171: Your Journey Doesn't Have To Be Perfect (Member Interview: Alan S.)
About this episode
Alan S. shares his imperfect fitness journey and the challenges he faced with mental health after a mini-stroke.
Despite what your mind visualizes when you're thinking about your fitness and health journey, reality is never as picture perfect. You'll have various setbacks that threaten your confidence. You might struggle with mental health issues that ruin your consistency. And you might even go years without progressing towards a healthier, happier, and leaner version of yourself. And you know what? This happens to everyone, including former fitness professionals like today's guest, Man Flow Yoga Member Alan. Alan started his career in the fitness industry as a gym manager and group fitness instructor. But after spending a few years climbing the ranks of the gym and putting his body into what he thought was the best shape its been in, life threw Alan a wicked curveball: He suffered a mini-stroke! You would think that a mini-stroke would force Alan to take his health even more seriously, but it actually caused him to fall off the wagon. Shortly after, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ADHD, and chronic depression - something he struggled with his entire life, but was only diagnosed with as an adult. Alan didn't let this defeat him. Instead, he realized that a perfect fitness journey…
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