I came to Yoga through the same path. I have been training all my life. And competed internationally in Martial arts in my early twenties, I am now 39. I had almost given up exercise, as I was just getting so many injuries. Crossfit nearly put me out forever. But since starting Yoga with you guys I have made a complete turn around. I feel better than I have felt for years. I am even on my way to a handstand! It really clicked for the first time yesterday :) I do Yoga, then hanging/pulling, handstands and finish with breathwork/meditation,,, everyday Most importantly my "reason for training" has changed. I now train to be present and to achieve a mediative state. I control my breath in everything I do. That is my primary focus in all my training now. Even making a cup of coffee or sweeping the decking is now a meditation. Thank you for this change. Namaste
we cannot be more proud of you in what you say. this makes us so happy to hear as our intention is to create this shift in people. thank you so much for sharing this with us. this is why we run this channel! 🙏❤️
This comment really resonates with me right now. I have been a gym rat on and off throughout my life and have recently been giving CrossFit a try. Unfortunately, my body has gotten pretty banged up over the past several weeks with back, knee, and ankle problems/injuries that I feel like CrossFit has only been exacerbating. I have always loved yoga and how it makes me feel; I think it's time to take space away from the gym for a while to see how a regular, dedicated yoga practice can help me heal, regenerate, and strengthen.
I'm BJJ guy purple belt 7 years lifting weight, kettlebells etc. When I discovered you, it took me 20 seconds to switch from gym to yoga. Doing yoga every day now and I feel stronger. Thank you very much for my enlightenment
“No pain no gain” is definitely he biggest misconception I’ve had when it comes to overall fitness. I’m 22 years old I used to train in the gym almost five days a week and the stress that put on my body was way too much, I’ve got permanent damage in my right wrist from curling and it just isn’t worth all that pain. I’m not saying the gym is bad it’s not at all I understand for some it’s a safe haven, and for me since joining your patreon page that and the Matt has become safe haven now. For me yoga has developed so much strength for my body and mind more than the gym ever did the best thing is that I don’t feel like I’m chasing a goal constantly with how much I can lift, now my main goal when I roll out the matt is to just enjoy myself in the body I’m in and by doing that I’m in the best shape physically and mentally because I’m getting fit doing something my body and mind enjoys 💚 Thank-you for this video a lot learned ✍️💚✍️💚
I used to be in the fitness industry and was all into bikini competitions, gaining (visible) muscle mass and eating animal protein. Over years I slowly started listening to my body because I was basically FORCED to due to health issues and am now a yoga teacher and am eating plants only, not lifting weights AT ALL. I'm able to do use my body MUCH more now (I have less muscle mass but am able to do many push-ups which I couldn't back then etc.) and am overall in a much healthier state. SO THANKFUL to hear you talking about this and that more and more people are finding the things that are HEALTHY for them, physically AND mentally!!! Much love to you two
same here, we also eat plant based and fast for 20h every day. a video on that topic is coming soon. so happy you got out of that and you feel good now. thanks for teaching from the heart ❤
Can I just say that I love how honest and open you are? I've been doing yoga "with you" for a couple of years now and I can't tell you how grateful I am to "know" you. Namasté and be well and safe out there. ❤️
@@BreatheAndFlow Thank you! I forgot to ask you one thing: what kinds of proteins do you eat? I assume you're not doing the protein shake thing, right? Would be good to know what to eat to tone the body while doing yoga.
I needed to hear this today. I’ve been reluctantly transitioning out of the gym rat scene and getting more deeply involved in body weight movements. Everything you’ve said here resonates... the fear of loss of identity, moving to health vs aesthetics, longevity etc - I’m officially a subscriber!
Hi there! I know this comment is a year old, but I think I might be going through the same phase at the moment... The words "reluctantly transitioning" really got me, along with the idea of identity loss. I'm really struggling with understanding what type of movement I really want to try and what I actually feel "forced' to do because of personal expectations and physical appearance. Your words made me feel less weird, thank you!
@Sara Sostegni Well I tried yoga.. but honestly was bored to death. IMHO it's nothing more than glorified stretching.. back to lifting heavy shit. Nothing can beat the adrenalin rush you get after a heavy set of bench press and squat.. It's so addicting. I guess it may be for some people but definitely not for me.
I fully agree with you guys, dear Breatheandflo! The moment you stop focusing on the external/material/validation seeking obsession you become healthier in and out. Whatever you do, wear, eat etc, If it’s not healthy it is not beautiful, if it doesn’t allow you to move and live in a functional , natural way with no pain .., it isn’t beautiful either. I moved out of the gym routine gradually and it’s been 6 years that I “only” do yoga, Pilates and body weight exercises daily. I quit hard core cardio. I’m 49 and I have never been this fit in my life I get the “do you lift” question all the time! And my answers are exactly like yours. Thank you for being there! I’m so happy I “bumped” into this channel! Your classes & life approach are fantastic 🙏 namaste
Thank you. I love yoga, I have done various types at different places. My favorite is Vinyasa and I have started back again being very careful but 10 years ago I had a rotator cuff shoulder injury and had it surgically repaired but nothing I have ever done helped it feel stable. I have irritated the shoulder in yoga too and had to stop for longer periods of time. Anything you can suggest or if you made a video or series for working around injuries of particular body parts that would be so awesome for me and I am sure many others who want to do yoga, Thank you! Love the channel I am doing what I can and checking out as many of your videos as possible doing this at home. It is helping me in more ways than one.
That is the reason I started yoga! For maybe 3 years now I’ve been going to the gym to lift weights consistently and finally asked myself why am I doing this. Do I actually feel better? Do I even feel fit? I look good but can I even do basic things like touch my toes or not constantly feel sore and stiff? Right as covid 19 was taking over I decided to solely focus on yoga for a while and I can tell in 6 months to a year I’m gonna feel great. Already thrilled with the progress I’ve made in my first month, all with the help of your guys amazing channel!
Are you really saying that yoga feels better than doing a 300 lb bench press or squat or deadlift ? Yes, you may feel sore but only coz your muscle fibres are growing stronger man.
Thank you guys so much for consistently releasing just as good videos "off the mat" as the ones on the mat. My roommate and myself are collegiate track athletes here in Texas (a pole vaulter and a decathlete) and during quarantine we found this channel and we could not be more pleased with our improvements in our strength and more importantly, the way we feel. We've finished the Yoga for Men series twice so far and then have been going through a lot of the other strength based videos. Thank y'all so much, y'all rock!
I’ve followed you guys for a year or two and I am at a crossroads with the gym and how it’s not giving me what I need physically, and most importantly, mentally. I’m going to try to be more consistent with yoga and decrease the gym as it’s not helping. This video came RIGHT on time for me, I’m so grateful for you guys doing this video 🤙🏾💪🏾🖤
I also was a huge gym buff most of my teen-age and adult life. I would spend hours there weight training, and cardio. I never saw the results I saw with doing yoga tho. After some health challenges and battling a horrible addiction to alcohol, I was no longer able to actually go back to my routine at the gym for good; someone at a local church I attended said come try yoga in person (I had before back in the day and it was hard!) and my physical therapist recommended it too. I had done yoga since 2011 on, and off with Jillian Michaels, and other DVDs. This was different. I'd been in such ill health that I didn't think I could even workout, but quickly, I joined a studio, and was a natural. I had done acro tumbling as a girl, and was flexible. Yoga came naturally to me, and changed my life. Thank you for putting this out there. People don't realize the benefits of body weight training! I became a yoga 200 instructor in 2018,and although I am not teaching right now, it's something I'll never regret doing!!
It's so ironic I came across this today. I've been thinking about giving up the gym life. I eat super healthy, I do everything I am "supposed" to do and NOTHING is working, I'm always in pain, hurting to the point I can't even sit still sometimes. I've been watching your vids for about a month now and I'm absolutely addicted to Yoga. I'm astounded that I actually crave yoga, I literally can't wait to get up and go to it, breathing exercises, everything. I'm sure I'll transition out of the gym in the next few months, I'm taking this as a sign. I can go all day about how the gym is NOT doing anything for me physically and mentally, but I won't at the moment, thank you both so much. Namaste.
Great video, thx for posting. I’m a long time Yogi and BJJ practitioner. I’ve found combining heavy but low-rep foundational weight lifting (deadlifts/Turkish getup/farmers carries) 2-3x a week (and adequate rest & nutrition) with yoga and primal movements to be ideal for my body type - allowing me, at 47, to effectively spar with people 10-20 yrs younger with little to no injury or aches.
I been resisting yoga, and been lifting and running. I trained jiu jitsu and wrestling again and have another injury, to the point I am feeling sick of thinking of exercise. I remember I was fully energized when I did Ashtanga yoga everyday. I think this i lnjury is a blessing. It is time to put down my ego and to open up my body again through yoga and movement.
I made the transition to yoga about 3-4 months ago. Lifting weights was really messing up my wrists and lower back and even though i looked good and felt good about being muscular, i didn't actually fysically feel good. Only 30 minutes a day of one of your strength yoga workouts or a pullup/pushup workout is enough to make me feel fysically and mentally in good shape. Thanks for the awesome content!
