David's Daily Routine

David’s Daily Routine

Agenda:
In this episode, David gives us a glimpse of his very disciplined daily routine.
He's up early, hydrates and stretches all day long, goes on a long walk, visits the gym, does aquatic calisthenics in the pool, enjoys several hobbies, rides his motorbike, and eats healthy foods.

Here's the link to our video

Peter: The concept of moving to another place all the way to the other side of the world and reinventing yourself. It's quite a thing.

David: I've found that most of the expats that I've met here are either hiding from something or searching for something or both. I guess I'm a little bit of both.

Peter: Maybe we all are. Well, we won't ask you right now what you're hiding from. I’m sure a lot of people who come here are either hiding or searching for something.
The searching part really hits home because I think life is about searching. It’s a continual journey of reinventing ourselves, of evolving, of growing and exploration.

Peter: David, tell us a little bit about your daily routine. I know you're retired, so you don't have to work, but I look at you and I see somebody who's very busy.

David: Well, it's true. My calendar is empty, but my days are full. I feel very lucky that I have this desire and this drive to be able to concentrate on my well-being. And that's what I do. I get up at 4:30-5:00 am every morning. I start with water. I drink a lot of water. Probably about 20 ounces right when I get up. And then I'm stretching. I actually stretch from morning to night, all day long because I feel that's so key in preserving a good body and a healthy body.

Then around 6:00 am, I have a chia seed concoction, which we'll talk about later in more detail. The water is throughout every waking moment. I drink water from morning to night. I drink about a gallon a day.

Then at 6:30 am, I take my scooter, and I go to Chiang Mai University where they have a beautiful lake there and I walk the lake every morning. There's a lake and a reservoir and I do them both. It's a beautiful, wonderful walk. Walking is paramount. I cannot recommend it enough. I do about 7,500 steps a day, which is about 90 miles a month. So, it's definitely a huge part of my routine. I walk every single day.

Peter: Wow, walking is a big part of your routine. Well, you can see how lean David is and I know walking is a huge part of that. I think most of us know how healthy walking is.

David: Walking is a good time for me. It's a meditative time. It's a time when I go into my thoughts. I listen to podcasts, or music, or nothing. It’s a special time for me and it's very early. It's really nice.

And then from that point, I take my scooter back to the café in our condo building and have two eggs, half of an avocado, and I take supplemental fiber. Then I go upstairs to my condominium, and I stretch and relax.

Peter: I think the need for stretching grows with age. I know if I go on a long walk, I need to stretch a lot after to feel good, and to reduce risk of injuries. 

David: I think we feel better when we stretch regularly. And the most important time to stretch is before a workout. Work it into your routine all day long because you can stretch anywhere, anytime, but especially before a workout.

At 11:00 am, I eat blueberries, yogurt, and a banana. At 11:30 am, I'm getting ready to go to the gym. Before I go to the gym, I take some creatine (a supplement). I mix some with water and drink that before I leave for the gym. It’s great for a strong workout, muscle strength, muscle recovery, cognitive health, and other benefits. I can't recommend the creatine enough. You need to drink a lot of water with the creatine because it pulls water from your kidneys and gets it into your muscles. I’m at the gym for about an hour, hour and a half.

After the gym, I go to a local pool run by a family. It's called Looper Pool. It’s a gorgeous pool with a small gym. I stay there a couple of hours, and I do aquatic calisthenic in the water. After the pool, I head home at about 3:00.

Between 3:00 and 6:00 pm, is my free time. I focus on my hobbies. I love photography, hiking, ceramics, and biking. I enjoy exploring Chiang Mai on my scooter; just meandering. That 3-hour stretch of time is for just anything I want to do.

Peter: I love motorbike/scooter rides too. You can ride off into infinity and discover new places like this cafe we're sitting in right now. David mentioned photography. In the description I have a link to David's Instagram photos. They're beautiful.

David: 6:00 pm comes around and it is dinnertime. I usually order food on an app similar to Uber Eats. It’s called Grab. It's fantastic. It's so efficient and very inexpensive.

Peter: Okay, you eat your dinner and then what time are you in bed? You’re up early at 4:30 or 5:00.

David: I usually go to bed between 8:00 and 10:00 pm. My sleep is the one thing I'm having difficulty with. It’s a challenge for me. I have to urinate a lot, and I can't seem to get that deep sleep.

Peter: Well, sleep is massively important, and it's probably underrated. It’s important for physical health, mental health, emotional health, and cognitive health. We will talk more about sleep later.

David, thank you for sharing your routine with us. It sounds like you have a very disciplined routine. In a separate video, I want to talk about David's exercise routine. We will be in his gym for that. And then we're going to talk about his nutrition routine. We'll be in David's kitchen for that one.

I'm Peter Pavlina with David Lenovitz of the Well-Being Man and we hope to see you in our next video.

Thank you!
Peter

Here's the link to our video

Here are the links from the video description:
- The video location at a jungle cafe: Wild Coffee & Bistro
- David's photography: here
- Sleep newsletter: here