Kuya Kim said that even after competing in the prestigious Ironman competition in Australia last year, he always tries to push himself one step further in his sport. His triathlon team Gotta, which is sponsored by Garmin watches, includes other personalities like Isabelle Daza, Erwan Heussaff, and Gilbert Remulla. “Well I've done a lot of 70.3 races already. I was planning on doing a full Ironman this coming year, but I have so much on my plate when it comes to work and family and then the movie. But if I keep myself fit, and it's only a matter of two or three months then I can do a full Ironman anytime,” he said.
As a stroke survivor, Kuya Kim shared that he does not let his stroke hinder him from achieving his goals. “I've never been this better. No problems at all. If you went through what I went through, you just have to keep doing what you do to be healthy. The fear will always be there. I still am afraid, whenever I run and when it gets very intense I am always afraid. Everyone is afraid. But it's in how you deal with the fear and of course I have the Lord. I know I'm so blessed so I know that I'm actually totally powerless. It's the Lord's power that I am able to do all this, because of His grace. Right now I'm not taking any medicine. I have lot of vitamins for my immune system. I eat everything in moderation,” he added.
Even his wife and three kids are also supportive of his big screen projects according to him. For the holidays, Kuya Kim shared that he will be spending Christmas in British Columbia, at the popular ski resort Whistler Mountain.
In his home in Manila, Kuya Kim is known to post photos of the extended members of his family, which include their numerous pets that range from dogs to birds to reptiles. At this point, Kuya Kim says they are not planning to get any more pets anytime soon. “Now I have 47 dogs already but I'm not the dog collector kasi it's my wife and my kids who are into dogs. I have reptiles and my tortoises are breeding every year kaya ang dami ko ng mga tortoises. But as far as actively buying more animals, I think I have more than enough already (laughs),” he said.