Getting zen! Life for 90 Day Fianc star Steven Frend has changed drastically over the last few months. In June, his Russian fiance Olga Koshimbetova arrived in the United States with their son, Alex, and fans of the hit TLC series know that only meant one thing as soon as Olga touched down, the couple would only have 90 days to tie the knot. But in the midst of planning their courthouse wedding ceremony, become a husband and adjusting to life as a full-time working daddy of one, Steven decided he needed to also learn how to take care of himself and his health. Recently, the 21-year-old started practicing yoga, and he exclusively opened up to Life & Style about his new fitness journey and how yoga has been helping him in all aspects of his new life.

Well, Ive always been into fitness. When I was young, I grew up in Ocean City, Maryland where a lot of people skateboarded and surfed, so thats what I spent most of my time doing growing up in middle school and partially in high school, Steven exclusively told Life & Style, while promoting his partnership for mens yogawear brand Coroa. So Ive always had it in me, but I slowed down skateboarding over time. Im looking to still stay fit and active and Im finding ways to do that, and thats how I came across yoga.

Now that Steven has decided to begin his yoga journey, hes been incorporating the ancient practice into his daily fitness routine and its something that Steven, his 22-year-old wife, Olga, and their 1-year-old son, Alex, can do as a family.

Every morning, Olga and I go out for a run and then when we come back, we always do a small bit of yoga as like a stretch for after our runs, Steven explained. Were trying to learn how to do this with Alex as well. Doing yoga with Alex is still really fun, were just trying to learn how to get him interesting in what were doing.

But since hes working dad of one with a busy schedule, Steven rarely has time to hit his local yoga studios. So hes been guiding himself on his journey with the help of apps and YouTube and his faves are YogaGlo and Yoga With Adrienne. So far, his favorite yoga poses are childs pose which helps with lower back tension and balance poses like tree pose and warrior pose.

The reality star is also learning some of the practices core principles which are rewarding but also challenging. It gives Olga and I a sense of mindfulness, and Ive been learning to be more patient and calm with it, Steven added. I had already been doing meditation before yoga, and Ive been reading that yoga and meditation are kind of the same thing if you get the breathing technique of yoga right. So thats what Ive been trying to do, but Im still at the beginning of everything, so its all still really challenging.

One thing that Steven found particularly challenging is learning yoga breathing and learning to accept his bodys limitations. Im still trying to work with not doing yoga with an ego and actually accepting my body, Steven said. Im not very flexible at the moment so Im trying to get there. Im trying to practice breathing as well. I learned that if Im not breathing properly, it just causes tension in my body. So Im still trying to get my breathing down.

Steven has only been practicing yoga for a few weeks, but hes already noticed how its helped change him in his personal life. He explained that the lessons hes learned in yoga has positively impacted his parenting and his relationship. The biggest thing is being more patient with myself and with Alex, Steven said and explained that he is still adjusting to life with his family after Olga and Alex arrived from Russia a few months ago. Shes going through a whole bunch of homesickness at the moment and Alex is still a baby, so Im still adjusting to myself with being a full-time dad now. It really helps me find myself and to have a calming time to myself to relieve [stress].

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