Atticus and Kim King: Strong Bodies, Sound Minds
Power duo Atticus and Kimberly King open the doors to their world of intention and strength — where raising extraordinary kids begins with simple and everyday wellness
In the King household, time for wellness isn’t something scheduled—it’s designed to be seamlessly integrated in the way they live. From the nourishing diet that Kim prepares—a certified nutritionist and Manila’s own ‘Broth Queen’—to the movement and play system Atticus designed for their kids’ physical and brain health—there is no stone left unturned. This couple is passionate about raising their five children with intention, presence, and purpose.
A home built for play
“Kim allowed me to design the house to be like a jungle gym—you know, not all proper and pretty,” smiles Atticus. “The concept is to create an environment conducive to movement. If you’ve read the book Atomic Habits, it talks about how you create the environment so you can elicit the desired behavior. That’s the idea. It’s actually a problem for us sometimes, because right after dinner, they’ll want to run and climb the rope!”
Their home—alive with activity—supports a lifestyle where fitness isn’t a chore, it’s just how they live and move inside it.
Movement as a family practice
At the Kings’, movement is more than exercise—it’s an opportunity for the family to come together. “Sometimes we work out all together,” says Kim. “We do our grounding practice sabay sabay most of the time.”
“Sometimes, we bike around the village, or the kids join our workouts,” adds Atticus. “I am working to create more of a structured family workout daily.” Their spontaneous playtime—complete with bear crawls, monkey movements, and mini chases—doubles as bonding time and physical development. Atticus is deeply intentional about building pulling strength, especially for their daughters. “Girls often aren’t pushed to do things like pull-ups,” Atticus notes. “But we started ours early: one of my girls can already do a full, clean pull-up.”
The couple leads by example. “We’ll let them see how mommy and daddy eat,” Atticus says. “We talk about food while we’re in the kitchen or eating breakfast together,” Kim adds. “There’s no pushback because [the kids] already know what they need to do to feel good and healthy in their bodies.”
That mindset extends to handling challenges and setbacks, too, as the King family also cultivates resilience through their attitude towards falls and failures. “If you get hurt [falling from a rope or monkey bar] you can brush yourself off, and you’ll get stronger,” Atticus shares. Resilience is part of the lesson.
Lessons on movement and mobility
In his childhood to teenage years, it was all about being sporty, often engaging in “family challenges” conducted by his dad on who can do a headstand. When he got older, it was about feeling strong and having a great physique. Now, it’s become much deeper and purposeful—wanting to be able to be there fully present for his kids, and eventually, grandkids. “My motivation [for being fit] now is to be able to wrestle and play with my grandkids,” Atticus confides.
Now in his late 40s, Atticus’ motivation for staying fit has shifted. “From six-pack to fanny pack—that’s the soundbite,” he laughs. “But seriously, there are parts of my fitness capacities that are diminishing. I’m more careful with my lower back. I’m more deliberate about stretching, maintaining, or getting my flexibility back.”
His workouts are simple but deliberate, movement is about function. “I’ve been more deliberate about stretching, maintaining and getting my flexibility back. I just started doing handstands again,” he smiles. “I think for dads, the most important thing is to have a whole body routine where they deliberately work on mobility—I’ll do a leg movement, a hip movement, some pulling and pushing, handstands. In between those, I fit in some flexibility and I’ll get my steps in. I aim for 12,000 steps a day,” he shares while showing the fitness tracker on his smart watch. And to get those steps in, he has a clever hack: “I’ll play computer games while walking on my walk pad. I get bored with just watching YouTube, so I gamify it.”
Nourishment from the inside out
While Atticus moves the family, Kim nourishes their bodies and minds. As the founder of Kim King Wellness, a service and business rooted in personalized, functional nutrition, Kim’s approach to health is deeply intentional—drawing on medical studies, generational wisdom, gut health science, and her own lived experience as a mother.
“Before I started fasting, I didn’t know any better,” she shares. “When you’re young and you’re not struggling with your weight, you think that means you’re healthy. But are you feeling sluggish? Is your mood erratic? That’s all related to gut health.”
Her approach involves cycles of fasting, feeding the gut with fermented food, and sealing the lining with collagen-rich broths and proteins. “It’s a process,” she says. “You can’t just pour fertilizer on soil and expect growth. The quality of the soil has to be good.”
As with her clients, Kim is hands-on and intuitive when it comes to her children’s health. She doesn’t shy away from using science to guide them. “I want them to understand how they feel when they eat a certain way. When they’re sick or feeling off, I tell them to listen to their bodies. If they don’t want to eat, that’s okay. The body uses 70 to 80 percent of its energy to digest food. If you’re not digesting, that energy can go toward healing.”
Broth is for everyone
Needless to say, broth is a daily staple in the King household—Kim says it’s like their water. “All my kids started drinking broth when they were six months old,” she says. “Their first food was pureed liver pâté. I really focus on nutrient-dense food because they have small stomachs, so every bite has to count.”
Fruits are also favorites, but Kim is careful about what she introduces early on. “Kids’ taste buds are magnified—10,000 versus 5,000 in adults. If you start with the sweet stuff, their palate adjusts to that and becomes addicted to it,” she explains.
While the family doesn’t eat a lot of vegetables—Kim says she prefers to source from farmers she trusts—they rely heavily on quality meat, bone broth, root crops, and fermented foods. “I would give them a shot of sauerkraut soup I make for digestion,” she shares. “We’re really trying to create superhumans here,” she laughs. “So the approach to their nutrition is more really intentional.”
Helping parents feed their kids better
Kim’s clients are often parents trying to turn things around. Through her virtual consults, she helps families clean up their pantries, find better substitutes, and gradually shift their habits. “For example, with kids that are so used to eating sweets, I would replace it with complex carbs. I wouldn’t have them go cold turkey,” she says. “I put myself in the shoes of a parent who doesn’t know how to explain the science behind it. The child is already used to something. You can’t just take it away. That’s the hardest thing to change.”
It’s this mix of empathy and rigor that fuels her brand. Many of the products she’s developed through Kim King Wellness—like her prebiotic protein powders and gut-healing broths—were born from the needs of her own family and clients. With compassion and science, she’s helping families change their habits without shame or overly complicating things.
Wellness as legacy
Becoming a mother only deepened Kim’s passion for wellness. “Motherhood really made it more meaningful. I want to feel good. I want to eat better. I want to sleep well—because I want to show up for my family and be a good role model to them.”
That presence is something her kids feel. “They tell me, ‘You know mom, I like you,’” Kim smiles. “Randomly, the other night, my daughter wrote a letter and she said ‘I like you for looking into our health and for making us feel good every time we feel we’re about to get sick.’ It’s priceless.”
A shared mission for health and presence
What makes the Kings remarkable is their alignment. They each bring different strengths to the same mission: raising well-rounded, resilient children with strong minds, healthy bodies, and self-awareness that runs deep.
“I want my kids to look back and remember that I was there,” says Atticus. “Not just physically, but emotionally, mentally. That I showed up every day.” And for Kim, wellness is not just an individual practice—it’s a journey she shares with the family. “When I see my kids thriving, I know it’s working.”
In a world of quick fixes and over-scheduled lives, the Kings are proof that building a truly healthy family doesn’t require perfection—just purpose, presence, play, and proper nourishment, for body, mind and soul.
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