Love this, thank you both. I’m a 45 year old BJJ white belt, seven months into my Jiu Jitsu journey before my lower back gave out whilst rolling. Then... lockdown. (UK) Been lifting weights for 20 years but I found your channel a few weeks ago and I’m totally hooked. I subsequently also watched the video where Flo explained how he found yoga after a back injury. This resonated big time. It’s shocking to me how much I’ve neglected my back and overall functional strength in general down the years. No more. Time to re-evaluate. Thanks so much for your wisdom and inspiration. Nothing but love. Stay safe. X
flo here, so glad you found us and can relate so much to it. your story sounds similar and now is the time to re-evaluate and adjust. great job being open for that. i know it is not easy to do it but it is so worth it. you'll feel better than ever and be able to keep that going until your last day ❤
Once I started doing yoga about eight years ago, my jiu jtsu has also improved simultaneously. I also compete at a very high level and the movements in yoga correlate very well with jiu jitsu. Stay safe guys and keep the videos coming. Greetings from New Jersey!!
I have so much respect for this guy. I was a body builder for years. Still am to an extent. However, I have never been in better, stronger, and a more solid condition. Weights are very bad for you in the long run. This is purely strengthening everything. Joints, ligaments, flexibility, mobility, and yes, muscle. The pumps and cardio I'm getting in this, are fantastic. I also have over come a shoulder injury fantastically using these routines. This is amazing.
Beautifully expressed. This resonates with everything I have come to realize from moving away from weight training and towards yoga (as well as a plant-based diet and more).
Thank you guys, I recently sold my weights before moving and am likely not going to re-buy thanks to the amazing workouts on your channel and the joy of feeling strong after my practice compared to the tiredness I felt in the past. The fact that you your classes are a bit harder than others makes it very engaging and exciting to do them.
This is so refreshing. I have been questioning this past few weeks if gym and lifting weights is the best thing for me. As I have spondylosis and all sorts of pains in my body I become really aware of what my body really needs. My subconscious mind keeps pushing me towards callisthenics and yoga. So thank you. You made it easier for me to make healthy choice for myself .🙏
i am so inspired by both of you right now! Due to health problems I cant run anymore, and weight lifting doesnt work as well anymore , and doesnt give me quite what I need, as it used to, but now I started doing your embark program, I am on my second week repeating it, and I feel it will give me a very good feeling about my body, mobility that I have longed for and good strength! I am so happy abou this and I really want to thank you!
we're very happy you found something that works for you and is one big stepping stone on your journey to healing and yourself. keep it up, we're glad you're here 🙏🖤
Flo is someone that guys doing yoga can look up to. Explaining how important looking big for our masculinity is. I am doing yoga for the last 2 years mostly asthanga and your stuff, I am grateful for your channel guys. Keep up the good work.
I really identify with this video! Thank you for sharing. I had a similar stress when the pandemic caused my gym to close. It's forced me to rethink everything about how I move, use my body, look, feel, etc. In many ways, I am happy COVID forced this, because I may have not made this change on my own. I have done yoga casually, years ago, but it was always just a compliment to my main focus, lifting. Now, I have found your channel and as of today, I have practiced with you both every day, for 60+ days. I have every intention of continuing and finding ways to reach my fitness goals without the gym! I also felt the same thing about lacking a push element, so I am incorporating bar work to balance that out. Thank you both for SO MUCH inspiring content! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!
Been dealing with weight issues my whole life due to my hormonal issues. And I was always told that all I need to do is restrict my diet and lift weights. Every time I did I would become incredibly fatigued and my muscles would be sore/ damaged for weeks. It was always a downward spiral. BUT every time I go to my Mat I feel uplifted and excepted within this body that I have struggled for years to change and except. Yoga makes me feel whole and grateful for the body I have. I needed to hear this today 🙏🏾 thank you.
Love this video. I started following your channel and subscribed over a year ago, shortly after I was diagnosed with cancer. I wanted to introduce more meditation and functional health to prepare my body for treatment. I quickly came across your channel and have been hooked ever since. I have been slowly moving away from the gym, but my “old self” still feels pulled by to my traditional way to training. This is a video I needed to see as it has provided that necessary encouragement, and confirmation, of what I believe my body is telling me. Thank you for the great content that you two continue to put out, you are making a difference in the lives of many other. Practicing on the mat along with you has been a key part in getting into remission and staying healthy from here on.
I do strength training twice a week and yoga twice a week with meditation at the end. Yoga not only helped me lift more weight, it helped me to be functional and mobile in my everyday task. I would say yoga is a way of using your own body and mind to achieve the better version of you. There's no limit to it. P.S. love both of you guys ❤
agreed! great this works for you and thank you for sharing. once we started practicing for 1-2h yoga daily we noticed how the gym 'gets in the way' and does not benefit, so we stopped and realigned our actions with our goals. we love you too ❤
ahahah I was somehow 'afraid' of the answer you would give here cos I have never liked the gym, went less than 10 times in my whole life and I am 40!!!! I have always felt the same than when people go there, it does not make them necessarily healthier... I am a surfer and Yoga has brought more process into my practice and greatly thank you to your channel, you guys rock! Thanks
Exactly what I needed to hear right now. I'm trying to quit "the fitness lifestyle" for months for the very same reasons. It's quite hard as I'm really good at it and over the years, it had become an essential part of my identity (and one of my income streams). But why we are here on this planet, right? To learn and grow also through changes. Thanks so much for addressing this topic. Love your channel ❤️
we're all part of the divine play called lila. Our inner purpose is to be present, to be. The outer purpose is filled with the inner purpose and results in meaningful actions.
Thanks for this amazing video guys. I discovered your channel a few weeks ago. Last May, during the first lockdowns, I decided to take a different path. Before it was all about volume, gym and looking a certain way. Now, 15 kilos less and focusing on body weight exercises, handstands, squats and working with kettlebells , I am discovering new ways of training. I am finding myself more and more attracted to this new way of working out. I am more fit, feel more healthy. These last weeks I have been doing your beginners courses and I’m loving it. I want to get even stronger. I think I’m getting hooked. Thanks again, greetings from Belgium.
Oh my gosh you guys! Thank you for this video. Flo, I relate so much to your feelings of having to look a certain way as a man and needing to be in the gym to make that happen. I want to be more functional and strong with body weight. I also was humbled when doing your yoga classes 😆
welcome to yoga! you have been such an incredible supporter of our journey so far. thank you for that! you will absolutely get there 🙏feeling good, being functional and healthy is really what you want. that sets you up for a happy and long life.
You don't need to add weight to your leg Flo, yes Ur body mass is absolutely fine, and nothing needs to be changed. Lovely questions answered in the most beautiful way. Yes I agree with everything you both have explained on yoga. Yes it's strength training and cardio, yoga is a wholesome way of keeping ourselves fit, mental, physical and spiritual as well. My personal experience also is I prefer yoga over anything and everything
I thank you. Know you are facilitating progression in peoples' bodies and lives. Praise to God for choosing to share your talents with us. Thank you, Flo and Bre. Many years to you and family.
I find this video super interesting and reassuring. I've been weightlifting pretty casually but very consistently for years, and although I think my mentality surrounding it is very healthy, I have really plateaued in terms of progress and found my flexibility worsening more and more. It's amazing to hear and see other people in the comments feeling the same dissatisfaction with classical weight training, and not being alone in that thought. With the gyms shut for lockdown I though this is the perfect opportunity to incorporate more yoga, and your channel and beginner programs have me absolutely hooked like no other videos have had previously. Now it's all I want to do exercise wise, and after a short time i'm actually comfortable sitting cross legged and doing downward dogs for the first time in my life. Thank you guys; a new sub.
Thank you, I am about half way through your 28 day program. I was looking for some stronger yoga to practice and found it! I am so grateful that you sharing your experience, it is helpful to me. Your guided meditation's as well have been very encouraging. I am looking to build more muscle and ran into this video in my feed so I checked it out. I am inspired. I apricate you both.
Wow, the thing you say at 4:36 is SO recoganizble. I've been "bodybuilding" for 5-6 years now, had many injuries because of it (elbow tendonitis , ect), and transferred 2-3 years ago to snowboarding. Just recently started doing yoga to supplement my snowboarding, and found your channel by doing so, thanks for all the great content!
7:46 my mom heard that lol 😂😂😂 You guys eased my insecurity about shifting to yoga from lifting...I love yoga,but I was worried cuz I wanna keep my booty,have a great back and all,but really guys,how long?how many squats?how much weights?It's better if I feel good about myself rather than ppl feeling good about my body..thanks guys.ur beautiful and kind 🙏🙏🙏
Look at gymnasts and their arms. Do you think they do biceps curls? The best for arms is straight arm strength which is for example planks and handstands.
@@BreatheAndFlow Let us not just leave aside the fact that you used to go to the GYM which means that you built up muscle memory. I am not arguing about the rest. The advanced yoga for strength sessions by the way are really challenging in terms of conditioning. Cheers!
Transitioning from gym to more yoga. Started with EMBARK program today! So good, love the way you guys teach. I will be returning to your channel for a while now haha. Thanks!
Hi from Iceland. My thinking towards movement has been progressing towards this for some time now. I'm one of the people who have asked you this question. This video was a great addition to the thoughtful answers you gave me on Instagram. Your channel keeps inspiring me to move more and ask my body what it needs. Thank you! 🙏
This actually opened up a different perspective for me about Yoga. I love Yoga and started practicing Yoga a bit late in life. But Yoga has helped me with not only flexibliity and strength, but also helped me big time with my joint problems which was unbelievable! And to hear this makes me love Yoga the more. Well done on you Bre and Flo. You've done great.
I have started yoga with you guys since lockdown is keeping me from the gym. I am nearly 2 weeks in now of following your videos everyday! Thank you , I am loving it .
You guys are awesome. I can relate to you guys so much as a BJJ Practitioner and ex-weightlifter, discovering your page really has set me on the right path. So much gratitude to you both! Namaste.
I couldn't agree more. after many years of going to the gym and then switching to yoga on your channel. I find I'm looking fitter and feel better then ever. thanks for all your help.
