How did Tom Cruise reach 60 looking so young?

when the first top gun was released in 1986, Tom Cruise he was in his early 20s looking like a Hollywood heartthrob. This Sunday, 3, the star turns 60 and impresses: the look seems as youthful as in the past.

star of Top Gun: Maverick (2022), which has become a box office success around the world, the actor has some secrets to keeping that “forgot to get old” look.

Among the list of practices that help to keep the body always fit are “canoeing in the sea, caving, fencing, treadmill, weights, climbing, walking, running…” among other “different activities,” as he explained to Men’s Health.

According to Anne Elliott, a sports scientist at Middlesex University, one secret to looking younger is to move like someone younger. “The way we move conveys energy and youth – not how rough we are,” she explained.

“Regularly changing cardio and strength work with something like fencing or rock climbing – like cruise – maintains flexibility and balance: the first two things that reveal your age,” he revealed to Men’s Health.

Furthermore, the diet of cruise consists of only 1200 calories, grilled food and no carbohydrates. Although it seems little, it may be what makes you look young, as carbohydrates generate insulin an aging hormone, as the nutritional scientist explained. Dr. Paul Claytonauthor of Health Defense.

“They become glucose molecules in the body, damaging muscle and skin tissues, which causes aging,” he told the BBC. Men’s Health. “Avoid low heat cooking (i.e. grilling) and increase anti-inflammatory nutrients like flavonoids (from, say, onions or citrus fruits), isoflavones (from soy), and 1316 beta-glucan (found in brewer’s yeast supplements) ),” he recommended.

In addition to top gun, cruise also became known for other movie successes, such as the Mission: Impossible, The Mummy (2017), risky business (1983), On the Edge of Tomorrow (2014) among others.