Rod Stewart's unusual 'brick into the pool' workout helps keep him fit at 80

Despite joking that it takes "lots of women, drugs and wine" to support up with his engaged performing docket present that he’s 80 years old, Rod Stewart has traded galore of his stone ’n’ rotation vices for healthier habits. 

The "Maggie May" vocalist told AARP astir however helium stays acceptable entering his ninth decade: "Lots of women, drugs and wine. No, I support myself precise fit," helium said. "I played shot each my beingness – don’t truthful overmuch anymore, due to the fact that I had a genu replacement. And I’ve ever had a trainer – aforesaid feline for 38 years."

Stewart, who turned 80 successful January, explained helium has an indoor pool, "massive" gym and play people astatine his disposal. 

"We bash a batch of underwater training, wherever the trainer throws a ceramic into the excavation and I person to dive in, propulsion the ceramic to the extremity of the pool, and travel up," Stewart said.

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Despite joking that it takes "lots of women, drugs and wine" to support up with his engaged performing docket present that he’s 80, Rod Stewart has traded galore of his stone ’n’ rotation vices for healthier habits. (Sam Tabone/WireImage)

He added that Frank Sinatra – who thought helium ever had a sore pharynx due to the fact that of his gravelly dependable – told him: "Rod, the concealed to being a large vocalist is having almighty lungs. Do tons of underwater swimming, wherever you clasp your breath."

Aside from swimming, Stewart is besides taking a leafage from Usain Bolt and doing 100-meter sprints connected his backstage track. 

"I got it down to 19 seconds by learning however to propulsion off," the "Do Ya Think I’m Sexy" vocalist told AARP, the Magazine, wherever helium appears connected the screen of their June/July issue. "I’m going to effort and bash 17 seconds, which I deliberation is simply a satellite grounds for an 80-year-old." 

In 2023, Stewart told People magazine that his underwater workouts had been designed for the British Special Air Service (SAS).

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The vocalist was seen retired successful Beverly Hills astatine the extremity of May. (MEGA/GC Images)

"You person a large rubber brick, and you've got to aquatics the magnitude of the excavation and propulsion it the magnitude of the pool, connected the bottommost of the pool," helium told the mag astatine the time. "It's truly wonderful. Well, sometimes it's not fantastic due to the fact that I don't privation to bash it, but I'd accidental it's fun."

He added that successful betwixt shows, helium makes definite helium works retired astatine slightest 4 days a week, which tin see running, swimming oregon soccer. 

He told AARP: "Speaking of touring, 1 happening I’d similar to wide up. Critics say, ‘Rod was great, but helium had to instrumentality a rest.’ Drives maine mad! When I bash concerts, I alteration costumes, chiefly due to the fact that I similar to amusement off, but besides due to the fact that I sweat a lot. I’m not resting."

He pointed retired that Taylor Swift goes offstage astir a twelve times per show, "but they don’t accidental that astir her due to the fact that she’s young."

Rod Stewart successful Beverly Hills. (MEGA/GC Images)

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To hole for shows these days, Stewart said dependable remainder is important.

"If you consciousness your dependable getting husky, don’t speech for 8 hours, and the effect is amazing," helium said. "I portion tons and tons of water. And connected tour, don’t spell to restaurants wherever you person to shout."

He said helium gets to the venue 2 hours earlier a amusement and his trainer gives him a massage.

Rod Stewart performing successful London successful 1971. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)

"Then I’ll bash my vocal warm-up, which takes fractional an hour, and thrust a stationary motorcycle to pump my legs up," helium added. "I bash similar to person a portion earlier I spell on, I admit that. One rum and Coke. Can’t retrieve the past clip I got drunk. And the drugs are agelong gone."

The "Forever Young" vocalist was, however, forced to cancel respective concerts past week.

He additionally announced the cancellation of 2 different concerts astatine his Las Vegas residency portion helium was connected the mend.

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"I'm awfully atrocious to person to cancel my amusement June 5th astatine The Colosseum astatine Caesars Palace," Stewart wrote connected his Instagram connected Wednesday. "My doc ordered a spot much remainder portion I retrieve from the flu. Thanks for your emotion and understanding."

He besides antecedently canceled a show astatine the residency, hours earlier helium was acceptable to instrumentality the stage, telling fans: "I americium atrocious to pass you that I'm not feeling good and my amusement contiguous astatine The Colosseum astatine Caesars Palace is being rescheduled to June 10. Your tickets volition beryllium valid for the caller date."

Stewart revealed precocious past twelvemonth helium was taking a measurement backmost from the stage. 

Rod Stewart is simply a lifelong shot subordinate and fan. (Bonnie Schiffman/Getty Images)

"This volition beryllium the extremity of large-scale satellite tours for me, but I person nary tendency to retire," helium said successful a connection connected societal media. "I emotion what I do, and I bash what I love."

He added, "I’m fit, person a afloat caput of hair, and tin tally 100 meters successful 18 seconds astatine the jolly aged property of 79."

His residency volition proceed successful Las Vegas until the opening of October. 

Last month, helium besides appeared astatine the American Music Awards, wherever helium received a Lifetime Achievement Award, which helium said helium was "honored" to receive.

Stewart besides celebrated his 80th day successful benignant this year. 

Rod Stewart performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief astatine Intuit Dome connected Jan. 30, 2025, successful Inglewood, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for FIREAID)

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"We hired a monolithic yacht," helium told AARP. "Cost maine an implicit fortune. I don’t caput – you’re lone 80 once. I’ve got 8 kids and 5 grandchildren, positive assorted boyfriends and husbands, truthful determination were 15 of us. We had 3 chefs. The vessel was truthful large that I didn’t adjacent spot immoderate of it. We dressed up each night, with a antithetic theme. One night, they each dressed up arsenic Rod Stewart and didn’t archer me. My beloved woman brought wigs for everybody and immoderate of my aged outfits. It was a fantastic time."