DADDY CARDIO - Stay Fit At Fifty

Last month I turned 50!

I still can't believe that I've been on this planet for 50 years now, so crazy! Do I feel like I'm FIFTY? Well, granted that I've never been 50 before, I feel good.... I guess ha ha =) 

RECOVERY is a different story. It takes me a lot longer to recover from a workout, or a long day filming on location. I also feel a bit more stiff, but I've been trying to incorporate more yoga in my life (been saying that for a long time too lol). Another thing that I've been doing a lot of is "meditation". I've become a lot more relaxed and I give it all up to the meditating, it really works....if you work it. 

At any rate, being Fit at Fifty is a daily challenge. I get up and all I think about is work. The hustle is something that has been part of my daily life for as long as I can remember. I mean, just look at my Dad, he's 75 and is still active AND working, not because he has to, but because he wants to, it makes him feel free and YOUNG! Wanna know where I get my work ethic from? HIM =) 

Working Out with My Dad

So at times, I do place work over my health which is always a challenge for me. One day I will make it right =). Then again, a lot of what I do in the video content creation and media marketing business is staying active. I run after some of the fastest athletes in the world (pre pandemic, BUT looks like things are starting to get back to normal slowly but surely), and right now, I have been filming for my new youtube travel channel which forces me to go out and walk, run, hike and bike to create content, not complaining at all! That's the active part of my work, the other side is sitting on my ass doing all the video edits. I have to find that balance you know, and routine is out of the question because my schedule changes daily...I never know where I'm going to be. 

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Anyways, what was this blog about? Oh yeah....DADDY CARDIO, that's what I did today, here's proof...BOOYAH! 

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Stay active my friends, and hope to see you all soon!

Time to UNSTRESS =)

I don't know about you guys, but there are a lot of times in my life depending on what is going on, I can get a bit stressed. 

I know that there is a such thing as "good" stress, but what I'm talking about doesn't feel good at all =) 

For a lot of people, including some of my friends and family, we are always looking for ways to cope with stress in our lives. Unfortunately, some people turn to unhealthy habits such as smoking, drugs and consuming alcohol, which are all temporary solutions which most of us know can make matters even worse. I know this from experience because I used to drink all the time when things weren't going good in my life which led me to becoming a borderline alcoholic. Thank goodness I was able to get away from all of that with the help of close friends and living a healthier lifestyle. But it wasn't easy. 

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Even though I was able to get out of that unhealthy lifestyle, I..even till this day, I can still endure stress in my life. These days, most of my stress comes from not making goal achievements set out for myself, finances that go up and down, the Covid-19 Pandemic, not being able to travel like before, the stress of being the man of the house (the protector), Dad stress =), and just everyday things that can slowly build up. 

I am always looking for other ways to cope without going back to my unhealthy habits, and it has been quite the struggle. 

When the company that I work with came out with a new meditation program, I thought to myself, I should give this a try. In the past, meditation was always hard for me because it is difficult for me to stand still. My mind is ALWAYS going a million miles a minute, and I can get easily distracted. 

As I am getting older, I am understanding more and more about keeping things simple in my life, and resting my mind and body when it needs it. So with this newfound mentality, I think that it may be easier for me now to give meditation a try once again. 

For me, meditation is really just about making time for yourself without any distractions. But it really goes even deeper than that as I am founding out. I am learning about controlled breathing, and really leaving reality. I think it takes me a lot longer for me to meditate as sometimes I just keep thinking about what I need to do =). I have to really fight to get away and forget about everything that is going on, and eventually I do. 

Meditation for me is a challenge like some of my workouts. For example, yoga is very difficult for me, but I do it anyways. This is no different. I think that the more I do it on a daily basis, it will eventually get easier, and one day I can finally be relaxed. I am really looking forward to that. 

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The idea of being totally relaxed and not stressed is something that I need in my life. 

And that is why I chose to get UNSTRESS. =) Do you need to unstress? 

Let's UNSTRESS together!

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