Thank you so much. I am in the process of figuring out if the gym is what I need or not. Like you I am a martial artist and put it in my mind I need the gym to be strong but learning I dont need it
I started doing yoga to complement my mountain sports pratice (ski touring, rock climbing, etc) and be more flexible to prevent injuries. Bit by bit i learned that the world of yoga is so much more than that... Its also about your mind, the relation that you have with your body and even with others or the environment around you. Personnaly i always hated to go to the gym, being closed inside... being outdoors doing other sports is so more fulfilling. I have the chance to pratice yoga outside with a great view, and ocassionally i do a bit with mountain refuges. Thanks guys for this videos, and like you said everyone is free to pratice as they want, as long they are fine with it and it helps themselfs being better persons. And dont forget that we keep evolving every single day, in our minds also... so what we think now can change in 1, 3 our 5 years...thats how we are! Keep up the nice work you guys!
thanks for sharing! yoga outside is awesome, so glad you have the chance to do that. we're happy you do what works well for you these days, keep it up 🙏
Not what I expected when I clicked, but I am glad I did. I don't think I will quit the gym - I love lifting and feel like it's meditative for me - but I appreciate your perspective. I am trapped in a hotel room right now (quarantine in Hawaii) and I started Ignite one week ago when my lockdown started. It's been wonderful getting to know you through your videos. Thanks for putting out such beneficial content. Maybe I will take up yoga on the regular, yet!
I’m so happier to hear this because I really want to get fit but yoga is the only type of workout that I enjoy doing aside from cycling but I’m not always able to ride and yoga you can do anywhere and all you need is a mat!
Thank you so much for going into this both of you. I have been doing yoga for about 2 months now and following your ignite program which I am due to finish whilst on lockdown. You guys really helped me get back up off my sofa and start looking after myself again after a long break from any exercise. I used to be an avid gym goer but I always crash and burn. I will do it for a year, then go on holiday or get sick and feel low energy and I will quit. The whole hassle of getting home then going to a packed gym just doesn't inspire me. With Yoga even when I am feeling like it may be hard work today I can just roll out the mat and have no excuse to get it done. I always feel great after it. Going to try getting into hand stand training now you have inspired me!
thank you for sharing this so honestly!! see the thing with something like yoga and bodyweight training is you can do it anywhere. our goal is to make yoga part of your life, integrate it into your life so much that there is no time off from it, no vacation. you can always do the practice anywhere any time. thank you for your support and we wish you best of luck on your journey. we're absolutely confident that you'll find what works for you and make it a lifestyle. it is then easier to do it than not to do it ❤
I can so relate to your experience, thanks for sharing. As I started Yoga (17years ago:), I also drifted away from Gym workouts. Working out with weights made my Yoga practice more challenging physically. My body was never more fit and healthy as well as my mind and soul from my daily Yoga practice for many years. I had a less consistent Asana practice for the last 1-2 years, it showed me how big is a difference again in one's body /life without daily Asanas. I was putting more emphasis on my Spiritual practices and inner work during this time, now I am back on my daily asana practice as well, with AM-PM Breathwork with Meditation (a couple of hours), I feel so amazing, my true self again. You guys are truly a great inspiration and beautiful humans at the same time. Congratulation on your beautiful Angel! Love, Melinda
Thank you so much my brother and sister. Great positiveness are shown through your videos. Amazing souls. God bless you more and more throughout your journey and in the hereafter! Amen
Deeply grateful for all the material you guys make! I'm passionate about jiu-jitsu, and weightlifting, but have used two of your courses recently for daily yoga and it has been super positive and encouraging, for longevity and overall health.
This video touches very close to home. I have spent my whole life in sports and the gym only to be greatly humbled by my first yoga class at my gym. I thought how can I not do these movements if I am so strong and thats where my mindset changed. I am now in the process of following your yoga videos and transitioning from my gym's tues/thursday free yoga class to cancelling and joining a real yoga stuido. Thank you ♥
I have recently started doing Yoga and just found your channel. It's a great help, I thought I was strong too for going to gym all the time but i have realised that I have no core strength at all or flexibility and I am not as strong as I thought. Thanks a lot for the videos and helping me on this journey
Thanks guys for the quality content. I especially love your yoga for men series and look forward to each episode thats coming out. Hopefully I can improve my body functionality and strength in the coming years following your programs.
you absolutely will. yoga is a practice of patience and our mindset often times has to shift a lot to make yoga part of our life long term. thanks for your support ❤
Im taking this journey of Yoga, meditation, cycling and swimming for some time. All based around nature. At the same time on walks each day I am learning German and becoming closer to fluency. Love your Channel and would be awesome to meet you guys one day and speak Spreche Deutche mit dir :) Veilen danke fur euch, deiner spiritual freunde! Schon tag noch and bis bald.
I actually asked myself that also when I was training bjj, I used to get injured a lot in my shoulder when I rolling, lifting weights, and doing yoga, when I removed lifting weight my shoulder got much better, and I only focus on yoga, thanks for the great video's! 🙏
I've been lifting weights for almost a decade and now i shifted to Yoga and i feel better with myself, i still do lift minimal weights just for the added strength and balance some muscles. Thank you for this insight, i'll be adjusting my routines now :) PS: Your thumbnails are lovely
I am indian, and you are better than indian yoga teachers,. keep the good work up, will meet you somwhere for offline classes, do let me know if there is any
I have a similair backstory and love what you're saying in this video. I got into yoga through rock climbing, and it's great how it doesn't only affect the isometric strength but also makes you really aware that an inch left or right in some positions can make a huge difference. When it comes to pull training you guys should give gymnast rings a shot. I think it's very complementary to yoga to do rows and stuff on them, because you need to keep body tention at all times. I actually just wanted to thank you guys for your videos. Since there's no climbing right now, your ignite series and other videos are one of the things that help me through the quarantine. Keep spreading the word!
we love gymnast rings and use them when we can. it is for most people especially during lockdown more difficult to do than a pull-up bar or climbing, but for sure has huge benefits! we did entire videos on pulling so that topic. thanks for sharing and thanking us, glad you like the video 🙏❤️
This is my 1st year of deciding to do just yoga. Last year I did mostly body movements. I started yoga in September and decided to go full time yoga. I changed to yoga because I am thinking it will help my BJJ. Love the content. Thanks
I'm so grateful and happy to have found your channel🙏 I've done yoga, swimming, been pursuing a career within dance and switched over to weights, fitness classes and now (during this pandemic) finally found my way back to a yoga routine again💙 Over the last few years I also gradually introduced an all plants diet, started BJJ and maybe, just maybe this video (+lockdown) will allow me to try and just listen to my body and focus on bodyweight training and yoga a little bit more. For years now I've wanted to learn how to do a handstand -so maybe this is my chance 😌
A very relatable story in this video and the comments... Been following you two for a while and I can say, from the early videos to now your energies and truw natures are really shining through 😉
loving the honesty and integrity. Like some people below, i found these videos during 'Rona, which is one great thing to come out of lockdown. i've been sending the links to my friends who I think will benefit. the classes are motivating and i get excited when i see new videos. Thank you for sharing everthing.
Bre and Flo… guys what you spoke here about is so much required.. so true.. Yoga is the best way to have a functional body for long, to have a healthy mind and a bunch of happiness in life. Thanks for the video
I have practice yoga for majority of my life and I must say that no matter what the circumstance in my life is I can leave off yoga for a time just because I am busy with other things but when I go back to it I experience rejuvenation of my health and my muscularity I’m a very happy yoga practitioner and I recommend it for anyone who’s looking to improve their healthAnd their life
Thank you both for making this vid. It hit home when you spoke about you always being sore. I just stopped training super hard this week I've been feeling low on myself bcus I keep thinking if I don't workout this way anymore i wont be healthy or strong. I've been doing yoga this week and I cant wait to check out one of your vids!!!
I honestly have to say that your videos changed my life. I allready had two surgeries on my right shoulder - first at at the age of 19 and the second one at the age of 21. I have been lifting before them and also tried to get back into it afterwards. But it was always the same process of starting to lift again, which slowly but constantly increased the pain and then after two weeks realizing that i would have to stop. That cycle happened over and over again. Of course i tried every therapy and exercise there is, to break out of it, but nothing really worked. When I found your channel and decided to try yoga, it was the first time that i could break the cycle and do challenging exercises for a longer period than two weeks. Your videos really helped me to regain confidence in my body and gave me hope that i will soon be able to use it without feeling any pain. Thank you so much for that!
we're so happy to hear that. thank you for sharing your story. we are very confident that your body will heal through the practice of yoga as well as your mind. keep it up! we're very proud of you and happy you're here 🙏✌️
Wow! Thanks for your knowledge, wisdom, and humility. The way you both finish each others points and look at each other, love in motion ❤ Best wishes from New Zealand.
Whoever talked about Flo’s legs is insane 😂 His legs are freakin strong. Do a Yoga for Men episode, any of them. My legs are on fire always, no matter what.
Hi, I’m 55 years old and have been lifting weights almost all my life. I’m at the point where I can relate to what you guys said about questioning whether the gym is really doing me good health wise. My question is to start yoga at my age how far can I get in terms of flexibility. I’m really stiff and right now can’t even touch the floor when I do front bend.
90% of people cannot touch their toes in a forward fold, so that is pretty common. in your age it is the absolute best time to start yoga and leave the gym. do you still want to lift weights in ten years when you're 65 or be able to squat and play with grand kids or pick groceries up from the ground. it is in our opinion time to re-evaluate and start practicing yoga. this is not only good for the body but also for your breath/lungs and especially focus and mind to find peace and happiness within. the fact that you found this video and you ask these questions show that you're on the right path. listen to your heart and what feels right ❤ we are launching a complete beginner program tonight, which would be the ideal way for you to start!!
