Highlights

• Tom Cruise's fit physique at 61 is due to his intense lifestyle, strict diet, and workout routine.
• Cruise consumes 15 small snacks daily, favors grilled foods, and avoids sugar and carbs.
• Despite maintaining a stellar physique, Cruise has sustained frequent injuries doing his own movie stunts.

After Tom Cruise rose to fame as a young man, he spent years starring in blockbuster movies, which made him richer than his co-stars. Unlike other stars who slow down as they age, Cruise also continues to perform crazy stunts for his blockbuster movies in his 60s.

Even though Cruise still seems youthful onscreen, many observers are amazed to see how good Cruise continues to look in public. A perfect example of that is the fact that Cruise looked so good in beach photos that fans wanted to know what the secret to his physique was.

This article will reveal how Cruise remains in amazing shape in his 60s. Then, the article will look at all the damage that Cruise has done to his body during his lengthy career as a movie star.

Tom Cruise's Intense Lifestyle Is The Key To His Incredibly Fit Beach Body

On July 3, 2023, Tom Cruise turned 61 years old. Several months later, in May 2024, the paparazzi captured photos of Cruise shirtless on the beach. The vast majority of people who saw those images were blown away by one thing; how incredibly fit Cruise was.

As a Daily Mail article about the photos revealed, on top of the people complimenting Cruise, some expressed their desire to be as fit as him. One example of that is a social media user who wrote, "He’s a couple of years older than me and I wish I looked that good".

Unfortunately for anyone who wanted to look like Cruise did in those photos at that age, the movie star doesn't solely rely on his genetics to defy time. Instead, Cruise still looks incredible at 61 years old thanks to his intense lifestyle.

In July 2023, The Daily Mail published an article about how Cruise stays fit. Given how amazing Cruise still looks with his shirt off forty years after his Top Gun volleyball scene, it shouldn't surprise anyone that he works hard on his body.

Who are the actors who are in the best shape, according to Health Fitness Revolution?

• Matthew McConaughey
• Clint Eastwood
• Brad Pitt
• Tom Cruise
• Will Smith
• Ryan Reynolds
• George Clooney
• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Bradley Cooper
• Matt Damon

Of course, the first step to being fit is adopting a diet that is good for you. With that in mind, it makes sense to look at the fact that Cruise consumes food all day, every day.

According to The Daily Mail, which cites a 2020 report about Cruise's diet, the actor eschews eating three meals daily. Instead, Cruise reportedly eats fifteen small snacks daily. Fortunately for Cruise, he has a personal chef who keeps the actor eating healthily.

As for what kind of food Cruise eats, he reportedly favors grilled foods, nuts, fruit, and low-temperature meals. As importantly, Cruise avoids sugar and carbs. According to the 2020 report, Cruise has been known to consume as little as 1200 calories in a day.

On top of tightly controlling his diet, Cruise is also extremely dedicated to working out his body. The Daily Mail's article quoted Cruise talking to Men's Health about the many activities he does to keep his body fit.

"Sea-kayaking, caving… fencing, treadmill, weights… rock climbing, hiking… I jog… I do so many different activities."

On top of activities, Cruise, unsurprisingly, spends long hours working out each week. According to what Cruise told Men's Health, he hits the gym five days a week.

Cruise told the outlet that he dedicated three days a week to weight training sessions and cardio. Cruise's workouts on the other two days of the week were dedicated to more surprising activities like fencing or hiking.

Most people don't talk about things like fencing when they discuss their fitness routine. According to The Daily Mail's aforementioned article, there is another thing that has kept Cruise fit that is unusual.

Throughout Cruise's career, there have been endless reports about how the actor does his own stunts. To pull that off, Cruise spends long hours practicing every detail of each stunt to perfect his body to pull it off.

During Tom Cruise's interviews, he has repeatedly spoken about getting a thrill out of performing stunts. In June 2023, Cruise also told Access Hollywood that he believes that doing his own stunts creates special moments for his fans. “Well, you know, you never have to. But I want to, I want to thrill that audience, I want to do everything I can.”

Of course, while he is training to pull off a stunt, Cruise focuses on bringing an amazing moment to life on film. However, there is no doubt that the long hours Cruise has spent perfecting stunts has the side effect of keeping him fit.

On the other hand, there also is no doubt that Cruise's dedication to doing his own stunts has damaged his body many times.

Tom Cruise Doing His Own Stunts Has Injured His Body Too Many Times

In March 2020, Screen Rant published an article about the wild things that Tom Cruise has done onscreen. In case it wasn't already clear, the article revealed that Cruise had done some truly mind-blowing things throughout his career.

A ranker article also revealed something sad about many of the stunts from Screen Rant's article. During his career, Cruise has been injured many times while performing stunts.

Probably the most talked about injury that the article touches on is when Cruise broke his ankle. Cruise suffered that injury after failing to jump from one building to another while filming Mission: Impossible Fallout.

Many people forget that Cruise injured an ankle during another Mission: Impossible movie. While filming the first film in the series, Cruise bruised his ankle while running from a huge fish tank that exploded behind him.

While preparing to film Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Cruise also reportedly blacked out several times while training underwater to hold his breath. Cruise was also reportedly slammed into the building several times while hanging from the Burj Khalifa during the filming of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

These are just some examples of ways that Cruise has damaged his body for movies. For someone so disciplined about his health, it is fascinating he has risked it so many times.