If you want “ripped abs,” a “shredded body,” and “a comparable workout to running on a treadmill, or the asphalt, but with no impact,” then you should consider giving this one a try.Īccording to their website, DDP yoga doesn’t require you to have an excellent sense of balance or inhuman levels of flexibility to perform the postures, which could be good news for men who are on the slightly heavier side. What in the world is DDP Yoga?ĭDP is apparently the solution for all your fitness issues. With $3 million in total DVD sales since 2012, DDP yoga might actually be worth all the hype. It’s not what you’d expect from someone who used to make a living tackling other men on the circled square. DDP yoga is much more intense, manlier and hardcore than what people are used to. Men just want yoga without the girly and spiritual frills attached.ĭDP yoga is here to change things up thanks to wrestling legend, Diamond Dallas Page. However, men-dominated yoga startups have been popping up everywhere, with Broga and DDP Yoga being among the most popular. Out of the 20 million Americans who practice yoga, only approximately 18 percent is comprised of men. That’s pretty awesome.Are you a guy who is interested in yoga? Currently, this is a rare occurrence in the west. Keep going.” Today, he can do the shit I can’t do. He lost four inches off his stomach and 20 pounds in two weeks…that’s like Biggest Loser numbers! I said, “You can’t stop.
They have to decide they really want it, write it down, and set goals. What people want will drive them farther than anything. But people who are really obese? They just want to live again.ĭDP: That’s the part I worked on with him. People need to hear the reality: You’re going to die. P: Do you always start with the scare tactics?ĭDP: In his condition, hell yes. You could die if you don’t start taking care of your body, dude.” I’m gonna help this guy.” I called him and said, “In the next 5-10 years you’re going to have a heart attack. I said, “Send me a picture so I can see what I’m looking at.” I’m like, “Oh man. When you can’t do any cardiovascular conditioning, you’re going to put on weight. Tell me about yourself.”ĭDP: He started out the email with, “I’ve pretty much relegated to thinking of myself as a piece of furniture.” He’s a disabled veteran with shot knees, shot back, shot hips-it took him 10-20 minutes to get out of bed every morning. I said, “It sounds like you need some help. More from Prevention: The Best Yoga Class For Your PersonalityĭDP: Arthur bought by program, and I sent him an email questionnaire. At 43, I was the oldest world champion ever crowned in my sport. In less than three months I was back in the ring. I took those yoga moves and started mixing them with rehab moves. I was blown away how much it helped me in the first three weeks. My wife introduced me to yoga, and I tried it reluctantly. I had three doctors tell me my career was over-sort of like Arthur being told he could never walk again. P: Yoga helped you with your own injuries, right?ĭDP: I was in the top four wrestlers in the world from ’97 to ’98 when I hurt my L-4 and L-5. But in the beginning I thought…that’s not a workout, that’s a bunch of humming and chanting and I hate all that stuff. Now I can do all forms of yoga, and I appreciate them all. I’m trying to get people who wouldn’t be caught dead doing yoga, because I was one of them. More from Prevention: Beginner Yoga PosesĭDP: It ain’t your momma’s yoga. We’re hoping for it to be released at Sundance.
DDP YOGA WORKOUT FOR BEGINNERS MOVIE
We took out all our PR stuff because we wanted to inspire people and they really paid attention to it.ĭDP: There’s a movie called “ INSPIRED: The Movie.” has actually been following Arthur since two weeks into the program and all the way up to now, which is five years later. Tell us about it.ĭiamond Dallas Page: That was not an infomercial. Prevention: Watching Arthur Boorman transform in the video is amazing. Now it's time to meet the man Boorman credits with his success: Diamond Dallas Page, the world-champ wrestler-turned-yogi and founder of DDP Yoga. We caught up with the 56-year-old to talk about his unconventional approach to yoga-and second chances.
DDP YOGA WORKOUT FOR BEGINNERS FULL
By now, you’ve no doubt heard the amazing story of Arthur Boorman (read our full interview with him here) the veteran whose transformation from being disabled to runner has captivated the country.