Breathe and Flow thnx so much ... I watched your other videos and I like that you emphasize that it’s okay even if we can’t hold the same poses as you do and that you couldn’t either when you started. Very inspiring and I will definitely give it a go ❤️
For what it's worth, I am 57 years old and lifted weights most of my life too. I started yoga about 7 years ago, off and on. Over the past 3 years, I have increased my yoga practice and decreased the time in the weight room to a point where I no longer lift free weights. Yoga has increased my flexibility and balance whereby I perform 97%+ of the poses in the Breathe and Flow videos (the handstand is part of the 3%). My strength is also on par with Breathe and Flow. I do my own 15-20 minute yoga routine to warm-up before I ride mountain bike, snowboard, wake board, etc. If you commit to it, you will see a change. Enjoy.
Man maybe it is late to answer but there is a video of one man of 80 yo a lot more flexible than me in my early twenties and he started yoga around 50's so don't worry maybe you have to take it more easy but you can master yoga even stsrting now
Hi, I've just read your comment. Embrace vinyassa style yoga combined with low carido e.g. swimming, cycling, hiking. You will reap amazing physical and mental benefits. There's an old saying. Not doing yoga because you are too inflexible is like not having a shower because you are too dirty. 😃
I see that a lot of the critique of this gym life style is the association it holds with overvaluing your physique in spite of other aspects, not only is there imbalance there but also misalignment with what is really important. What I think should also be acknowledged though is that not every who lifts weights does so under this perspective. If anything, my practice for resistance training has grown over time to become something more meditative and focused on gaining strength in a sustainable, functional way instead of focusing on my physique. I'm getting into powerlifting and it's helped me immensely with my mental health but I'm still able to recognize other modalities like calisthenics, yoga, and incorporate them into my lifestyle. I don't see myself letting go of heavy barbell movements because I value that element of strength as well but I agree that this is not something that should resonate to all people and we should all examine if our behaviors really align with what we want out of life
Been going to the gym since high school…I’m 31 now and just plain don’t feel good. I still look good, but my body is stiff and doesn’t feel function. Also the gym is insanely boring these days. I’ve started the yoga for men series, and I have been insanely humbled. Was more sore after the first class than I all have been in months. Seriously thinking about taking a break from the gym for a few months to see what happens…excited to start this journey with you.
Because of Yoga I feel so much more fit in my body (it’s the first time I can actually see some arm muscles haha)! I love your classes, because they always have some sort of challenge but are also really relaxing, the perfect mix!😊
During lockdown I started doing bodyweight exercises. No gyms. I like it. I've been getting used to it. I want to continue with these exercises. Yoga could be a part of them. I've had different injuries from the gym. It feels good to work with my own body weight. I can see muscles can grow. I don't think I'm going back to the gym. Flo has a perfect body. He has natural-looking muscles. He inspires me. THANKS!
keep up the great work, yoga is something you can continue in some form for the rest of your life. the mindfulness aspects are more important than physical, however it will keep you functioning until old age.
This video answered a lot in my mind. I was worried about that just because of the looks. But the fact is that yoga is the most grateful and joyful exercise that I've ever did! And since I'm at the day 21 of my second time of Ignite program, my body started to change too.
Great video guys. I've been bored with lifting for a while. Now quarantining at home I started doing yoga through your channel. It's been very humbling and enjoyable experience. I will definitely start the 28 days program. I even ordered a new yoga mat ;). Thanks again !
Dear Flo and Bre, I'm a 55 y.o. man, I've been doing yoga on and off for 25 years, mostly on. I've tried lifting now and then but it never brought me joy the way yoga does --frustration more often. (I have long limbs, and wonder if that gives me less leverage for effective lifting.) I've been consistent in my practice for the last five years until injury and indolence sidelined me at the end of April. I've been back on my mat for the past week now, have tried a few channels and am starting to settle on yours. The only other activity I do consistently is bike riding, 30 miles/wk. I was able to return to the bike two months ago, but my arms and abs went to seed in my time-off, and your channel seems to offer quite a lot for effective recovery there. A few years ago I felt my practice stagnating a bit, when a new instructor came in and devoted a good five or ten minutes of class to the core, and soon enough my inversions got easier. Then a few months before the shutdown I started taking pilates classes, with the realization that the core is the key that will open many gates. So in my resumption, along with near-daily visits to your channel I am doing a 30-minute pilates core class every third day. I wish you both many blessings that you may continue to help others and grow.
Great message you guys and I really appreciate how you are keeping, and emphasizing, that meditation is still needed on top of the movement. Started yoga a couple of years ago and have fallen out and making my excuses... =p but now getting back on and following your 28 day Ignite. Day one down and looking forward to the rest. Thank you for sharing your skill!
Life is about balance and finding your own path. Weights and yoga can be done simultaneously, both help feed each other and there are many great benefits that resistance training has in greater abundance in comparison to yoga, much like yoga has many great benefits in comparison to resistance training. The comment about hitting a bench press PR and then the next week not being satisfied and wanting to put another 5lbs on it and repeating this cycle is not bench press or gym specific, this is relevant to all areas of life, even getting deeper into asana (wanting more). I think the point on this is to be happy with where you are now whilst still seeking to go further but the further destination is not the source of your happiness nor identity. Though success is to be celebrated. Even full acceptance of where you're at now is totally okay without a need to go further, each to their own and what's most right to them where they are right now. Gym has brought many great things to my life exclusive of better health and an advantage in athletic tasks/pursuits that I regularly take part in. That being said I can definitely enjoy it more and not be so identified with my body and performance in a moment thanks to the perspectives I learned in yoga. That also being said they are simply just perspectives that can be learned anywhere, even in the gym. Yoga just helped elevate me their thanks to the deliberateness of training the mind in that particular way. Both yoga and weight lifting can be done right through old age, the capacity to do so like when younger though changes through both. You can get stronger and lighter through resistance training as well - resistance training can be purely functional movements if you like. Body building will increase your strength, maybe just not in the functional ways you would like your strength to be. Increase weight being able to be lifted is increasing strength. Aside from this, questioning why you're doing what you're doing is great and it's a nice point to encourage. Thanks for the video :)
I agree whole heartedly. I can egotistically push myself too hard in a pose. As a woman, the strength gains I've made weight training (beyond newbie gains) are so efficient over the past 2 years compared to strictly bodyweight training. My goals are health, strength and confidence, and weight training is what I enjoy most and can stick to consistently. BUT, yoga is necessary too, for meditation and mobility. I always cool down with yoga. I think that rather than see them as opposed or almost mutually exclusive in life purpose, what people are really interested in is cross functional performance. Will my handstand get better after overhead pressing? Will someone trying a one rep Max on a bench press be able to do strength focused yoga for 6 months, come back, and have a better bench press max (of course after brushing up on technique)? These are the most interesting questions I feel were not addressed. Even though the ego is involved in yoga and weight training, you could argue that each are more or less conducive to it, and it's up to the individual to keep an eye on that. So, it's nuanced. For me, both are indispensable, and I'm glad that by sorting by New I'm seeing some people with similar challenges. :)
@@mehressagreen4615 very well put, I completely agree. All things are as pure as the individual is in the moments of doing whatever it is they are, it is ones own individual practice to keep the ego in check throughout all pursuits we take part in.
I came to Yoga through the same path. I have been training all my life. And competed internationally in Martial arts in my early twenties, I am now 39.
I had almost given up exercise, as I was just getting so many injuries. Crossfit nearly put me out forever. But since starting Yoga with you guys I have made a complete turn around. I feel better than I have felt for years. I am even on my way to a handstand! It really clicked for the first time yesterday :)
I do Yoga, then hanging/pulling, handstands and finish with breathwork/meditation,,, everyday
Most importantly my "reason for training" has changed. I now train to be present and to achieve a mediative state. I control my breath in everything I do. That is my primary focus in all my training now. Even making a cup of coffee or sweeping the decking is now a meditation.
Thank you for this change.
Namaste
we cannot be more proud of you in what you say. this makes us so happy to hear as our intention is to create this shift in people. thank you so much for sharing this with us. this is why we run this channel! 🙏❤️
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This comment really resonates with me right now. I have been a gym rat on and off throughout my life and have recently been giving CrossFit a try. Unfortunately, my body has gotten pretty banged up over the past several weeks with back, knee, and ankle problems/injuries that I feel like CrossFit has only been exacerbating. I have always loved yoga and how it makes me feel; I think it's time to take space away from the gym for a while to see how a regular, dedicated yoga practice can help me heal, regenerate, and strengthen.
@@cameronjoye6236 yes yes!!
Wow I really understand the experience which your going through and your just blessed
Flo's soft nod at 7:45. Dude knows what's up.
LMAO I was eating and almost choked :)
aalllllll the functional movements LOL
I watched and I think I died of laughter🤣
I can't🤣🤣
I'm BJJ guy purple belt 7 years lifting weight, kettlebells etc. When I discovered you, it took me 20 seconds to switch from gym to yoga. Doing yoga every day now and I feel stronger.
