{"id":367,"date":"2026-03-31T05:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golliza.com\/?p=367"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:03:00","slug":"how-louis-theroux-stays-fit-even-at-55-with-simple-bodyweight-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golliza.com\/?p=367","title":{"rendered":"How Louis Theroux stays fit even at 55 with simple bodyweight exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Louis Theroux has witnessed the extremes of fitness culture firsthand from the world of bodybuilding. strange weekend<\/em> On his latest gym crushes Inside the manosphere<\/em> documentary.<\/p>\n
But the 55-year-old’s own routine is much simpler.<\/p>\n
Rather than lift heavy weights, Theroux now prioritizes consistency over strength and relies on short bodyweight workouts to stay in shape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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It’s an approach he first adopted during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown. Knee problems prevented him from running many laps around his local park by his early 40s, but Theroux still needed a way to stay active. His innate curiosity led to the Joe Wicks YouTube series. Joe and PE<\/em>it quickly became a staple of his daily routine.<\/p>\n
“I came by faith,” Theroux said in 2020. \u201cIt\u2019s almost a security blanket, when there\u2019s so much weirdness going on in lockdown and everything going on, just writing down the non-negotiables in my diary every morning. [really helped]. I became a bit of a missionary convert to Joe Wicks’ exercise program. \u201d<\/p>\n
Theroux completed every day of the series except for one, and the pair then appeared in a BBC workout video in 2022. 10- to 30-minute bodyweight sessions with a body coach helped Theroux get into the best shape of her life, but beauty wasn’t her main goal. “It’s not a muscle issue, it’s a mental health issue, but muscle is a byproduct,” he told Lorraine Kelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Example of \u201cAmbient Exercise\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
Despite his dedication to bodyweight training, Theroux has been candid about not having any interest in traditional gym training.<\/p>\n
“I think all the gyms where people work out should be closed. I think it’s completely pointless for people to spend their energy doing nothing,” he told the TikTok account Subway Takes.<\/p>\n
Instead, he advocates what he calls “ambient exercise,” or movement that blends naturally into daily life.<\/p>\n
“In the past, people actually had useful jobs. Now you can carry groceries from the supermarket, which is a symbol of this culture where you can exercise around you,” he said. “I lived in Los Angeles, and people would always say, ‘I’m thinking about going biking.’ It’s like, “Well, why don’t you just bike to work and then bike home?”<\/p>\n\n
15 minute workout to stay in shape<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n