{"id":178047,"date":"2025-11-13T07:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/178047\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T07:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:03:29","slug":"at-64-new-im-a-celeb-recruit-martin-kemp-uses-this-simple-workout-to-stay-in-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/178047\/","title":{"rendered":"At 64, New ‘I\u2019m a Celeb’ Recruit Martin Kemp Uses This Simple Workout to Stay in Shape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spandau Ballet icon Martin Kemp is ageing like a fine wine, and it could be down to his love of running on the treadmill<\/a>. The 64-year-old is set to appear on the latest series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here \u2013 following in his son, Roman’s<\/a>, footsteps, who reached the final in 2019. And Kemp senior has having previously highlighted how he chooses to stay in shape. <\/p>\n

Now he’s traded his bass for DJ decks, Kemp is still travelling the country playing music on a regular basis. Touring doesn’t mean completely neglecting his fitness, though. Speaking to The Telegraph<\/a> in 2023, Kemp revealed that he reserves an hour at 11am each day to focus on improving himself. <\/p>\n

‘I don\u2019t have time to work out at the weekend but in the week I\u2019m in my home gym on the treadmill<\/a> most days,’ he said. ‘I\u2019m in pretty good shape currently but exercise is also a workout for my brain<\/a> \u2013 it gives me headspace when I\u2019m busy.’ <\/p>\n

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He admits he needs that solitude. Having been diagnosed with two brain tumours in 1995, and spending three years having treatment to remove them, finding fitness has helped him stay more positive. ‘I don\u2019t think about my brain tumour [diagnosed in 1995] any more. It was like a black hole in my life that lasted about four or five years. I think we\u2019re all more aware of our mental health nowadays,’ he added. <\/p>\n

While Kemp also lifts weights, running reigns supreme. For the British musician, actor and writer, the treadmill is a source of blocking out the noise of everyday life. ‘You get that space that is just yours and time belongs to you,’ he told Huffington Post<\/a> in 2019, while he repeated a similar sentiment to Daily Mail<\/a> when asked about his perfect day. ‘Spending a few hours in the gym, putting on my headphones and getting away from everything.’<\/p>\n

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Ryan is a Senior Writer at Men\u2019s Health UK with a passion for storytelling, health and fitness. Having graduated from Cardiff University in 2020, and later obtaining his NCTJ qualification, Ryan started his career as a Trainee News Writer for sports titles Golf Monthly, Cycling Weekly and Rugby World before progressing to Staff Writer and subsequently Senior Writer with football magazine FourFourTwo.<\/p>\n

During his two-and-a-half years there he wrote news stories for the website and features for the magazine, while he also interviewed names such as Les Ferdinand, Ally McCoist, Jamie Redknapp and Antonio Rudiger, among many others. His standout memory, though, came when getting the opportunity to speak to then-Plymouth Argyle manager Steven Schumacher as the club won League One in 2023.<\/p>\n

Having grown up a keen footballer and playing for his boyhood side until the age of 16, Ryan got the opportunity to represent Northern Ireland national futsal team eight times, scoring three goals against England, Scotland and Gibraltar. Now past his peak, Ryan prefers to mix weightlifting with running \u2013 he achieved a marathon PB of 3:31:49 at Manchester in April 2025, but credits the heat for failing to get below the coveted 3:30 mark\u2026<\/p>\n

You can follow Ryan on Instagram @ryan.dabbs<\/a> or on X @ryandabbs_<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n