Thank you very much for my enlightenment
“No pain no gain” is definitely he biggest misconception I’ve had when it comes to overall fitness. I’m 22 years old I used to train in the gym almost five days a week and the stress that put on my body was way too much, I’ve got permanent damage in my right wrist from curling and it just isn’t worth all that pain. I’m not saying the gym is bad it’s not at all I understand for some it’s a safe haven, and for me since joining your patreon page that and the Matt has become safe haven now. For me yoga has developed so much strength for my body and mind more than the gym ever did the best thing is that I don’t feel like I’m chasing a goal constantly with how much I can lift, now my main goal when I roll out the matt is to just enjoy myself in the body I’m in and by doing that I’m in the best shape physically and mentally because I’m getting fit doing something my body and mind enjoys 💚 Thank-you for this video a lot learned ✍️💚✍️💚
This is, to date, the single most valuable video I've ever watched to educate myself on my fitness goals. Awesome. FACTS.
100% I need to find a wife to pickup lol
Agreed! You guys rock man.. I've had the same identity attachment to lifting weights all these years DESPITE not feeling good in my body.
I used to be in the fitness industry and was all into bikini competitions, gaining (visible) muscle mass and eating animal protein. Over years I slowly started listening to my body because I was basically FORCED to due to health issues and am now a yoga teacher and am eating plants only, not lifting weights AT ALL. I'm able to do use my body MUCH more now (I have less muscle mass but am able to do many push-ups which I couldn't back then etc.) and am overall in a much healthier state. SO THANKFUL to hear you talking about this and that more and more people are finding the things that are HEALTHY for them, physically AND mentally!!! Much love to you two
same here, we also eat plant based and fast for 20h every day. a video on that topic is coming soon. so happy you got out of that and you feel good now. thanks for teaching from the heart ❤
Can I just say that I love how honest and open you are? I've been doing yoga "with you" for a couple of years now and I can't tell you how grateful I am to "know" you. Namasté and be well and safe out there. ❤️
thank you very much, that is so nice of you 🙏 we're glad we can be here for you and provide the tools
@@BreatheAndFlow Thank you! I forgot to ask you one thing: what kinds of proteins do you eat? I assume you're not doing the protein shake thing, right? Would be good to know what to eat to tone the body while doing yoga.
when we have access to it we use plant based protein in smoothies and shakes but mainly focus on plant based whole foods.
@@BreatheAndFlow xx cut
I needed to hear this today. I’ve been reluctantly transitioning out of the gym rat scene and getting more deeply involved in body weight movements. Everything you’ve said here resonates... the fear of loss of identity, moving to health vs aesthetics, longevity etc - I’m officially a subscriber!
Hi there! I know this comment is a year old, but I think I might be going through the same phase at the moment... The words "reluctantly transitioning" really got me, along with the idea of identity loss. I'm really struggling with understanding what type of movement I really want to try and what I actually feel "forced' to do because of personal expectations and physical appearance. Your words made me feel less weird, thank you!
@Sara Sostegni Well I tried yoga.. but honestly was bored to death. IMHO it's nothing more than glorified stretching.. back to lifting heavy shit. Nothing can beat the adrenalin rush you get after a heavy set of bench press and squat.. It's so addicting. I guess it may be for some people but definitely not for me.
@@zackryan268now try power yoga class
I fully agree with you guys, dear Breatheandflo! The moment you stop focusing on the external/material/validation seeking obsession you become healthier in and out. Whatever you do, wear, eat etc, If it’s not healthy it is not beautiful, if it doesn’t allow you to move and live in a functional , natural way with no pain .., it isn’t beautiful either. I moved out of the gym routine gradually and it’s been 6 years that I “only” do yoga, Pilates and body weight exercises daily. I quit hard core cardio. I’m 49 and I have never been this fit in my life I get the “do you lift” question all the time! And my answers are exactly like yours. Thank you for being there! I’m so happy I “bumped” into this channel! Your classes & life approach are fantastic 🙏 namaste
Hopefully this helps to answer your question on building strength and muscle through yoga ✌️ Get strong here with us: bit.ly/2VgrMPm
Thank you for sharing this! It has really made me think and reflect on my own goals...
Great video! Thanks for sharing guys 😁🙏
Thank you so much for Sharing this experience. :)
So much respect for you both!! Really appreciate the inspiration and motivation you two bring to the universe!!
Thank you. I love yoga, I have done various types at different places. My favorite is Vinyasa and I have started back again being very careful but 10 years ago I had a rotator cuff shoulder injury and had it surgically repaired but nothing I have ever done helped it feel stable. I have irritated the shoulder in yoga too and had to stop for longer periods of time. Anything you can suggest or if you made a video or series for working around injuries of particular body parts that would be so awesome for me and I am sure many others who want to do yoga, Thank you! Love the channel I am doing what I can and checking out as many of your videos as possible doing this at home. It is helping me in more ways than one.
That is the reason I started yoga! For maybe 3 years now I’ve been going to the gym to lift weights consistently and finally asked myself why am I doing this. Do I actually feel better? Do I even feel fit? I look good but can I even do basic things like touch my toes or not constantly feel sore and stiff? Right as covid 19 was taking over I decided to solely focus on yoga for a while and I can tell in 6 months to a year I’m gonna feel great. Already thrilled with the progress I’ve made in my first month, all with the help of your guys amazing channel!
we both went through the same process. be patient, give it time, you will not regret it and feel amazing in the end!
Are you really saying that yoga feels better than doing a 300 lb bench press or squat or deadlift ? Yes, you may feel sore but only coz your muscle fibres are growing stronger man.
Thank you guys so much for consistently releasing just as good videos "off the mat" as the ones on the mat. My roommate and myself are collegiate track athletes here in Texas (a pole vaulter and a decathlete) and during quarantine we found this channel and we could not be more pleased with our improvements in our strength and more importantly, the way we feel. We've finished the Yoga for Men series twice so far and then have been going through a lot of the other strength based videos. Thank y'all so much, y'all rock!
so glad this is helping you, that is why we do it ❤ thanks for letting us know, that is what motivates us every day!
I’ve followed you guys for a year or two and I am at a crossroads with the gym and how it’s not giving me what I need physically, and most importantly, mentally. I’m going to try to be more consistent with yoga and decrease the gym as it’s not helping. This video came RIGHT on time for me, I’m so grateful for you guys doing this video 🤙🏾💪🏾🖤
I also was a huge gym buff most of my teen-age and adult life. I would spend hours there weight training, and cardio. I never saw the results I saw with doing yoga tho. After some health challenges and battling a horrible addiction to alcohol, I was no longer able to actually go back to my routine at the gym for good; someone at a local church I attended said come try yoga in person (I had before back in the day and it was hard!) and my physical therapist recommended it too. I had done yoga since 2011 on, and off with Jillian Michaels, and other DVDs. This was different. I'd been in such ill health that I didn't think I could even workout, but quickly, I joined a studio, and was a natural. I had done acro tumbling as a girl, and was flexible. Yoga came naturally to me, and changed my life. Thank you for putting this out there. People don't realize the benefits of body weight training! I became a yoga 200 instructor in 2018,and although I am not teaching right now, it's something I'll never regret doing!!
It's so ironic I came across this today. I've been thinking about giving up the gym life. I eat super healthy, I do everything I am "supposed" to do and NOTHING is working, I'm always in pain, hurting to the point I can't even sit still sometimes. I've been watching your vids for about a month now and I'm absolutely addicted to Yoga. I'm astounded that I actually crave yoga, I literally can't wait to get up and go to it, breathing exercises, everything. I'm sure I'll transition out of the gym in the next few months, I'm taking this as a sign. I can go all day about how the gym is NOT doing anything for me physically and mentally, but I won't at the moment, thank you both so much. Namaste.
Great video, thx for posting. I’m a long time Yogi and BJJ practitioner. I’ve found combining heavy but low-rep foundational weight lifting (deadlifts/Turkish getup/farmers carries) 2-3x a week (and adequate rest & nutrition) with yoga and primal movements to be ideal for my body type - allowing me, at 47, to effectively spar with people 10-20 yrs younger with little to no injury or aches.
I been resisting yoga, and been lifting and running. I trained jiu jitsu and wrestling again and have another injury, to the point I am feeling sick of thinking of exercise. I remember I was fully energized when I did Ashtanga yoga everyday. I think this i lnjury is a blessing. It is time to put down my ego and to open up my body again through yoga and movement.
I made the transition to yoga about 3-4 months ago. Lifting weights was really messing up my wrists and lower back and even though i looked good and felt good about being muscular, i didn't actually fysically feel good. Only 30 minutes a day of one of your strength yoga workouts or a pullup/pushup workout is enough to make me feel fysically and mentally in good shape.
Thanks for the awesome content!
The gym messed my shoulder up, you're yoga guidance fixed it. I'll never go back to lifting weights. Amazing channel, amazing people.
Love this, thank you both. I’m a 45 year old BJJ white belt, seven months into my Jiu Jitsu journey before my lower back gave out whilst rolling. Then... lockdown. (UK) Been lifting weights for 20 years but I found your channel a few weeks ago and I’m totally hooked. I subsequently also watched the video where Flo explained how he found yoga after a back injury. This resonated big time. It’s shocking to me how much I’ve neglected my back and overall functional strength in general down the years. No more. Time to re-evaluate. Thanks so much for your wisdom and inspiration. Nothing but love. Stay safe. X
flo here, so glad you found us and can relate so much to it. your story sounds similar and now is the time to re-evaluate and adjust. great job being open for that. i know it is not easy to do it but it is so worth it. you'll feel better than ever and be able to keep that going until your last day ❤
Once I started doing yoga about eight years ago, my jiu jtsu has also improved simultaneously. I also compete at a very high level and the movements in yoga correlate very well with jiu jitsu. Stay safe guys and keep the videos coming. Greetings from New Jersey!!
cannot agree more! ❤
I have so much respect for this guy. I was a body builder for years. Still am to an extent. However, I have never been in better, stronger, and a more solid condition. Weights are very bad for you in the long run. This is purely strengthening everything. Joints, ligaments, flexibility, mobility, and yes, muscle. The pumps and cardio I'm getting in this, are fantastic. I also have over come a shoulder injury fantastically using these routines. This is amazing.
