yoga
Motivation
I decided to start posting and writing more motivational material for the site, and create an entire category for it. All the technical, how-to stuff doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t do it consistently and with a high level of effort, and doing so requires motivation. While everybody has a unique set of values and is motivated by different things, I hope people will find something here that inspires them to improve in some way.
The training studio I work for is owned by professional wrestler, Marc Mero. A big part of the reason for the success of the studio is Marc’s emphasis on keeping clients motivated and his effort to inspire them to acheive their goals. While every personal trainer and fitness studio out there talks about motivation, Marc walks the walk. Although he isn’t currently training people due to other commitments, he is still here several hours every day talking with clients about their progress and motivating them to continue to improve. Marc also does motivational speaking at schools, encouraging kids to make better choices in life.
Marc is good friends with Diamond Dallas Page, another professional wrestler who developed a system of yoga and calisthenic based bodyweight training he calls “yoga for regular guys“. A while back, DDP sent us a link to a video showing the progress of one of his clients, Arthur Boorman, a disabled Gulf War veteran who dramatically transformed himself through exercise and healthy eating. Arthur is a great example of what can be accomplished through consistent, hard work, and I hope you find the following video inspiring.