22 May 2025<\/time>\n <\/p>\nSir Rod Stewart wants to break a sprinting world record.<\/p>\n
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Sir Rod Stewart is proud of his fitness level<\/p>\n
The 80-year-old singer recently began running 100m on a private track within the grounds of his home in a bid to stay fit, and while he’s happy with his current speed, he’s keen to shave off a few more seconds.<\/p>\n
He told AARP – The Magazine: “I got it down to 19 seconds by learning how to push off.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to try and do 17 seconds, which I think is a world record for an 80 year old.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite his advancing years, Rod insisted he is still “very fit” and has found underwater swimming particularly helpful in looking after both his physical health and his voice.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: “I keep myself very fit. I played soccer all my life – don\u2019t so much anymore, because I had a knee replacement. And I\u2019ve always had a trainer – same guy for 38 years.<\/p>\n
\n“I have an indoor pool, massive gym, golf course, everything. We do a lot of underwater training, where the trainer throws a brick into the pool and I have to dive in, push the brick to the end of the pool, and come up. <\/p>\n
\n“Frank Sinatra once said to me, ‘Rod, the secret to being a great singer is having powerful lungs. Do lots of underwater swimming, where you hold your breath.’ “<\/p>\n
\nThe ‘Maggie May’ hitmaker hates it when reviews of his shows imply he doesn’t have the stamina to make it through a full concert because he needs a “rest”.<\/p>\n
\nHe fumed: “Critics say, ‘Rod was great, but he had to take a rest.’ Drives me mad! <\/p>\n
\n“When I do concerts, I change costumes, mainly because I like to show off, but also because I sweat a lot. I\u2019m not resting. Taylor Swift goes offstage about a dozen times, but they don\u2019t say that about her because she\u2019s young.”<\/p>\n
\nTo mark his 80th birthday in January, Rod and his whole family enjoyed a celebration on a yacht – and his wife Penny Lancaster secretly arranged for everyone on board to dress up as him.<\/p>\n
\nAsked how he had celebrated hitting the milestone, he said: “We hired a massive yacht. Cost me an absolute fortune. I don\u2019t mind – you\u2019re only 80 once.<\/p>\n
\n“I\u2019ve got eight kids and five grandchildren, plus various boyfriends and husbands, so there were 15 of us. <\/p>\n
\n“We had three chefs. The boat was so big that I didn\u2019t even see some of it. We dressed up every night, with a different theme. <\/p>\n
\n“One night, they all dressed up as Rod Stewart and didn\u2019t tell me. My dear wife brought wigs for everybody and some of my old outfits. It was a wonderful time.”<\/p>\n
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