Fitness, exercise, wellness and our overall well-being is of the utmost importance these days. Take advice from fitness buff and all-around foodie and entrepreneur, Nico Bolzico!
Nico Bolzico is known today as a many of many talents. He a businessman and agriculture expert, vice president at Vienovo, co-founder of fitness app Rebel, the foodie behind Chingolo Deli and Bolzico Beef, is a social media sensation, and a loving husband and father too. His 1.6 million Instagram followers cannot get enough of his hilarious antics with his gorgeous celebrity wife Solenn Heussaff and always wonder how this power duo is able to stay so fit. On top of both their crazy busy schedules, Nico finds a way to be mindful of his actions, always scheduling a workout and a healthy meal into his day.
Read on to learn about his tips and perspective on leading a healthy lifestyle:
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How did you get into fitness and become passionate about staying fit? You mentioned that you grew up on a farm, did that influence your active lifestyle?
Growing up on a farm was very important for me because there’s a lot of manual stuff to be done. [I was] moving every day helping [my] dad do different stuff—from riding horses to using the shovel. I also grew up playing football (soccer) a lot, [around] four times a week. We had practice all the time and we played on the weekends too. Fitness was always part of my lifestyle in a way.
At what point in your life did you start to realise the value of health and fitness?
It was basically when I came to the Philippines, believe it or not! It was 10 years ago. I started hanging out with Erwan [Heussaff] a lot and he was already way advanced in that. I realised ‘wait, this guy is right’, your health starts in the kitchen and not just with working out. It was by then that I started looking a bit more into what I eat and working out more regularly. Before, I used to work out [only] when I would play sports. I didn’t have many opportunities [for that] here because I was so busy, so regular workouts became a thing for me; I actually started feeling much better. When you start feeling better about something that you’re doing then that’s when you feel more motivated.
Take us through your fitness journey: did you ever have any difficulties or challenges?
I didn’t have a very obvious workout journey because I was not aware that I was doing it for fitness. I was doing it because I loved it so much. The challenges that I face today are more ordinary like having to do workouts that I don’t enjoy [too] much but I know are important for me—such as going for a run, or doing videos from REBEL.
Do you prefer group classes, one on one sessions, or working out on your own?
I prefer working out on my own with a video because I like to control my pace. I like to do it at certain times and no need to coordinate with other people. But it’s also good when I work out with other people because you know, in a healthy way, you can compete with each other and you can also socialise; that’s also part of the fitness journey. With today’s situation, it’s a little bit more difficult but if you’re able to socialize via Zoom calls then that’s also very important.