How are you feeling now buddy ?
Beautifully expressed. This resonates with everything I have come to realize from moving away from weight training and towards yoga (as well as a plant-based diet and more).
Thank you guys, I recently sold my weights before moving and am likely not going to re-buy thanks to the amazing workouts on your channel and the joy of feeling strong after my practice compared to the tiredness I felt in the past. The fact that you your classes are a bit harder than others makes it very engaging and exciting to do them.
This is so refreshing. I have been questioning this past few weeks if gym and lifting weights is the best thing for me. As I have spondylosis and all sorts of pains in my body I become really aware of what my body really needs. My subconscious mind keeps pushing me towards callisthenics and yoga. So thank you. You made it easier for me to make healthy choice for myself .🙏
Love that you talk about yoga for life! My grandad was doing armchair yoga at 99, when other exercise was no longer an option. Your message is great!
i am so inspired by both of you right now! Due to health problems I cant run anymore, and weight lifting doesnt work as well anymore , and doesnt give me quite what I need, as it used to, but now I started doing your embark program, I am on my second week repeating it, and I feel it will give me a very good feeling about my body, mobility that I have longed for and good strength! I am so happy abou this and I really want to thank you!
we're very happy you found something that works for you and is one big stepping stone on your journey to healing and yourself. keep it up, we're glad you're here 🙏🖤
Flo is someone that guys doing yoga can look up to. Explaining how important looking big for our masculinity is. I am doing yoga for the last 2 years mostly asthanga and your stuff, I am grateful for your channel guys. Keep up the good work.
thank you very much for the kind words. we very much appreciate the support and love from you ❤️
I really identify with this video! Thank you for sharing. I had a similar stress when the pandemic caused my gym to close. It's forced me to rethink everything about how I move, use my body, look, feel, etc. In many ways, I am happy COVID forced this, because I may have not made this change on my own. I have done yoga casually, years ago, but it was always just a compliment to my main focus, lifting. Now, I have found your channel and as of today, I have practiced with you both every day, for 60+ days. I have every intention of continuing and finding ways to reach my fitness goals without the gym! I also felt the same thing about lacking a push element, so I am incorporating bar work to balance that out. Thank you both for SO MUCH inspiring content! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!
Been dealing with weight issues my whole life due to my hormonal issues. And I was always told that all I need to do is restrict my diet and lift weights. Every time I did I would become incredibly fatigued and my muscles would be sore/ damaged for weeks. It was always a downward spiral. BUT every time I go to my Mat I feel uplifted and excepted within this body that I have struggled for years to change and except. Yoga makes me feel whole and grateful for the body I have. I needed to hear this today 🙏🏾 thank you.
Love this video. I started following your channel and subscribed over a year ago, shortly after I was diagnosed with cancer. I wanted to introduce more meditation and functional health to prepare my body for treatment. I quickly came across your channel and have been hooked ever since. I have been slowly moving away from the gym, but my “old self” still feels pulled by to my traditional way to training. This is a video I needed to see as it has provided that necessary encouragement, and confirmation, of what I believe my body is telling me. Thank you for the great content that you two continue to put out, you are making a difference in the lives of many other. Practicing on the mat along with you has been a key part in getting into remission and staying healthy from here on.
I do strength training twice a week and yoga twice a week with meditation at the end. Yoga not only helped me lift more weight, it helped me to be functional and mobile in my everyday task. I would say yoga is a way of using your own body and mind to achieve the better version of you. There's no limit to it.
P.S. love both of you guys ❤
agreed! great this works for you and thank you for sharing. once we started practicing for 1-2h yoga daily we noticed how the gym 'gets in the way' and does not benefit, so we stopped and realigned our actions with our goals. we love you too ❤
ahahah I was somehow 'afraid' of the answer you would give here cos I have never liked the gym, went less than 10 times in my whole life and I am 40!!!! I have always felt the same than when people go there, it does not make them necessarily healthier... I am a surfer and Yoga has brought more process into my practice and greatly thank you to your channel, you guys rock! Thanks
Exactly what I needed to hear right now. I'm trying to quit "the fitness lifestyle" for months for the very same reasons. It's quite hard as I'm really good at it and over the years, it had become an essential part of my identity (and one of my income streams). But why we are here on this planet, right? To learn and grow also through changes. Thanks so much for addressing this topic. Love your channel ❤️
we're all part of the divine play called lila. Our inner purpose is to be present, to be. The outer purpose is filled with the inner purpose and results in meaningful actions.
Thanks for this amazing video guys. I discovered your channel a few weeks ago. Last May, during the first lockdowns, I decided to take a different path. Before it was all about volume, gym and looking a certain way. Now, 15 kilos less and focusing on body weight exercises, handstands, squats and working with kettlebells , I am discovering new ways of training. I am finding myself more and more attracted to this new way of working out. I am more fit, feel more healthy. These last weeks I have been doing your beginners courses and I’m loving it. I want to get even stronger. I think I’m getting hooked. Thanks again, greetings from Belgium.
Oh my gosh you guys! Thank you for this video. Flo, I relate so much to your feelings of having to look a certain way as a man and needing to be in the gym to make that happen. I want to be more functional and strong with body weight. I also was humbled when doing your yoga classes 😆
welcome to yoga! you have been such an incredible supporter of our journey so far. thank you for that! you will absolutely get there 🙏feeling good, being functional and healthy is really what you want. that sets you up for a happy and long life.
You don't need to add weight to your leg Flo, yes Ur body mass is absolutely fine, and nothing needs to be changed. Lovely questions answered in the most beautiful way. Yes I agree with everything you both have explained on yoga. Yes it's strength training and cardio, yoga is a wholesome way of keeping ourselves fit, mental, physical and spiritual as well. My personal experience also is I prefer yoga over anything and everything
I don't think there is any kind of video out there like this. This clears everything in a perspective about yoga. This video is the best. ♥️
I thank you. Know you are facilitating progression in peoples' bodies and lives. Praise to God for choosing to share your talents with us. Thank you, Flo and Bre. Many years to you and family.
I find this video super interesting and reassuring. I've been weightlifting pretty casually but very consistently for years, and although I think my mentality surrounding it is very healthy, I have really plateaued in terms of progress and found my flexibility worsening more and more. It's amazing to hear and see other people in the comments feeling the same dissatisfaction with classical weight training, and not being alone in that thought. With the gyms shut for lockdown I though this is the perfect opportunity to incorporate more yoga, and your channel and beginner programs have me absolutely hooked like no other videos have had previously. Now it's all I want to do exercise wise, and after a short time i'm actually comfortable sitting cross legged and doing downward dogs for the first time in my life. Thank you guys; a new sub.
Thank you, I am about half way through your 28 day program. I was looking for some stronger yoga to practice and found it! I am so grateful that you sharing your experience, it is helpful to me. Your guided meditation's as well have been very encouraging. I am looking to build more muscle and ran into this video in my feed so I checked it out. I am inspired. I apricate you both.
Wow, the thing you say at 4:36 is SO recoganizble. I've been "bodybuilding" for 5-6 years now, had many injuries because of it (elbow tendonitis , ect), and transferred 2-3 years ago to snowboarding. Just recently started doing yoga to supplement my snowboarding, and found your channel by doing so, thanks for all the great content!
so glad it resonates and you're feeling the benefits of the practice - keep working on it 🙏
7:46 my mom heard that lol 😂😂😂
You guys eased my insecurity about shifting to yoga from lifting...I love yoga,but I was worried cuz I wanna keep my booty,have a great back and all,but really guys,how long?how many squats?how much weights?It's better if I feel good about myself rather than ppl feeling good about my body..thanks guys.ur beautiful and kind 🙏🙏🙏
As Bryan Kest said "It doesn't matter how good you look if you don't FEEL good"
Yoga created this man's arms!?! Holy crap.
Hahaha he do bodyweight exercise
Look at gymnasts and their arms. Do you think they do biceps curls? The best for arms is straight arm strength which is for example planks and handstands.
Don’t forget genetics
@@BreatheAndFlow Let us not just leave aside the fact that you used to go to the GYM which means that you built up muscle memory. I am not arguing about the rest. The advanced yoga for strength sessions by the way are really challenging in terms of conditioning. Cheers!
And jujitsu
This was super insightful and very interesting to hear about the transition from weights to yoga and especially the transition of your mental health!
Transitioning from gym to more yoga. Started with EMBARK program today! So good, love the way you guys teach. I will be returning to your channel for a while now haha. Thanks!
Hi from Iceland. My thinking towards movement has been progressing towards this for some time now. I'm one of the people who have asked you this question. This video was a great addition to the thoughtful answers you gave me on Instagram. Your channel keeps inspiring me to move more and ask my body what it needs. Thank you! 🙏
you said that very beautifully and this is exactly what our intention is with this channel 🙏 thanks for your support!
This actually opened up a different perspective for me about Yoga. I love Yoga and started practicing Yoga a bit late in life. But Yoga has helped me with not only flexibliity and strength, but also helped me big time with my joint problems which was unbelievable! And to hear this makes me love Yoga the more. Well done on you Bre and Flo. You've done great.
I have started yoga with you guys since lockdown is keeping me from the gym. I am nearly 2 weeks in now of following your videos everyday! Thank you , I am loving it .
awesome job!! ✌️
You guys are awesome. I can relate to you guys so much as a BJJ Practitioner and ex-weightlifter, discovering your page really has set me on the right path. So much gratitude to you both! Namaste.
