, or even getting up too fast from the couch.
The smallest things caused me pain and discomfort.
I was obviously at a breaking point.
I knew I should stretch. Or something...
I wanted to start taking care of my body. But I didn’t follow through. Why?
“I just hated ‘stretching’...”
In hindsight, I think it’s because I found stretching so darned boring! I’d add some flexibility and deep tissue work into my program, and then let it drop...
At last, a science-based flexibility program you’ll have FUN sticking to!”
“Every pose had a purpose”The seed that was planted in Singapore continued to grow. I followed Kris’ advice. I used the routine she showed me every day. And for the first time I actually had FUN “stretching.”
I still think stretching is boring. But Kris’ yoga is something different.
When you start practicing yoga, you’ll discover something lost on most pajama-clad western “gurus.” Yoga is NOT about chanting “omm” and discovering your chakras…
Yoga is more about MOVEMENT than MEDITATION.
That was a huge revelation to me! Don’t get me wrong though...
You’ll have your moments of “self-awareness” through yoga. But they’ll come as a “side-effect” of mastering the MOVEMENT. And that’s what I really dig!
Kris was able to show me a yoga stripped of superstition and ritual. She taught me a routine that was all “go” and no “show.” Every pose had a purpose. And it all came together to give me exactly the results I was looking for — pain-free movement, agility, energy and focus.
Why yoga is so much more fun than stretchingWhen you were a kid, did you have something you LOVED to do? Was there anything you happily spent hours practicing? For me it was basketball.
Even though I’m only 5”6’, I had dreams of being a basketball star! And I spent so many hours mastering my game each and every day — well, except in the frosty Canadian winter of course.
I’d get home from school and head out to the court. I’d come back for a quick supper and go out again until it was too dark to see. And I never got tired of it. Why?
I got such a rush out of improving my skills. Every day I’d get a bit better at my jump shot. Or I’d improve my hook shot a bit. Or my dribbling would improve. I could FEEL it happening.
I didn’t enjoy the wind sprints or the long jogs our basketball coach subjected us to — there’s no skill in that. But I loved the challenge of mastering the moves.
And that’s why yoga is so cool. You’re constantly refining your skill at poses and transitions. Just when you think you’ve mastered something, you’ll discover a new dimension that takes you even deeper.
That’s why you’ll always feel drawn to your yoga sessions. And that’s why you’ll never be able to stick to a stretching plan.
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“A ‘scientific’ yoga teacher transformed me from ‘yoga-hating’ fitness trainer to ‘flexibility guru’ — and showed me the millennia-old secrets YOU can use to feel younger, stress-free, flexible and even SLIMMER (WITHOUT chanting a single ‘omm’)” How science-based yoga will give you back the energy, pain-free movement and carefree playfulness of your youth — in as little as 28 days!
An important article by Adam Steer
NSCA-CPT, NCCP 3, AKC, PBSP, MAT-LBS
A decade ago, if you told me I’d be using yoga in my training I’d have punched you in the nose. [...ok, maybe not… but I would not have been amused...]
Yep, I used to be a yoga-hater. And I still wouldn’t consider myself a “yoga guy.” But I’ve taught “yoga” classes. And I include yoga-inspired movements in all the fitness programs I write for my clients.
So how did I become a believer?
It all started in 1999. I was teaching a workshop in Singapore. After a mammoth 24 hour trip from Quebec City, I was achy, tired and stiff.
Looking back, I guess that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I looked like I was in great shape on the outside....
But the truth...! I felt like crap! I was tired of waking up with aches and pains every
morning. And I was frustrated — I couldn't even raise my right arm above my head!
”I was tired of aches and pains…!”
Even sitting was a problem. Yeah, can you imagine??? When I got down on the floor with my legs stretched out, I couldn’t sit with a straight back. I had to lean and support myself on my arms.
“I had NO energy…”
And I was so sick of feeling lethargic every afternoon. I drank cup after cup of industrial strength coffee just to get through my day. But the thing that bugged me most…
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
”I was wound up like an elastic band waiting to snap
— but I HATED stretching”I was an injury waiting to happen. Stuff I could do with EASE only a few years ago became more and more difficult — and painful.
“I used to be tied up in knots!”
I suffered from a long string of small injuries. And ALL of them were set off by what would normally be “safe” movements — grabbing grocery bags from the trunk, picking up my nephew, or even getting up too fast from the couch.
The smallest things caused me pain and discomfort.
I was obviously at a breaking point.
I knew I should stretch. Or something...
I wanted to start taking care of my body. But I didn’t follow through. Why?
“I just hated ‘stretching’...”
In hindsight, I think it’s because I found stretching so darned boring! I’d add some flexibility and deep tissue work into my program, and then let it drop...
“Every pose had a purpose”The seed that was planted in Singapore continued to grow. I followed Kris’ advice. I used the routine she showed me every day. And for the first time I actually had FUN “stretching.”
I still think stretching is boring. But Kris’ yoga is something different.
When you start practicing yoga, you’ll discover something lost on most pajama-clad western “gurus.” Yoga is NOT about chanting “omm” and discovering your chakras…
Yoga is more about MOVEMENT than MEDITATION.
That was a huge revelation to me! Don’t get me wrong though...
You’ll have your moments of “self-awareness” through yoga. But they’ll come as a “side-effect” of mastering the MOVEMENT. And that’s what I really dig!
Kris was able to show me a yoga stripped of superstition and ritual. She taught me a routine that was all “go” and no “show.” Every pose had a purpose. And it all came together to give me exactly the results I was looking for — pain-free movement, agility, energy and focus.
Why yoga is so much more fun than stretchingWhen you were a kid, did you have something you LOVED to do? Was there anything you happily spent hours practicing? For me it was basketball.
Even though I’m only 5”6’, I had dreams of being a basketball star! And I spent so many hours mastering my game each and every day — well, except in the frosty Canadian winter of course.
I’d get home from school and head out to the court. I’d come back for a quick supper and go out again until it was too dark to see. And I never got tired of it. Why?
I got such a rush out of improving my skills. Every day I’d get a bit better at my jump shot. Or I’d improve my hook shot a bit. Or my dribbling would improve. I could FEEL it happening.
I didn’t enjoy the wind sprints or the long jogs our basketball coach subjected us to — there’s no skill in that. But I loved the challenge of mastering the moves.
And that’s why yoga is so cool. You’re constantly refining your skill at poses and transitions. Just when you think you’ve mastered something, you’ll discover a new dimension that takes you even deeper.
That’s why you’ll always feel drawn to your yoga sessions. And that’s why you’ll never be able to stick to a stretching plan.
Click Here!
Click Here!
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