Gordon Ramsay Shows Off Toned Core in IG Post. The 3 Health Habits That Got Him Here

Gordon Ramsay is looking fitter than ever as he enters his 60s. The British celebrity chef turned up the heat when he shared a shirtless Instagram photo of himself on Nov. 9 in honor of his 60th birthday the day before. Ramsay posed in the black-and-white photo wearing a bodysuit pulled down to his hips. “Thank you everyone for the incredible birthday messages!” he captioned the image. “Day 2 of being 60……LFG !!!!” he wrote in the caption. Ramsay’s “Next Level Baker” co-star Carla Hall cheered him on in the comments of his post, writing, “You betta WERK SEXTY” alongside a fire emoji. Fans also congratulated Ramsay on his toned physique. “JUST BECAUSE HE’S NOT IN THE KITCHEN DOESN’T MEAN HE AIN’T COOKING,” wrote one. “Chef looking leaner and cleaner than a medium rare Wellington let’s goooo!” added another. The dad of six is known to be as passionate about fitness as he is about food, even competing in marathons and triathlons. Ramsay also tailors his daily eating habits to focus on nutrients as well as taste. Ahead, his three healthy lifestyle habits: Swimming, Strength Training and More Ramsay’s passion for sports and exercise began when he was young. As a teen, he played soccer in a county-wide league, but after being sidelined by a knee injury at 18, he began focusing on cooking. After turning 40, frustrated by the pounds he’d put on over the years, Ramsay decided to get active again, Men’s Health U.K, reported. In 2013, he competed in the Ironman World Championships and has gone on to participate in triathlons, marathons and half-marathons, too. To stay in shape, Ramsay begins most weekdays with a short run and also devotes time to working on his core strength. If time allows in the evenings, he’ll pull out his exercise bike. “Anywhere I go, whether it’s a swim, a bike ride, or even a walk — keeping fit is essential. A healthy lifestyle leads a healthy life. And the energy you get from even a 20-minute training session, not necessarily every day but every other day, adding just 1% to that, gets you to where you want to go,” Ramsay told Men’s Health U.K. in 2024. Ramsay’s favorite quick and easy exercise? Pushups. He drops to the floor to do 25 pushups every morning, he told the outlet. On weekends, Ramsay takes things up a notch by doing long swim sessions and intense 60-minute strength workouts. Focusing on Protein Though he’s known for his culinary creativity on television, the celebrity chef’s daily diet is all about packing in nutrients. In August, Ramsay told Men’s Health U.K. he begins each day with a protein shake. Lunch is scrambled eggs and dinner is chicken or fish, preferably poached and not boiled. “Boiling it is going to give it a texture like f------ Gandhi’s flip-flop,’ he told the publication. Eating smaller meals throughout the day also helps to keep his energy up. “You’re lethargic after you’ve eaten, right? You’ve got to stay on your toes. It’s like a ballerina — tiny little mouthfuls, tiny little tastings,’ Ramsay explained. Achieving New Goals Anyone who’s watched Ramsey in the kitchen knows he demands as much of himself as he does his contestants. So perhaps it’s no surprise he continues raising the bar for himself when it comes to fitness. In September, Ramsay told Business Traveler that he has a special goal in mind for the 2027 London Marathon — to finish the race in under three and a half hours. “I want to run a marathon faster in my 60s than I did in my 30s,” Ramsay said, “just to prove that you can do that kind of stuff.”