“I just finished Elements and loved it. I am 55 years old and when I started Elements I was in a pretty physically weakened state. I spent a lot of the last year rehabbing rotator cuff surgery, having never really been injured much in my life. I was coming off of PT and looking for the best ways to increase strength, and my PT experience had been so much about the maximize-mobility-before-adding-strength concept that I was focused on overall mobility too. A friend suggested GMB to me when I was still sleeping in a chair last year after my surgery, and I followed GMB on Instagram and read your articles for 6-7 months before deciding Elements was probably perfect for me. What a great decision - I think it changed my life. Now I'm stronger and more mobile/flexible than before I got injured. I notice the difference in every day movements but really notice it when I do various exercise and yoga regimens that I used to do before my injury, they are way smoother for me now, and I was in supposedly better shape then.”
“You can get in great shape with no machines or gym equipments. Only your own body, and if you listen to the advice and your own body, you won’t get injured either. The best learning is self awareness of you own body. I never really managed to do the «play» part in my small apartment. Ideally do it in floor surface big and soft enough to be able to «play», get loose, «lost» in movement and inspired. Everyone in a conventional western like-lifestile, should learn this stuff”
“As I get older, old injuries keep popping up when I stop exercising. Elements is the perfect program to get basics sorted again. After a few weeks daily consistent practice I always notice improvement. It is also the perfect program to do in the calmness of home, and to combine with starting to go to a fitness center.
It also works for combining with martial arts, the improved balance and hip opening is noticeable after a few weeks when doing kicks. This due to the monkey and frogger exercise.”
“I'm nearing 50, and I've got kids in their early 20's. We recently went on a surfing trip, and I realized that my strength has come at a cost to my flexibility. I came home and started Elements. I'm getting stronger than I was before, AND I'm regaining the flexibility I need to get back at it with my boys.
I see doing Elements as my path to being able to surf and rock climb with my future grandchildren.”
“I have been strength training on and off since my early twenties. I have tried bodyweight training, training with weights, CrossFit, swimming, running, climbing, BJJ etc. I bought the Elements program many years ago as I had watched some of GMB's instruction videos on different exercises and I loved the way they were instructing. I tried a few sessions of Elements but unfortunately, I didn't get into it back then. In my 20's I was all about strength and didn't care much for anything else. When I got well into my 30s with a still sitting desk job, family and kids and all the obligations that come along with it, I felt that my strength was dropping, my body was getting stiffer, and mobility was suffering. I decided to give Elements a go, and I'm loving it. It's easy to get into the basics, easy to follow the workouts and the instructions are great. Ryan and Jarlo also communicate in a way that even if you're not able to do it precisely as done in the video, you still feel like doing something right. You get mobility, body control and strength training throughout various movements in a subtle way that you almost don't realize it until you feel soreness in muscles you haven't felt before or in a long time. I'm getting close to the end of the program but I will definitely go for another round as even if it's easy to get into the basics there are still a lot of things I haven't been able to master yet.”
“I love GMB Elements. It's been a really nice complement to 'traditional' fitness (cardio, weights) as I transition into middle age (I'm 38) and flexibility and mobility become more important. Also I like that it's a flat $95, instead of a recurring monthly sub. Go ahead and try it out, you won't regret it.”
“Elements is a positive feedback loop. I enjoy the fun movement patterns, I feel good after each session. After a few weeks I feel like I’m moving better/easier through daily life. My family have gotten used to me spontaneously bear walking and frogger around home because I want to.
As a 52 year old adventure racer I spend hours repeating the same movements, mountain biking, kayaking and trekking. My body gets tight/stiff and only specific muscles get worked to exhaustion. Elements has strengthened the supporting and linking muscles. It’s increased my range of comfortable movements. During kayaking and mountain biking I can now hold my posture longer and more comfortably then easily transition to other movements. I no longer wince and groan to go under or over that fallen tree on the trail.
Thanks GMB this isn’t a once off program but exercises I’ve adopted for life.”
“I have loved elements. I am 49 and had lost confidence in my body over the years, especially after having kids. I had tweaked my wrist and shoulder and was staying away from lots of exercises. After my shoulder injury I found the GMB free content to be amazing! It helped me so much! I wanted to try Elements but I worried about my wrist. I’m glad I tried, because my wrist has never felt better. I feel stronger and more confident than for a long while. I love the platform and how the exercises are organized. I still have a long way to go as I’m working on hip and ankle mobility, but I feel so thankful that GMB programs and content provide the roadmap on how to get there! My only regret is that I didn’t have access to this type of information sooner!”
