Mick Jagger takes up aerial yoga at 73 as part of his gruelling exercise regime
For the past 40 years, he has maintained fastidiously a trim 28 inch waist. And while Sir Mick Jagger has always credited his energetic on stage performances for helping him stay slim, he has another rather more acrobatic way of shedding the pounds - antigravity aerial yoga. The 73-year-old star has taken up the demanding practice which sees devotees strung up in a hammock suspended six feet in the air, using their own bodyweight to perform demanding gymnastic exercises.
Sir Mick Jagger, 73, is doing antigravity aerial yoga which sees devotees strung up in a hammock suspended six feet in the air, using their own bodyweight to perform demanding gymnastic exercises
Not for the faint-hearted, it requires some serious strength - and those unable to keep up often risk serious injury crashing to the floor, head first. But fans claim it increases strength, boosts levels of the feel-good hormones serotonin and dopamine and, incredibly, can even make you taller.
In an exercise regime not out of line with that of an Olympic athlete, the Rolling Stone trains six days a week. As well as employing a full-time personal trainer, one who has previously worked with international football teams and, indeed, Olympic athletes, Jagger also performs ballet, weight-training, pilates, jogging and dynamic stretching, ensuring he maintains maximum flexibility.
Nuno Campos, a leading anti-gravity yoga teacher-trainer at Virgin Active, says it is little wonder the Rolling Stone is a fan. He explains: ‘There are numerous benefits from practicing antigravity aerial yoga, most notably that it increases both muscular flexibility and joint mobility, and is particularly helpful in strengthening the core. ‘It also offers muscular tension release through decompression and hydration of the vertebral discs within the spinal column. This allows for more space for the nerves within the spinal cord, which can ease pain and effectively help elongate the spine.
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And here I thought it was all that baby-making that kept him fit!
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Just watching was like cardio.
BTW, A few years ago, he was my husband's age, 75. He's now my age, 73. What's his secret to age regression?
This guy is obviously photoshopped onto Mick's body:
