My Go-To Exercises

My favorite forms of exercise are weight lifting, running and yoga!  I was a huge cardio junkie in my 20’s and then incorporated yoga in my 30’s.  I even got 2 yoga certifications and still teach private yoga instruction today. But, I never focused on weight lifting because I was intimidated by the gym. However, a broken arm got me into weight training and its made the biggest difference in my body and my overall outlook on life.

I work with a personal trainer and nutritionist who plans my workouts and helps me monitor my macronutrient intake to help me stay at my desired body weight.  However, as a 50 year old man I use great sneakers when I run and love the Adidas Ultra Boost or Nike VaporMax, to make sure my joints have good cushion.  I also love me some Lululemon gear!

I lift 4 times a week so this old man’s body needs some serious help with recovery from regular workouts and the occasional injury.

Exercise Recovery

When it comes to helping my body to recover from exercise, the most important thing that I can do is get good sleep!  Then I turn to the spa industry!  After hard lifting days I’ve used PressoTherapy, and always enjoy a hot bath with a CBD Bath Bomb from Color Up, after the bath, I’ll hydrate my skin with KM Herbals, Spray on Coconut Oil Moisturizer.  Then it’s off to hang with my 2 BFFs. 1. the BFF Body Buffer and 2. Flower Of Life’s Full Spectrum CBD Freeze Roll-On!

Of course when there’s some serious issues happening I head to Vito for acupuncture, or the chiropractor and use my Celluma iPRO for pain management.

#3 Skin Care at Home

There’s no debate! If you want healthy skin at any age – home care is key. From shaving to supplements to skin care products, home care becomes even more essential as you age.  Using skin care products and supplements regularly, at home can help to augment what the body is no longer able to do on its own!

Basic skin care will help to protect the skin against environmental aggressors and UVA/UVB exposure.  A more enhanced home care routine can add peptides and stem cells to stimulate cell function, can add antioxidants to fight against aggressors, and can add sophisticated moisturizers that will help ensure mature skin has all the necessary lipids to stay hydrated and plump.

#4 Get Regular Skin Care Treatments

A wellness tip that will give you a huge return on your investment is getting regular skin care treatments. This will give you access to a skin care professional who can help and guide you through what products are needed for home care! Some of my favorite skin care treatments to get from an esthetician on a regular basis are the DMK International Enzyme Therapy 1, The Repêchage Four Layer Facial and the Circadia Oxygen Treatment!  

#5 Collagen Stimulating Treatments

This healthy skin wellness tip is almost counter intuitive, because most collagen stimulating treatments involve causing damage to the skin’s collagen fibers so the body can work to repair the damage, which tends to stimulate collagen production.  Micro injuries to the skin through treatments such as ProCell Therapies Microchanneling and Herbal Skin Solutions CIT Microneedling Pen are two treatments that help to stimulate collagen production.  Another treatment that I’ve had is the 2B Bio / M.A.D. Skincare Layered Peel from California Skincare Supply! 

#6 Holistic Modalities

A wellness tip that I took from an esthetician that I met early on in my career is to focus on the lymphatic system. I do all sorts of lymphatic drainage massage on my face and neck to reduce inflammation and help relieve sinus pain and pressure.  I am also starting to focus on using the facial rollers and gua sha tools from ZAQ to help stimulate facial muscle tone and aid in lymphatic drainage.  I love the Metal Mushroom tool from SculptICE to help with lymphatic drainage of dead fat cells after my cryolipolysis treatment.