Tony Horton could have hung it up by now and retired comfortably. But the creator of the mega-popular P90X series (now used on some U.S. military bases) and its new prequel P90 continues to inspire the masses to break a sweat. After 11 years and 5.5 million workouts sold, the celebrity trainer, author, and TV personality practices what he preaches, staying ripped year-round. “I still weight train. I love it,” Horton says. “My training is everything and as often as possible.” Â
Whether it’s a P90X workout, running with Olympic medalist sprinters, doing Pilates, skiing, or inviting guests to his house to train, Horton finds ways to be an athlete. Â
“At age 57, I’m pushing the envelope. If there are 40 moves I did when I was younger, I do a majority of them, and I’ve added 50 more,” Horton says. “I’m convinced that yoga [which Horton has integrated into his workout products] has kept me doing what I do.”
In the gym, Horton favors traditional weight-training exercises and stresses variety.Â
“I recruit different muscles using several machines,” Horton says. “I’m preventing the three things that cause the most problems for people: boredom, injury, and plateaus.”
Horton has been there and done that in terms of nutrition, too. He was a vegan/vegetarIan For 15 years until he started eating free-range chicken, elk, bison, and salmon. He realized the real culprit is sugar.
“I cut out 90% of my sugar 12 weeks ago, and I’ve never felt better,” Horton says. “My waist is a 31, and I eat six to eight servings of vegetables a day.”
Check out Horton’s body-weight core workout below and see if you can keep up. Did we mention the guy is 57?
