In preparation for the release of his new book,XOXO Cody – An Opinionated Homosexual’s Guide to Self-Love, Relationships and Tactful Pettiness, the Peloton instructor, 36, opened up to PEOPLE about why he’s inspired to share what he’s learned from his “failures.”
“May 22nd is National Solitaire Day. Going into summer, I think it’s a really good time right now for us to commit to, are we going to be single girlies and be in our single era? Or are we going to cuff some of these boys that we’ve been dating?” he tells PEOPLE with a laugh. “So for anybody that’s ready for their Solitaire era and their single era to continue into summer, I think Solitaire is a much better game to play than these games that boys play.”
“I’m 36 years old. I’ve been around the block when it comes to sex and relationships, and I’ve failed a lot,” he says, adding that his “messiness” is a perfect teaching opportunity. “I always consider myself an authority in love and relationship advice because I always start with the foundation of self-love. If we don’t know how to love ourselves, we are not bringing our best to dating, to relationships, to eventually marriage and building a family.”
“For me, wellness and self-love really go hand in hand. Creating habits within your day, your week, your month, your year that you are setting out to take care of yourself and create time for yourself.”
The formerDancing with the Starscompetitor says that building a relationship with movement and working out “teaches us that we can challenge ourselves and get through really hard things and make it on the other side of it even better and even stronger.”
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“So those things, I think when we set the time in our schedule, it is really creating a relationship with ourselves and loving ourselves,” he says.
XOXO Cody – An Opinionated Homosexual’s Guide to Self-Love, Relationships and Tactful Pettinessis set to release on September 12.
source: people.com
