Dick Van Dyke Says He Goes to the Gym 3 Days a Week: ‘I'm Almost 100. This Is Insane!'

Dick Van Dyke is sharing his secret to staying healthy and in shape.

During a recent episode of Ted Danson’s podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name, the 99-year-old movie star talked about maintaining his good physical condition.

“I'm almost 100. This is insane,” he quipped.

“Somebody said, ‘To what do you attribute your age and physical condition?’ I've always exercised three days a week,” he shared. “We go to the gym still, and I think that's why I'm not stove up like my equals.”

Danson said he remembered being in awe of Van Dyke’s level of fitness when they both previously worked out at a gym in Malibu.

“I would go to the same gym you did, and if I got there early enough, I would see you literally work out on some weight machine,” he explained. “And then, almost like you were doing circuit training, you would not walk to the next machine, you’d dance. You literally danced to the next machine.”

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The Cheers star, 77, said he watched Van Dyke for a couple of weeks before finally asking him about his exercise routine. He recalled Van Dyke telling him that he would go to the gym, go home and swim laps, and then get back into bed for a nap.

“Exactly,” Van Dyke quipped. “Good routine.”

The star added that nowadays, he does a lot of stretching, sit-ups, and yoga exercises.

In a 2015 NPR interview, while he was promoting his book Keep Moving and Other Tips and Truths About Aging, Van Dyke said the hardest part about getting older is "giving up the things that you enjoy doing."

"I can't handle the tennis court anymore. I can still run and dance and sing. You know, I made a habit of asking other people in their old age: "Of all the things you enjoyed doing when you were younger that you can't anymore, what do you miss?" he said at the time. "Some people mention golf or tennis. One woman said, 'I miss having lunch with the girls.' But the people who said I wish I had made smarter business decisions, I think they're missing the point."

"The point is to enjoy," added Van Dyke. "You have to pick what you enjoy doing, what fulfills you, what interests you. And I realize that's not possible for a lot of people. As Thoreau said, a lot of people are living lives of quiet desperation. But almost anyone can find that one immersing hobby or pastime that they love to do."

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