Eating well is extremely important to Mick Jagger. However, he's not looking to get shredded, ripped, or bulkier at 83 – he's simply fuelling his packed training schedule. (Men'shealt report)
Even in his ninth decade, The Rolling Stones frontman runs 12km a day and trains six days a week across a variety of different activities – swimming, kickboxing, cycling, ballet, yoga and Pilates – in order to remain strong and healthy as he ages. And to make sure he's got the energy to get through that schedule, he eats plenty throughout the day.
Mick Jagger's Approach to Nutrition
But Jagger doesn't just eat whatever he can get his hands on. Even though he justifies his high-calorie intake due to the amount of training he does throughout the week, the British singer sticks to a Mediterranean diet made up of organic and unprocessed foods.
'I have to eat a lot. People tell me, "You're not eating," but I eat a ton. I tell them, "I just ate twice as much as you did",' he said in a previous interview.
Jagger's discipline isn't restrictive, however. He needs to match his energy demands by eating correctly, otherwise he would put himself at a greater risk of injury and burnout. But while his daughter, Georgia May Jagger, disputes reports about his training schedule, she revealed that Mick allows himself a daily treat.
'I feel like it’s seven days a week – I’ve never seen him skip a day,' she commented in response to suggestions her dad implemented a rest day. '[He] always eats dessert with every meal.'
It's all part of a huge shift in Jagger's attitude to health and wellness since his drug-fuelled escapades in early adulthood. Longevity is now the focus. 'I'm training for stamina,' he explained.
Author Isadora Puiggené explores Jagger’s remarkable endurance in her book Pacto Con El Diablo: Los Hábitos Saludables del Rolling Stone Más Dinámico del Mundo (A Pact with the Devil: The Healthy Habits of the World’s Most Dynamic Rolling Stone). She took a keen interest in his wellness habits when he turned 80, explaining why the Mediterranean diet works so well.
'A varied diet provides us with the essential nutrients required to stay healthy, feel good and maintain our energy levels. The Mediterranean diet includes plenty of fruit and vegetables, proteins like meat and fish, healthy fats such as olive oil and nuts, legumes and carbohydrates to supply the energy we need. Of course, it's also important to hydrate properly by drinking a minimum of two litres of water every day,' she told Hello.
