Raff's Brain #147: Hot Yoga Problems - Surviving Parking Garages, Commutes, & Fitness

Hot yoga’s got nothing on a Northern Virginia parking garage. In this raw, relatable episode of Hot Yoga Problems, Rob returns to Arlington with a dinged-up Subaru, a broken AC, and a new outlook on midlife fitness.

He dives into the trials of standard transmissions, the allure of Garmin-era nostalgia, and a potential collaboration with a shredded Miami-based personal trainer (who might also be a distant relative). Can a rigorous new health plan fit into the busy, bumpy road of everyday life? Is the key to change just… accountability?

Also, shout out to Outer Banks hot yoga: hotter than the sun and twice as unforgiving.

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Outline:

• Hot yoga struggles and post-session reflections
• Parking garage design flaws and car value strategies
• Subaru breakdowns and budget car maintenance rants
• Early GPS days, MapQuest, and Garmin memories
• Navigating Arlington: the Frogger effect
• Manual vs. automatic cars: why Rob stays analog
• Travel recap: West Virginia to Outer Banks and back again
• Fitness inspiration sparked by an expensive program pitch
• Introducing Zachariah: the shredded South Beach relative/trainer
• The challenge of self-discipline and staying fit over 50
• Considering a new podcast stream: “Raff’s Fitness Quest”
• Comparing yoga heat levels: Arlington vs. OBX
• Time, energy, and the real cost of a serious workout plan
• Rob’s outlook: skeptical optimism, sarcasm, and sweaty hope