Sir Richard Branson, 68, working out. Photo / Virgin.com
Sir Richard Branson has claimed to have "the body of a 30 year old" as he prepares to go into space on Virgin Galactic's inaugural flight.
The British billionaire, 68, said: "You do these tests, seeing how long you can plank for, and so on," he said. "The nice thing
is I've got down to the body of a 30 year old. I'm trying to get down to the body of a 20 year old."
Detailing his miraculous fitness regime, Sir Richard told the Sunday Telegraph that he plays tennis every day, kite surfs and spends a daily hour in the gym performing exercises with weights and bands, reports Telegraph UK.
In his bid for a younger body, ahead of his reincarnation as an astronaut this summer, he also limits his alcohol consumption through only allowing a small amount to be poured into his glass at a time.
While Sir Richard may be trying to cut his physical age by more than four decades, he is not, he says, "on a mission to live forever" but "to live as long as possible in the body of a 30 year old."
