If there's anyone you can count on in Hollywood to have a raging 6-pack (or maybe even 10!), it's probably Lenny Kravitz.
The 62-year-old rocker has only gotten better with age, something he fully acknowledges is down to him ramping up his fitness routine as he's gotten older to keep up with his body changing.
© Getty ImagesLenny Kravitz on his fitness discipline at 62
"Fitness is the house; discipline is the foundation," he told Men's Health in a new interview. "It's the work you do when no one is watching. It's figuring out how you're going to squeeze in a workout no matter what else you have going on that day or night."
He explains that while he'd always been conscious of his health, he kicked things into high gear by the Circus era in the mid '90s, only going further from there. "I hadn't put the two together yet," Lenny noted.
© Getty ImagesHe also had a very specific influence to pull from: Mick Jagger. "We were on holiday together once in the Bahamas and I watched how disciplined he was about his training and nutrition and realized that this was a major part of his formula."
Why Lenny Kravitz works out in leather pants and jeans
A surprisingly integral part of the "Are You Gonna Go My Way" singer's routine, though, is his wardrobe – no sweats or yoga pants, but skintight leather pants and jeans. And there's actually a method to the seeming madness. Catch a glimpse of it below...
"I perform onstage in leather, denim, whatever, so those are the pants I wear to train. It also means I can fit in a workout anytime, anywhere," he reasons. In fact, he gauges his fitness level by how well he can fit into his pants (a size 28, if you were wondering).
"I can gauge everything by how I'm in my pants," Lenny quipped. "Like, if my pants are a little tight, I know I'm getting outta’ shape. My friend Denzel Washington gave me this phrase, 'The pants don't lie, the pants don't lie.'"
He does acknowledge, though, that he's hoping to amp up his leg day routines. "I don't mean that to sound like I'm into myself, but I've put in the work and I feel really good," Lenny said. "But I gotta fill out my legs a little bit."
© InstagramLenny Kravitz on hitting the gym in his 50s and his trainer Dodd Romero
Lenny recalls one point in his life, just before he turned 50, when he felt a bit more out of shape and decided to move into his trainer and friend Dodd Romero's Miami home, which served as his gym. He ended up staying for "five or six months" and went deep into his new fitness regimen, a "hardcore boot camp" of sorts, and that reignited his passion for exercise.
"Lenny was in better shape at 50 than he was at 40 or even 30," his trainer Dodd offered. "Now, at 62, he's in better shape than he was at 50."
In fact, the relationship between the two goes far beyond just training, and is one of implicit trust. "We call it a dance. We dance well together. He'll show me a quick video of a hotel gym, and then we rock 'n' roll."
© Instagram"Dodd has a gift – the way I make music is the way he works on bodies," Lenny continued. "He can just look at you like a computer and see the slightest things that are off. Like, 'You ate some chips last night, didn't you?' I hate to say it, but he's always right."
