Mick Jagger is 82 years old and on the Rolling Stones’ “Hackney Diamonds” tour. The shows run somewhere between two and two-and-a-half hours long. Jagger is running, gyrating, singing, and dancing at each one. I couldn’t help but notice that Jagger is in incredible shape—for a person at any age. How does he do it? And what would it feel like to work out like him?
How to Work Out Like Mick Jagger
Jagger has worked with the Norwegian personal trainer Torje Eike for many years, and online sources cite yoga, dancing, strength training, sprinting, and meditation as the types of workouts that Jagger tends to do five to six days each week.
Using these online sources—along with videos Jagger has shared and interviews he has given—I put together a five-day Jagger workout plan that incorporates each of his core fitness practices.
And then I tried it.
Day 1: 1 Hour of Vinyasa Yoga to Start the Day
I decided to start my Jagger week in my comfort zone with a form of physical activity we both seem to love: yoga. I practice vinyasa two to three times a week and have done so on and off for a…