2 beautiful people, inside and out. Thank you for your channel, I'm looking into yoga for the 1st time after years of gym time, I'm 49.
I couldn't agree more. after many years of going to the gym and then switching to yoga on your channel. I find I'm looking fitter and feel better then ever. thanks for all your help.
Great to hear 🙏
Thank you so much. I am in the process of figuring out if the gym is what I need or not. Like you I am a martial artist and put it in my mind I need the gym to be strong but learning I dont need it
I started doing yoga to complement my mountain sports pratice (ski touring, rock climbing, etc) and be more flexible to prevent injuries. Bit by bit i learned that the world of yoga is so much more than that... Its also about your mind, the relation that you have with your body and even with others or the environment around you. Personnaly i always hated to go to the gym, being closed inside... being outdoors doing other sports is so more fulfilling. I have the chance to pratice yoga outside with a great view, and ocassionally i do a bit with mountain refuges.
Thanks guys for this videos, and like you said everyone is free to pratice as they want, as long they are fine with it and it helps themselfs being better persons. And dont forget that we keep evolving every single day, in our minds also... so what we think now can change in 1, 3 our 5 years...thats how we are!
Keep up the nice work you guys!
thanks for sharing! yoga outside is awesome, so glad you have the chance to do that. we're happy you do what works well for you these days, keep it up 🙏
I stopped lifting since December too. I feel stronger, more flexible and more balanced by doing your practice. Many thanks for your videos 🙏
awesome job, that is amazing!!
Not what I expected when I clicked, but I am glad I did. I don't think I will quit the gym - I love lifting and feel like it's meditative for me - but I appreciate your perspective. I am trapped in a hotel room right now (quarantine in Hawaii) and I started Ignite one week ago when my lockdown started. It's been wonderful getting to know you through your videos. Thanks for putting out such beneficial content. Maybe I will take up yoga on the regular, yet!
I’m so happier to hear this because I really want to get fit but yoga is the only type of workout that I enjoy doing aside from cycling but I’m not always able to ride and yoga you can do anywhere and all you need is a mat!
I just finished taking intermediate teacher training at Integral Yoga in NYC. The course was online. Thank you.
Thank you so much for going into this both of you. I have been doing yoga for about 2 months now and following your ignite program which I am due to finish whilst on lockdown. You guys really helped me get back up off my sofa and start looking after myself again after a long break from any exercise.
I used to be an avid gym goer but I always crash and burn. I will do it for a year, then go on holiday or get sick and feel low energy and I will quit. The whole hassle of getting home then going to a packed gym just doesn't inspire me. With Yoga even when I am feeling like it may be hard work today I can just roll out the mat and have no excuse to get it done. I always feel great after it.
Going to try getting into hand stand training now you have inspired me!
thank you for sharing this so honestly!! see the thing with something like yoga and bodyweight training is you can do it anywhere. our goal is to make yoga part of your life, integrate it into your life so much that there is no time off from it, no vacation. you can always do the practice anywhere any time. thank you for your support and we wish you best of luck on your journey. we're absolutely confident that you'll find what works for you and make it a lifestyle. it is then easier to do it than not to do it ❤
I can so relate to your experience, thanks for sharing. As I started Yoga (17years ago:), I also drifted away from Gym workouts. Working out with weights made my Yoga practice more challenging physically. My body was never more fit and healthy as well as my mind and soul from my daily Yoga practice for many years. I had a less consistent Asana practice for the last 1-2 years, it showed me how big is a difference again in one's body /life without daily Asanas. I was putting more emphasis on my Spiritual practices and inner work during this time, now I am back on my daily asana practice as well, with AM-PM Breathwork with Meditation (a couple of hours), I feel so amazing, my true self again. You guys are truly a great inspiration and beautiful humans at the same time. Congratulation on your beautiful Angel! Love, Melinda
Thank you so much my brother and sister. Great positiveness are shown through your videos. Amazing souls. God bless you more and more throughout your journey and in the hereafter! Amen
thank you so much you're so kind 🙏
Thank you both for keeping me company this lockdown (sending love from Manila, Philippines),
Rediscovered my body, complete turnaround.
so happy to hear that, wow, keep it up!!
Deeply grateful for all the material you guys make! I'm passionate about jiu-jitsu, and weightlifting, but have used two of your courses recently for daily yoga and it has been super positive and encouraging, for longevity and overall health.
This video touches very close to home. I have spent my whole life in sports and the gym only to be greatly humbled by my first yoga class at my gym. I thought how can I not do these movements if I am so strong and thats where my mindset changed. I am now in the process of following your yoga videos and transitioning from my gym's tues/thursday free yoga class to cancelling and joining a real yoga stuido. Thank you ♥
I have recently started doing Yoga and just found your channel. It's a great help, I thought I was strong too for going to gym all the time but i have realised that I have no core strength at all or flexibility and I am not as strong as I thought. Thanks a lot for the videos and helping me on this journey
Thanks guys for the quality content. I especially love your yoga for men series and look forward to each episode thats coming out. Hopefully I can improve my body functionality and strength in the coming years following your programs.
you absolutely will. yoga is a practice of patience and our mindset often times has to shift a lot to make yoga part of our life long term. thanks for your support ❤
Im taking this journey of Yoga, meditation, cycling and swimming for some time. All based around nature. At the same time on walks each day I am learning German and becoming closer to fluency. Love your Channel and would be awesome to meet you guys one day and speak Spreche Deutche mit dir :) Veilen danke fur euch, deiner spiritual freunde! Schon tag noch and bis bald.
I actually asked myself that also when I was training bjj, I used to get injured a lot in my shoulder when I rolling, lifting weights, and doing yoga, when I removed lifting weight my shoulder got much better, and I only focus on yoga, thanks for the great video's! 🙏
so happy you discovered that for yourself ✌️🙏
I've been lifting weights for almost a decade and now i shifted to Yoga and i feel better with myself, i still do lift minimal weights just for the added strength and balance some muscles.
Thank you for this insight, i'll be adjusting my routines now :)
PS: Your thumbnails are lovely
This makes so much sense, thank you so much!! Love you guys 🙏❤️
Thanks for watching 🙏❤️
Thank you for the satsang and for opening your hearts.
I am indian, and you are better than indian yoga teachers,. keep the good work up, will meet you somwhere for offline classes, do let me know if there is any
Super insightful. I have been following the two of you since the beginning of the pandemic so thank you for spreading positivity.
Flo's face at 7:45 😂.
Go on my son!!! 😁
This question was on my mind. Thanks for clarifying this. Yoga and BJJ feels like I’m on the right track as well :)
You're so welcome!
I have a similair backstory and love what you're saying in this video. I got into yoga through rock climbing, and it's great how it doesn't only affect the isometric strength but also makes you really aware that an inch left or right in some positions can make a huge difference. When it comes to pull training you guys should give gymnast rings a shot. I think it's very complementary to yoga to do rows and stuff on them, because you need to keep body tention at all times. I actually just wanted to thank you guys for your videos. Since there's no climbing right now, your ignite series and other videos are one of the things that help me through the quarantine. Keep spreading the word!
we love gymnast rings and use them when we can. it is for most people especially during lockdown more difficult to do than a pull-up bar or climbing, but for sure has huge benefits! we did entire videos on pulling so that topic. thanks for sharing and thanking us, glad you like the video 🙏❤️
This is my 1st year of deciding to do just yoga. Last year I did mostly body movements. I started yoga in September and decided to go full time yoga. I changed to yoga because I am thinking it will help my BJJ. Love the content. Thanks
I'm so grateful and happy to have found your channel🙏
I've done yoga, swimming, been pursuing a career within dance and switched over to weights, fitness classes and now (during this pandemic) finally found my way back to a yoga routine again💙
Over the last few years I also gradually introduced an all plants diet, started BJJ and maybe, just maybe this video (+lockdown) will allow me to try and just listen to my body and focus on bodyweight training and yoga a little bit more. For years now I've wanted to learn how to do a handstand -so maybe this is my chance 😌
that is all so wonderful 🖤
A very relatable story in this video and the comments... Been following you two for a while and I can say, from the early videos to now your energies and truw natures are really shining through 😉
Thank you so much! ❤️
loving the honesty and integrity. Like some people below, i found these videos during 'Rona, which is one great thing to come out of lockdown. i've been sending the links to my friends who I think will benefit. the classes are motivating and i get excited when i see new videos. Thank you for sharing everthing.
thank you so much for sharing and subscribing to our channel. that is really SO important for us to keep the content coming!
Bre and Flo… guys what you spoke here about is so much required.. so true.. Yoga is the best way to have a functional body for long, to have a healthy mind and a bunch of happiness in life.
Thanks for the video
I have practice yoga for majority of my life and I must say that no matter what the circumstance in my life is I can leave off yoga for a time just because I am busy with other things but when I go back to it I experience rejuvenation of my health and my muscularity I’m a very happy yoga practitioner and I recommend it for anyone who’s looking to improve their healthAnd their life
Thank you both for making this vid. It hit home when you spoke about you always being sore. I just stopped training super hard this week I've been feeling low on myself bcus I keep thinking if I don't workout this way anymore i wont be healthy or strong. I've been doing yoga this week and I cant wait to check out one of your vids!!!
I honestly have to say that your videos changed my life. I allready had two surgeries on my right shoulder - first at at the age of 19 and the second one at the age of 21. I have been lifting before them and also tried to get back into it afterwards. But it was always the same process of starting to lift again, which slowly but constantly increased the pain and then after two weeks realizing that i would have to stop. That cycle happened over and over again. Of course i tried every therapy and exercise there is, to break out of it, but nothing really worked.
