{"id":429358,"date":"2026-05-15T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/429358\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:35:09","slug":"kevin-bacon-still-has-a-six-pack-at-67-heres-the-high-intensity-routine-behind-his-lean-physique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/429358\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Bacon Still Has a Six-Pack at 67 \u2013 Here\u2019s the High-Intensity Routine Behind His Lean Physique"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kevin Bacon is still in impressive shape, recently showing off his lean<\/a> physique to Instagram<\/a> followers. While filming a video joking that, \u2018If you take an actor\u2019s shirt off, chances are he\u2019s wearing a wire,\u2019 the 68-year-old casually revealed his six-pack in the process.<\/p>\n

Much like his Footloose dance routines back in 1984, Bacon approaches fitness with high intensity. His workouts are typically short, sharp and efficient \u2013 getting as much work done as possible in minimal time.<\/p>\n

\u2018I hike, I lift weights, I do calisthenics<\/a>,’ Bacon said<\/a>. \u2018Sometimes I work with a trainer. I don\u2019t work out for long periods of time because I\u2019m just too bored by it. High-intensity<\/a>, short periods of time are much more beneficial for me.\u2019<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an approach he has maintained well into his sixties. While filming 2025 series The Bondsman, Bacon even had a gym \u2018built\u2019 on set \u2013 although it wasn\u2019t exactly state-of-the-art. In a satirical Instagram video<\/a>, he revealed the setup consisted of just two dumbbells<\/a> and a kettlebell.<\/p>\n

\u2018You spend a lot of time on set if you\u2019re doing a TV show or film \u2013 12 hours is usually the minimum,\u2019 he said. \u2018So it\u2019s very hard to stay in shape, and there\u2019s a lot of free food, which doesn\u2019t help. And you look at these guys with these incredible bodies, bodies that I can only dream of. I say to myself, \u201cI really wish I had a gym on set.\u201d And some of these guys really do \u2013 they set up these incredible gyms right on set.<\/p>\n

\u2018So this time I said to them that I\u2019ve done well and I think I need to stay in shape, so please build me a gym,\u2019 Bacon added, before revealing the three weights.<\/p>\n

But that was clearly enough. As someone who prefers intense, time-efficient sessions, the stripped-back setup allowed him to train quickly without overcomplicating things.<\/p>\n

That minimalism<\/a> appears throughout Bacon\u2019s approach to fitness. Speaking to Esquire<\/a> in 2025, he explained how losing a large amount of money in Bernie Madoff\u2019s Ponzi scheme still fuels his workouts today \u2013 while also revealing his preference for rough-around-the-edges gyms over polished luxury facilities.<\/p>\n

\u2018I go to this gym. It has a few machines and only a handful of people there at any given time. There are no showers; it\u2019s very bare-bones. But there\u2019s a leg-press<\/a> machine. A leg press can be brutal. The machine is right next to a window, and when I look out that window, I\u2019m looking right at the building where Madoff was,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m in excruciating pain, doing the leg press, staring out that window. It\u2019s perfect, in a funny way, because I also have to think, \u201cI can get through this\u201d.\u2019
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Ryan is a Senior Writer at Men\u2019s Health UK with a passion for storytelling, health and fitness. Having graduated from Cardiff University in 2020, and later obtaining his NCTJ qualification, Ryan started his career as a Trainee News Writer for sports titles Golf Monthly, Cycling Weekly and Rugby World before progressing to Staff Writer and subsequently Senior Writer with football magazine FourFourTwo.<\/p>\n

During his two-and-a-half years there he wrote news stories for the website and features for the magazine, while he also interviewed names such as Les Ferdinand, Ally McCoist, Jamie Redknapp and Antonio Rudiger, among many others. His standout memory, though, came when getting the opportunity to speak to then-Plymouth Argyle manager Steven Schumacher as the club won League One in 2023.<\/p>\n

Having grown up a keen footballer and playing for his boyhood side until the age of 16, Ryan got the opportunity to represent Northern Ireland national futsal team eight times, scoring three goals against England, Scotland and Gibraltar. Now past his peak, Ryan prefers to mix weightlifting with running \u2013 he achieved a marathon PB of 3:31:49 at Manchester in April 2025, but credits the heat for failing to get below the coveted 3:30 mark\u2026<\/p>\n

You can follow Ryan on Instagram @ryan.dabbs<\/a> or on X @ryandabbs_<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n