When I found your channel and decided to try yoga, it was the first time that i could break the cycle and do challenging exercises for a longer period than two weeks. Your videos really helped me to regain confidence in my body and gave me hope that i will soon be able to use it without feeling any pain.
Thank you so much for that!
we're so happy to hear that. thank you for sharing your story. we are very confident that your body will heal through the practice of yoga as well as your mind. keep it up! we're very proud of you and happy you're here 🙏✌️
Wow! Thanks for your knowledge, wisdom, and humility. The way you both finish each others points and look at each other, love in motion ❤
Best wishes from New Zealand.
Great insights.I learned a few good points. Most of my workouts consist of yoga & the pulse series which keeps me fit as well as energized.
Thank you.
Whoever talked about Flo’s legs is insane 😂 His legs are freakin strong. Do a Yoga for Men episode, any of them. My legs are on fire always, no matter what.
Hi, I’m 55 years old and have been lifting weights almost all my life. I’m at the point where I can relate to what you guys said about questioning whether the gym is really doing me good health wise. My question is to start yoga at my age how far can I get in terms of flexibility. I’m really stiff and right now can’t even touch the floor when I do front bend.
90% of people cannot touch their toes in a forward fold, so that is pretty common. in your age it is the absolute best time to start yoga and leave the gym. do you still want to lift weights in ten years when you're 65 or be able to squat and play with grand kids or pick groceries up from the ground. it is in our opinion time to re-evaluate and start practicing yoga. this is not only good for the body but also for your breath/lungs and especially focus and mind to find peace and happiness within. the fact that you found this video and you ask these questions show that you're on the right path. listen to your heart and what feels right ❤ we are launching a complete beginner program tonight, which would be the ideal way for you to start!!
Breathe and Flow thnx so much ... I watched your other videos and I like that you emphasize that it’s okay even if we can’t hold the same poses as you do and that you couldn’t either when you started. Very inspiring and I will definitely give it a go ❤️
For what it's worth, I am 57 years old and lifted weights most of my life too. I started yoga about 7 years ago, off and on. Over the past 3 years, I have increased my yoga practice and decreased the time in the weight room to a point where I no longer lift free weights. Yoga has increased my flexibility and balance whereby I perform 97%+ of the poses in the Breathe and Flow videos (the handstand is part of the 3%). My strength is also on par with Breathe and Flow. I do my own 15-20 minute yoga routine to warm-up before I ride mountain bike, snowboard, wake board, etc. If you commit to it, you will see a change. Enjoy.
Man maybe it is late to answer but there is a video of one man of 80 yo a lot more flexible than me in my early twenties and he started yoga around 50's so don't worry maybe you have to take it more easy but you can master yoga even stsrting now
Hi, I've just read your comment. Embrace vinyassa style yoga combined with low carido e.g. swimming, cycling, hiking. You will reap amazing physical and mental benefits.
There's an old saying. Not doing yoga because you are too inflexible is like not having a shower because you are too dirty. 😃
I see that a lot of the critique of this gym life style is the association it holds with overvaluing your physique in spite of other aspects, not only is there imbalance there but also misalignment with what is really important.
What I think should also be acknowledged though is that not every who lifts weights does so under this perspective. If anything, my practice for resistance training has grown over time to become something more meditative and focused on gaining strength in a sustainable, functional way instead of focusing on my physique. I'm getting into powerlifting and it's helped me immensely with my mental health but I'm still able to recognize other modalities like calisthenics, yoga, and incorporate them into my lifestyle. I don't see myself letting go of heavy barbell movements because I value that element of strength as well but I agree that this is not something that should resonate to all people and we should all examine if our behaviors really align with what we want out of life
Thanks for getting me back into yoga! Because of covid closures I was looking for the perfect gym alternative and your guys are it!
Been going to the gym since high school…I’m 31 now and just plain don’t feel good. I still look good, but my body is stiff and doesn’t feel function. Also the gym is insanely boring these days.
I’ve started the yoga for men series, and I have been insanely humbled. Was more sore after the first class than I all have been in months.
Seriously thinking about taking a break from the gym for a few months to see what happens…excited to start this journey with you.
Because of Yoga I feel so much more fit in my body (it’s the first time I can actually see some arm muscles haha)! I love your classes, because they always have some sort of challenge but are also really relaxing, the perfect mix!😊
During lockdown I started doing bodyweight exercises. No gyms. I like it. I've been getting used to it. I want to continue with these exercises. Yoga could be a part of them. I've had different injuries from the gym. It feels good to work with my own body weight. I can see muscles can grow. I don't think I'm going back to the gym.
Flo has a perfect body. He has natural-looking muscles. He inspires me.
THANKS!
keep up the great work, yoga is something you can continue in some form for the rest of your life. the mindfulness aspects are more important than physical, however it will keep you functioning until old age.
@@BreatheAndFlow I started today. I did 2 of your videos. I'm excited. Thank you, guys!
This video answered a lot in my mind. I was worried about that just because of the looks. But the fact is that yoga is the most grateful and joyful exercise that I've ever did! And since I'm at the day 21 of my second time of Ignite program, my body started to change too.
that is incredible! keep up the work, glad this was useful ✌️🙏
Great video guys. I've been bored with lifting for a while. Now quarantining at home I started doing yoga through your channel. It's been very humbling and enjoyable experience. I will definitely start the 28 days program. I even ordered a new yoga mat ;). Thanks again !
awesome job, we're proud of you. keep up the good work, we're here for you ✌️🙏
flows face at 7:45 😂 he was like "yeaaah buddy"
Dear Flo and Bre, I'm a 55 y.o. man, I've been doing yoga on and off for 25 years, mostly on. I've tried lifting now and then but it never brought me joy the way yoga does --frustration more often. (I have long limbs, and wonder if that gives me less leverage for effective lifting.)
I've been consistent in my practice for the last five years until injury and indolence sidelined me at the end of April. I've been back on my mat for the past week now, have tried a few channels and am starting to settle on yours. The only other activity I do consistently is bike riding, 30 miles/wk. I was able to return to the bike two months ago, but my arms and abs went to seed in my time-off, and your channel seems to offer quite a lot for effective recovery there.
A few years ago I felt my practice stagnating a bit, when a new instructor came in and devoted a good five or ten minutes of class to the core, and soon enough my inversions got easier. Then a few months before the shutdown I started taking pilates classes, with the realization that the core is the key that will open many gates. So in my resumption, along with near-daily visits to your channel I am doing a 30-minute pilates core class every third day. I wish you both many blessings that you may continue to help others and grow.
This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing 🙏🖤
Great message you guys and I really appreciate how you are keeping, and emphasizing, that meditation is still needed on top of the movement. Started yoga a couple of years ago and have fallen out and making my excuses... =p but now getting back on and following your 28 day Ignite. Day one down and looking forward to the rest. Thank you for sharing your skill!
Fantastic Video ! I am a beginner Yoga ( Yogi ! ) , and as a runner , I agree , Yoga is a great cardio workout .... Thank you
Life is about balance and finding your own path. Weights and yoga can be done simultaneously, both help feed each other and there are many great benefits that resistance training has in greater abundance in comparison to yoga, much like yoga has many great benefits in comparison to resistance training.
The comment about hitting a bench press PR and then the next week not being satisfied and wanting to put another 5lbs on it and repeating this cycle is not bench press or gym specific, this is relevant to all areas of life, even getting deeper into asana (wanting more). I think the point on this is to be happy with where you are now whilst still seeking to go further but the further destination is not the source of your happiness nor identity. Though success is to be celebrated. Even full acceptance of where you're at now is totally okay without a need to go further, each to their own and what's most right to them where they are right now.
Gym has brought many great things to my life exclusive of better health and an advantage in athletic tasks/pursuits that I regularly take part in. That being said I can definitely enjoy it more and not be so identified with my body and performance in a moment thanks to the perspectives I learned in yoga. That also being said they are simply just perspectives that can be learned anywhere, even in the gym. Yoga just helped elevate me their thanks to the deliberateness of training the mind in that particular way.
Both yoga and weight lifting can be done right through old age, the capacity to do so like when younger though changes through both.
You can get stronger and lighter through resistance training as well - resistance training can be purely functional movements if you like.
Body building will increase your strength, maybe just not in the functional ways you would like your strength to be. Increase weight being able to be lifted is increasing strength.
Aside from this, questioning why you're doing what you're doing is great and it's a nice point to encourage. Thanks for the video :)
I agree whole heartedly. I can egotistically push myself too hard in a pose.
As a woman, the strength gains I've made weight training (beyond newbie gains) are so efficient over the past 2 years compared to strictly bodyweight training. My goals are health, strength and confidence, and weight training is what I enjoy most and can stick to consistently. BUT, yoga is necessary too, for meditation and mobility. I always cool down with yoga.
I think that rather than see them as opposed or almost mutually exclusive in life purpose, what people are really interested in is cross functional performance. Will my handstand get better after overhead pressing? Will someone trying a one rep Max on a bench press be able to do strength focused yoga for 6 months, come back, and have a better bench press max (of course after brushing up on technique)? These are the most interesting questions I feel were not addressed.
Even though the ego is involved in yoga and weight training, you could argue that each are more or less conducive to it, and it's up to the individual to keep an eye on that. So, it's nuanced. For me, both are indispensable, and I'm glad that by sorting by New I'm seeing some people with similar challenges. :)
@@mehressagreen4615 very well put, I completely agree. All things are as pure as the individual is in the moments of doing whatever it is they are, it is ones own individual practice to keep the ego in check throughout all pursuits we take part in.